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By Carlos MORELLI

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Family - Completed 2017

A 13-year old small-town soccer prodigy from Uruguay gets the chance of his life to follow his dreams and get his humble family out of poverty. Propelled into youth pro soccer, he is soon blinded by life in the fast track. It takes an accident to bring him down to earth.

Festivals
& Awards

Busan IFF 2017
Flash Forward
Ventana Sur 2017
Latam Screenings
Guadalajara FICG 2017
Work in progress Award
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Family, First film, Drama
    • Countries
    • URUGUAY, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • 0.6 - 1 M$
    • Duration
    • 102 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Carlos MORELLI
    • Writer(s)
    • Carlos MORELLI
    • Producer(s)
    • Lucia GAVIGLIO SALKIND (U Films), Andrés VALERA (CORAL CINE), Daniel PENSA (PENSA&ROCCA CINE), Beto RODRIGUES (PANDA FILMES)
    • Synopsis
    • A 13-year old small-town soccer prodigy from Uruguay gets the chance of his life to follow his dreams and get his humble family out of poverty. Propelled into youth pro soccer, he is soon blinded by life in the fast track and gets into collision course with his heart-of-gold janitor dad. It takes an accident to bring him down to earth and recognize what is really important in life.

      Based on the book "Mi Mundial" a coming-of-age Latin American best-seller by former Uruguayan soccer player, Daniel Baldi.