The Extortion


The Extortion is a 2023 Argentine thriller film directed by 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.

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