''Time Out'' (, literally "Stadium Coup") is a 1998

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n film directed by Sergio Cabrera. It is a

political satire Political satire is satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics; it has also been used with subversive intent where Political discourse analysis, political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing ...

, that as of 2016 was the highest-grossing Colombian films of all time.

Plot

The film is a political satire. An oil company locates a camp in a small village in Colombia, named New Texas, in order to do

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research. The village then attracts attacks by guerrillas, who are in constant battle with the local police. However, a kind of truce is called between the two sides during when the

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qualifying rounds are shown on television, and the match between Colombia and

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can only be seen on a single working TV in the town. Colombia wins 5–0, and the two opposing sides find that they are cheering for the same team.

Cast

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- María * - Carlos *

César Mora Cesar Mora (born October 2, 1961) is a leading musician and actor in Colombia. He was born in Cali, and later spent fourteen years as part of the famed Son Del Pueblo band. Cesar composed the songs in the Colombian musical "Y Se Armo La Moj ...

- Sargento García *

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- Comandante Felipe * - Padre Bueno * Raúl J. Sender - José Josu * Lorena Forteza - Bárbara Berleti *

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- Klaus Mauser * - Álvarez * - Lucía *

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- Samara

Production

The film was an international co-production between

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and

. It was co-written by Ben Odell and others. The title is a

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: literally translated into English, ''Golpe de estadio'' means "stadium coup", while ''golpe de estado'' means " coup d’état".

Accolades

''Golpe de estadio'' was Colombia's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the

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, but did not manage to receive a nomination. It was also nominated for the

Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film The Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film ( es, Goya a la Mejor Película Iberoamericana), formerly the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film ( es, Goya a la Mejor Película Extranjera de Habla Hispana, 1987–2008) and the Goya Award ...

in 1999, was Colombia's

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entry in 2000.

Box office

''Golpe de estadio'' remains one of the highest-grossing Colombian films of all time.

References

External links

* {{Colombian submission for Academy Awards Colombian comedy films 1990s Spanish-language films 1998 films Italian comedy films Spanish comedy films