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81% Critic Match
The Maximum Penalty
“Because the winner is the one who enjoys it.”
8.1 / 10• 2001• 1h 29m•NR• Spanish
ComedyDrama
Storyline
After seeing how the Colombian National Football Team achieves a draw against Argentina, Mariano Concha —a public employee for whom football is a great passion— starts a whole process to attend the next crucial match, in Bogotá and against the same team, going over all his duties and risking the future of his reduced economy. An unexpected event transforms his plans to go to the stadium.
Cast & Crew
Enrique Carriazo
Mariano Concha
Lead
Robinson Díaz
Saúl Concha
Fernando Arévalo
Tío Pedro
Sandra Reyes
Luz Dary de Concha
Álvaro Bayona
'El Gordo' Sanabria
CM
Consuelo Moure
Rosa
Aura Helena Prada
Rita
Luis Fernando Múnera
Don Vicente Sanabria
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jorge Echeverri's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Maximum Penalty is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
