20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Luis Ortega was born in Buenos Aires in 1980. At nineteen years old, he directed Caja Negra (1999), his first feature-length film, which received multiple international awards and confirmed him as one of Argentina’s most promising filmmakers. Since then, Ortega has developed a signature filmography with a unique vision. His second film, El Ángel (2018), premiered to great acclaim in the Un Certain Regard section of the Festival de Cannes and went on to become the highest-grossing film in Argentina that year. Kill the Jockey (2024) is his most recent film.
Remo Manfredini is a legendary jockey whose self-destructive behavior is beginning to outshine his talent and threaten his relationship with his girlfriend, Abril. On the day of the most important race of his career, which will clear his debt to his boss, the mobster Sirena, he has a severe accident, disappears from the hospital, and wanders the streets of Buenos Aires. Freed from his identity, he starts to discover who he is truly meant to be. But Sirena wants Remo found, dead or alive.
Director Luis Ortega
Producer Benjamín Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, Matías Roveda, Luis Ortega, Esteban Perroud, Axel Kuschevatzky, Cindy Teperman, Charlie Cohen, Paz Lázaro, Nando Vila
Screenwriter Luis Ortega, Rodolfo Palacios, Fabián Casas
Cinematographer Timo Salminen
Production Designer Julia Freid, Germán Naglieri
Editor Rosario Suárez, Yibrán Asuad
Sound Guido Berenblum, Javier Umpiérrez, Claus Lynge
Music Sune Rose Wagner
Color Color
Production Company Rei Pictures, El Despacho, Infinity Hill, Warner Music Entertainment, Exile
International Sales Company Protagonist Pictures
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.