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Italia 90

2014 · 105 min

A scrappy, warm underdog story that mixes laughs with grit as a ragtag squad chases an impossible dream.

Directed by
Miguel Alejandro Gomez
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Daniel Campos, Fernando Bolaños, Juan Carlos Pardo
Tagline
The Story before the History
Overview
A drama that center's around 5 soccer players from Costa Rica, that qualifies for the first time to a World Cup. With no support, they must face the most important challenge ever, prepare themselves to play the first official World Cup match.

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Directed by
Miguel Alejandro Gomez
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Daniel Campos, Fernando Bolaños, Juan Carlos Pardo
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Miguel Alejandro Gomez
Starring
Daniel Campos, Fernando Bolaños, Juan Carlos Pardo, Luis Montalbert, Olger González, Winston Washington, Boris Alonso Sosa, Italo Marenco
Cinematography
Luis Salas
Runtime
105 min
Country
Costa Rica
Languages
Spanish

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