The Extortion (Spanish: La extorsión) is a 2023 Argentine thriller film directed by Martino Zaidelis from a screenplay by Emanuel Diez which stars Guillermo Francella alongside Pablo Rago and Andrea Frigerio.
Plot
Veteran aircraft pilot Alejandro Petrossián, close to retirement, is blackmailed by the secret services after a manipulated medical test covering up Petrossián's partial hearing loss is leaked, thereby becoming a sort of courier in between the airports of Ezeiza and Barajas.
Cast
Production
The screenplay was penned by Emanuel Diez. The film is a 100 Bares, Cimarrón Cine, Infinity Hill, and Particular Crowd production. It was shot on location at the Ezeiza and Barajas airports.
Release
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film was released theatrically in Argentina on 6 April 2023. It was the 2nd-most watched Argentine film in 2023 at the domestic box office, with 528,762 admissions.
Accolades
See also
- List of Argentine films of 2023
References
External links
- The Extortion at IMDb
