The Maximum Penalty (2001)
After seeing how the Colombian National Football Team achieves a draw against Argentina, Mariano Concha —a public employee for whom football is a great passion— starts a whole process to attend the next crucial match, in Bogotá and against the same team, going over all his duties and risking the future of his reduced economy. An unexpected event transforms his plans to go to the stadium.
Director: Jorge Echeverri
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Enrique Carriazo as Mariano Concha |
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Robinson Díaz as Saúl Concha |
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Fernando Arévalo as Tío Pedro |
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Sandra Reyes as Luz Dary de Concha |
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Álvaro Bayona as 'El Gordo' Sanabria |
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Consuelo Moure as Rosa |
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Aura Helena Prada as Rita |
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Luis Fernando Múnera as Don Vicente Sanabria |
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Gustavo Angarita as Ramírez |
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Fernando Solórzano as Emilio Gutiérrez |
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Alicia de Rojas as Abuela |
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Ana María Arango as Etelvina de Sanabria |
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Jhon Álex Toro as Celador |
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Diego Vélez as Tío Augusto |
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Iván Rodríguez as Sacerdote |
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Diego Vásquez as Aficionado |
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Juan Carlos Arango as Taxista |
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Marco Antonio López as Don Lucho |
| Directing | Felipe Solarte | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Edwin Cortés | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Luis Felipe Salamanca | Writer |
| Writing | José Luis Varela | Original Story |
| Camera | Ana María Henao | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Ignacio Rodríguez | Music |
| Sound | Carlos Lopera | Sound |
| Editing | Mónica Cifuentes | Editor |
| Editing | Dago García | Editor |
| Crew | Cecilia Vásquez | Script |
| Art | Hernán García | Art Direction |
| Art | Ángel Sierra | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabian León | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camila Salamanca | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ketty Garcés | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Viviana Arteaga | Costume Design |
| Production | Marta Osorio | Producer |
| Production | Marcela Manrique | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Dago García | Writer |
| Production | Dago García | Producer |
| Camera | Juan Carlos Vásquez | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jorge Echeverri | Director |