Champions | Campeones

Comedy | Drama | (Closing session at Projector X: Picturehouse, Dhoby Ghaut)
DIRECTOR: Javier Fesser
CAST: Javier Gutiérrez, Athenea Mata, Juan Margallo, José de Luna, Sergio Olmo, Jesús Vidal, Gloria Ramos, Alberto Nieto Fernández
NC16 (Coarse Language) | 2018 | Spanish w/ English subtitles | 124 minutes | Preceded by Almost Home

31 May 2023

20:00

FILM SYNOPSIS

This compelling Spanish film tells the story of a professional basketball coach who is sentenced to community service and must coach a basketball team made up of people with intellectual disabilities. As the coach interacts with the players, he learns to respect their limitations and discover their strengths. Together, the team overcomes social barriers and manages to triumph in the Spanish adapted basketball championship. Campeones addresses issues of human rights, social inclusion, self-improvement and shows us the importance of teamwork.

HONOURS

3 Goya Awards (2019) & 1 Feroz Award (2019)

WITH THE SUPPORT OF:

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Success
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