9 (2021 film)

9
Film poster
Directed byMartín Barrenechea
Nicolás Branca
Written byMartín Barrenechea
Nicolás Branca
Produced byVirginia Hinze
Lucía Gaviglio Salkind
StarringEnzo Vogrincic
Rafael Spregelburd
Horacio Camandulle
CinematographyMatías Lasarte
Edited byAnabela Lattanzio
Music byMariano Barrella
Production
companies
Pensa&Rocca Cine
U Films.
Distributed byMeikincine Entertainment
Release dates
  • 13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) (Huelva)
  • 7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) (Uruguay)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesUruguay
Argentina
LanguageSpanish

9 is a 2021 Uruguayan-Argentine sports drama film written and directed by Martín Barrenechea & Nicolás Branca (in their directorial debuts). It stars Enzo Vogrincic, Rafael Spregelburd, Horacio Camandulle, Rogelio Gracia, Roxana Blanco, Lara Sofía, Santiago Sanguinetti.[1] The film won Best International Film at the 8th National Film Awards.[2] It was also considered by Uruguay's Instituto Nacional del Cine and the Audiovisual Uruguayo for the Uruguayan selection for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not chosen.[3]

Synopsis

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Christian Arias is a successful football player who, at the age of 23, projects himself as a great figure in world soccer. He lives isolated in a luxurious and solitary environment, besieged by fans, pressured by the press and sentenced to fulfill commitments set by his parents, who also act as their representative. Christian feels for the first time the need to escape.[4]

Cast

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The actors participating in this film are:[5][6]

Release

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The film premiered on 12 November 2021 in the Official Section of the 47th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival.[6] It had its commercial premiere in Uruguayan movie theaters on 7 July 2022.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "9". Cinemateca Uruguaya (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. ^ diaria, la (5 July 2022). "9, de Martín Barrenechea y Nicolás Branca, ganó en Inglaterra el premio a mejor película en lengua extranjera". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Premios Goya y Oscar - Inscriptos". INCAU. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. ^ "9 (película 2021) - Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Martín Barrenechea, Nicolás Branca". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 24 November 2022. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Reparto de 9 (película 2021). Dirigida por Martín Barrenechea, Nicolás Branca". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 24 November 2022. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b Estévez, Fernando Gálligo (16 November 2021). ""9" o la trastienda del futbol de élite". Cinemagavia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Estrenan "9", una película sobre futbolistas antes que sobre fútbol – Diario El Telégrafo". www.eltelegrafo.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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