Heroic Losers (2019)

In times of the infamous Argentinian Corralito, the neighbors of a little town trace a plan to recover the money they lost after to learn that their bank manager and a corrupt lawyer have stolen it.

Director:

Sebastián Borensztein

Writers:

Sebastián Borensztein, Eduardo Sacheri (novel)

Stars:

Ricardo Darín, Chino Darín, Luis Brandoni

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ricardo Darín	...	Fermín Perlassi
Chino Darín	...	Rodrigo Perlassi
Luis Brandoni	...	Antonio Fontana
Daniel Aráoz	...	Rolo Belaúnde
Verónica Llinás	...	Lidia Perlassi
Carlos Belloso	...	Atanasio Medina
Rita Cortese	...	Carmen Largio
Marco Antonio Caponi	...	Hernán
Alejandro Gigena	...	Eladio Gómez
Guillermo Jacubowicz	...	José Gómez
Andrés Parra	...	Fortunato Manzi
Luciano Cazaux	...	Alvarado
Ailín Zaninovich	...	Florencia
José María Marcos	...	Seoane
Germán Rodríguez	...	Deluca

Storyline

August 2001, Alsina (east to Argentina, close to Atlantic Ocean). In a little town with absence of population and resources, former soccer player Fermín Pelassi and his wife Lidia decide to create a cooperative buying an abandoned silo to restore it and hire people to work, hoping to bring back the business Alsina. Talking between others with friends as aged Antonio Fontana (a self-declared anarchist and Bakunin's fan), train station chief Rolo Belaúnde, redneck expert in explosives Atanasio Medina, businesswoman Carmen Largio and the naive not-too-much-smart but lovely José and Eladio Gómez brothers, all they reunite an amount of 158,000 $. Not having a bank in Alsina, Fermín and Lidia travel the neighbor town of Villagrán to leave the money in a safe box trusting in Alvarado, bank manager, to keep it while they try to negotiate with silo's owner to reduce the original price of 300,000 $. Therefore, Alvarado convinces Fermín to change the money from the safe box to his own bank ...

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Plot Keywords:

year 2001 | argentina | economic crisis | con | small town | 

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Taglines:

Se metieron con los perdedores equivocados. [They messed with the wrong losers.]

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | History | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Argentina Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

15 August 2019 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Heroic Losers

Filming Locations:

Alsina, Baradero, Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,732,356

Company Credits

Production Co:

K&S Films, Kenya Films, Kramer & Sigman Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of Argentina for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020.

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Goofs

In one scene, the main characters are trying to convince the owner of a grocery store to contribute funds for their effort. Toilet paper rolls can be seen in one shot sitting on a shelf: the current Scott package design can be hinted.

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Connections

Featured in CTV News at 11:30 Toronto: Episode dated 8 September 2019 (2019)

User Reviews

Outstanding Argentinian movie.

La odisea de los giles is an outstanding comedy set in one of the most turbulent times of the Argentinian History.

It's imposible not to feel empathy with the characters, as they struggle with their lives, projects and the financial situation of Argentina in the early 2000.

The characters are a mix of Argentinian stereotypes, but all of them are really well devolved, fresh, funny, and stereotyped not in an excessive way.

Ricardo Darin takes the place of a dreamer man in the beginning and then as a grieving man, this change is superb and this could be one of his best roles in his career.