Time Out (1998)

Name: Time Out
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1998-01-01
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Emma Suárez, Raúl J. Sender, Nicolás Montero, César Mora, Andrea Giordana

Time Out (1998), directed by Sergio Cabrera, starring Emma Suárez and Raúl J. Sender.

01/01/1998 BR Comedy and War 2h

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The whimsical and joyous parade of ridiculous events satirize the war that rages in Colombia right now and exposes the real spirit of those who inhabit such a beautiful country.

Giovanni MammolottiCinematography
Sergio CabreraDirector, Writer
Fernando PardoEditing
Gerardo HerreroProducer

About the film

Time Out (Spanish: Golpe de estadio, literally "Stadium Coup") is a 1998 Colombian film directed and co-written by Sergio Cabrera. It is a political satire loosely based in the Christmas truce of World War I, that as of 2016 was the highest-grossing Colombian films of all time.

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Plot

The film is a political satire. An oil company locates a camp in a small village in Colombia, named New Texas, in order to do geological research. The village then attracts attacks by guerrillas, who are in constant battle with the local police. However, a kind of truce is called between the two sides while the World Cup qualifying rounds are shown on television, and the match between Colombia and Argentina can only be seen on a single working TV in town. Colombia wins 5–0, and the two opposing sides find that they are cheering for the same team.

Cast

Emma Suárez - María

Nicolás Montero - Carlos

César Mora - Sargento García

Flavio Caballero - Comandante Felipe

Humberto Dorado - Padre Bueno

Raúl J. Sender - José Josu

Lorena Forteza - Bárbara Berleti

Andrea Giordana - Klaus Mauser

Luis Eduardo Arango - Álvarez

Florina Lemaitre - Lucía

Mimí Lazo - Samara

Production

The film was an international co-production between Italy, Spain and Colombia. It was co-written by Ben Odell and others.

The title is a play on words: literally translated into English, Golpe de estadio means "stadium coup", while golpe de estado means "coup d’état".

Accolades

Golpe de estadio was Colombia's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination. It was also nominated for the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film in 1999, was Colombia's Academy Awards entry in 2000.

Box office

Golpe de estadio remains one of the highest-grossing Colombian films of all time.

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Time Out at IMDb

Text from Time Out (1998 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Out_(1998_film)

Trivia

It premiered on January 1, 1998, a Thursday.
It runs 2h00 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Golpe de estadio".
It won 0 award(s) and received 1 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — International Submission to the Academy Awards among them.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosCaracol Televisión, Emme, Producciones Fotograma, SYX, Sesamo Ltda., TVE, Tornasol Media
CountriesSpain, Italy, Colombia
LanguagesSpanish
StatusReleased

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International Submission to the Academy Awards 2000

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Giovanni Mammolotti Cinematography
Sergio Cabrera Director
Fernando Pardo Editing
Gerardo Herrero Producer
Germán Arrieta Original music
Gonzalo Sagarmínaga Original music
Claudia Gómez Writer
Humberto Dorado Writer
Ramón Jimeno Writer
Sergio Cabrera Writer

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What is Time Out about?

Time Out: The whimsical and joyous parade of ridiculous events satirize the war that rages in Colombia right now and exposes the real spirit of those who inhabit such a beautiful country.

Who directed Time Out?

Time Out was directed by Sergio Cabrera in 1998.

Who stars in Time Out?

The cast of Time Out includes Emma Suárez, Raúl J. Sender, Nicolás Montero, César Mora and Andrea Giordana.

How long is Time Out?

Time Out runs for 120 minutes, or 2h00.