A basketball coach is sentenced to community service, forced to work with a team of mentally disabled players.A basketball coach is sentenced to community service, forced to work with a team of mentally disabled players.A basketball coach is sentenced to community service, forced to work with a team of mentally disabled players.
- Awards
- 13 wins & 31 nominations
Alberto Nieto Ferrández
- Benito
- (as Alberto Nieto)
Jesús Lago
- Jesús
- (as Jesús Lago Solís)
Storyline
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- TriviaLooking for more realism, director Javier Fesser wanted non-professional actors, but real-life disabled people for the basketball team. All of them make their debut with this movie.
- GoofsThe employee of the shop looks very much after his motor home, and he is very reluctant to lend it. As an example of how much he takes care of the van, he mentions that he uses 98 octane petrol (gas). Motor homes in Spain (except for a few very old ones) run on diesel.
- Crazy creditsThere is one more scene just before the closing credits are complete.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Premios Goya 33 edición (2019)
- SoundtracksPick and Roll
Written by Rafael Arnau (as Rafa Arnau)
Performed by Los Floros and Pablo Sanpa (guitar)
Featured review
Marco Montes after an heated argument turning into him pushing the head coach, gets drunk and crashes into a police car. His driving license is revoked and to avoid prison, he is offered a community service where he gets to coach intellectually disabled basketball team. This turns his life around as he learns what it feels to be a team and a better human, spending time coaching and even mends his relationship with his wife. Will his team win the championship forms rest of the story.
The film's strength is it's inspiring story and the lovable team from Los Amigos. The performances instantly clicked with me and also Javier Gutierrez as Marco. The screenplay does get convenient in the second half and a couple of scenes do get over dramatic but they can be easily ignored as the story itself is engaging enough till the end. There is a perfect balance between the humor and the dramatic moments. Definitely recommended.
The film's strength is it's inspiring story and the lovable team from Los Amigos. The performances instantly clicked with me and also Javier Gutierrez as Marco. The screenplay does get convenient in the second half and a couple of scenes do get over dramatic but they can be easily ignored as the story itself is engaging enough till the end. There is a perfect balance between the humor and the dramatic moments. Definitely recommended.
- chand-suhas
- Dec 13, 2023
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Чемпіони
- Filming locations
- Islantilla, Isla Cristina/Lepe, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain(Hotel de Canarias)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- €4,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $27,344,401
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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