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The Maximum Penalty

2001 · 89 min · Director: Jorge Echeverri

The Maximum Penalty (2001) is a comedy, directed by Jorge Echeverri. It stars Enrique Carriazo and Robinson Díaz. The 89-minute film holds an audience score of 8.1/10.

What The Maximum Penalty Is About

Mariano Concha, a civil servant who puts football ahead of everything else, watches the Colombian national side take a draw against Argentina and immediately starts doing whatever it takes to get to the decisive return match in Bogotá against the same team. He pushes his duties aside, risks a budget that was already thin, and makes reaching the stadium his only aim, and then an unexpected event changes the whole plan. Jorge Echeverri’s eighty nine minute Colombian film is built as a dark comedy, with a screenplay by Luis Felipe Salamanca and Dago García adapted from a story by the journalist Jorge Luis Varela. Enrique Carriazo, Robinson Díaz and Sandra Reyes star, and it opened on 15 June 2001.

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What is The Maximum Penalty about?

Mariano Concha, a civil servant who puts football ahead of everything else, watches the Colombian national side take a draw against Argentina and immediately starts doing whatever it takes to get to the decisive return match in Bogotá against the same team. He pushes his duties aside, risks a budget that was already thin, and makes reaching the stadium his only aim, and then an unexpected event changes the whole plan.

Where can I watch The Maximum Penalty?

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How long is The Maximum Penalty?

The Maximum Penalty runs for 89 minutes (1h 29m).

When did The Maximum Penalty come out?

The Maximum Penalty was released in 2001.

Who directed The Maximum Penalty?

The Maximum Penalty was directed by Jorge Echeverri.

Who stars in The Maximum Penalty?

The Maximum Penalty stars Enrique Carriazo, Robinson Díaz, Fernando Arévalo, Sandra Reyes.

What is The Maximum Penalty's rating?

The Maximum Penalty holds 6.9/10 on IMDb and 8.1/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 68 out of 100.

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