Offside (Spanish: En fuera de juego) is a 2011 Spanish Argentine comedy film directed by David Marqués from a screenplay by Rafael Calatayud and Kiko Martínez which stars Fernando Tejero and Diego Peretti.
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Plot
Sleazy third division football agent Javi comes across football-hating physician Diego Garrido (forced to pose as an agent and to travel from Argentina to Madrid), uneasily joining forces to manage the affairs of 17-year-old Argentine football prodigy Gustavo César.
Cast
Football personalities Iker Casillas, Martín Palermo, José Ramón de la Morena, Manolo Esteban, and Manuel Llorente feature in cameo roles.
Production
The film is a Nadie es Perfecto PC, Dos Medidas, and Royal Cinema Group production. Shooting locations included Barcelona, Madrid, Buenos Aires, and Valencia.
Release
The film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in April 2011. It also screened at the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival (Cinemed) in October 2011.
Reception
Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the head-to-head between Tejero and Peretti as the best thing about the film.