El jockey

Luis Ortega
RELEASE Thu 11 Sep

Remo Manfredini was once a legendary jockey, but his self-destructive behavior led him astray. Now he races mainly to pay off his sky-high debts to a criminal gang led by the shady mafia boss Sirena.

During the most important race of his life, things go wrong: Remo causes a tragic accident in which one of the most valuable horses is killed. He himself is seriously injured. When he regains consciousness in the hospital, he flees. With bandages still around his head, he assumes a new identity and wanders the streets of Buenos Aires, on the run from Sirena.

It is the new film by Luis Ortega, the leading Argentine director known for his poetically charged and visually intense style. Ortega made his international breakthrough with El ángel (2018), which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival and, like El Jockey, was submitted for the Oscars. With El Jockey, Ortega presents a tragicomic study of fame, alienation, and identity. Nahuel Pérez Biscayart plays a former sports hero searching for himself, and Úrsula Corberó (Tokio in La casa de papel) plays his lover and rival. The film premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival and won the Horizontes Latinos Award in San Sebastián, among others.

El jockey
Direction
Luis Ortega
Cast
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Úrsula Corberó
Duration
96 min
RELEASE
Thu 11 Sep
Year
2025
Country
Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Denmark, USA
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
Dutch
  • Content rating: Watch out with children under 12
  • Content rating: Drugs- and alcoholabuse
  • Content rating: Coarse Language

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