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Metegol

There's only one team this summer.

All seems well for Amadeo, a shy but talented foosball player who's in love with the free-spirited Laura. Trouble strikes when Grosso, the world's best soccer player, returns home with plans to destroy the village and turn it into a new sports stadium. When Grosso kidnaps Laura, Amadeo receives the ultimate surprise when the figurines from his foosball table spring to life to help him save his beloved and reclaim the town.

Date of release
2013-07-18
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (589)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Romance
Director
Juan José Campanella

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $32.8M
  • Budget: $21M
  • Earned 1.6× its budget
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: NYICFF Grand Prize

Metegol is a 2013 animated sports comedy film co-written, produced, directed and edited by Juan J. Campanella. The film is loosely based on the short story "Memorias de un wing derecho" by Argentine writer Roberto Fontanarrosa. Gaston Gorali, co-writer and producer of the film, and Eduardo Sacheri developed the screenplay with Campanella.

Production

The film was announced on 27 November 2009. The voices of the main characters of the cast are Pablo Rago, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Fabian Gianola, Horacio Fontova and David Masajnik.

Sergio Pablos, executive producer and creator of the original idea and story for Despicable Me, acted as animation director for 20 minutes of the film, and advised Campanella on direction. The rest of the film was animated under the directions of Federico Radero and Mario Serie.

Puerto Rican band Calle 13 composed and performed the original song of the movie.

Mundoloco CGI in Buenos Aires, Argentina was hired to provide the film's animation, while Prana Studios was hired to provide the film's Lighting, Compositing, Visual Effects, and Rendering while operating in Mumbai, India.

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