Heroic Losers

Synopsis

Heroic Losers (Spanish: La odisea de los giles) is a 2019 heist comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Sebastián Borensztein, based on the novel La noche de la Usina (The Night of the Heroic Losers) by Eduardo Sacheri, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It features an ensemble cast including Ricardo Darín, Luis Brandoni, Chino Darín, Verónica Llinás, Daniel Aráoz, Carlos Belloso, Marco Caponi, Rita Cortese, and Andrés Parra. Heroic Losers was released in Argentina on 15 August 2019, and held its international premiere as part of the Special Presentations section at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film received praise for its performances, and critics compared it to How to Steal a Million (1966) and Ocean's Eleven (2001). It was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

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Details

Type

Movie

Release date

January 1, 2019

Genres

adventure film, comedy film

Created by

Sebastián Borensztein

Runtime

116 min

Countries

Argentina