Time Out (1998 film)
Time Out is a 1998 Colombian film directed and co-written by Sergio Cabrera. It is a political satire loosely based in the Christmas truce of World War I, 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 geological 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 while the World Cup qualifying rounds are shown on television, and the match between Colombia and Argentina can only be seen on a single working TV in town. Colombia wins 5–0, and the two opposing sides find that they are cheering for the same team.Cast
- Emma Suárez - María
- - Carlos
- César Mora - Sargento García
- Flavio Caballero - Comandante Felipe
- - Padre Bueno
- Raúl J. Sender - José Josu
- Lorena Forteza - Bárbara Berleti
- Andrea Giordana - Klaus Mauser
- - Álvarez
- - Lucía
- Mimí Lazo - Samara
Production
The film was an international co-production between Italy, Spain and Colombia. It was co-written by Ben Odell and others.The title is a play on words: literally translated into English, Golpe de estadio means "stadium coup", while golpe de estado means "coup d’état".