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The Extortion
The Extortion

The Extortion

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An experienced commercial pilot is forced to collaborate with his country's intelligence services to avoid being punished for a serious fault he committed on the job. He is quickly plunged into an underworld of intrigue and extortion that will put his life at risk and he will pay a very high price to escape from it.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

06 April 2023

Country

Argentina

Cast

Guillermo Francella

Guillermo Francella

Alejandro Petrossián

Pablo Rago

Pablo Rago

Saavedra

Andrea Frigerio

Andrea Frigerio

Carolina Guerrero

Carlos Portaluppi

Carlos Portaluppi

Mario Aldana

Alberto Ajaka

Alberto Ajaka

Porchietto

Guillermo Arengo

Guillermo Arengo

Fernando Marconi

Mónica Villa

Mónica Villa

Rita Tirabosco

Juan Carlos Lo Sasso

Juan Carlos Lo Sasso

Andrés Sadik

Ruben Cirocco

Ruben Cirocco

Custodio

Zulema Galperín

Zulema Galperín

Señora Vecina Novak

Alejandro Botto

Alejandro Botto

Pedro Greco

Carla Pandolfi

Carla Pandolfi

Andrea Vitale

Osvaldo Djeredjian

Osvaldo Djeredjian

Beltramino

Julieta Vallina

Julieta Vallina

Nadia Ackerman

Romina Pinto

Romina Pinto

Mara Viviani

Laura Faienza

Laura Faienza

Secretaria

Daniel Juan di Cocco

Daniel Juan di Cocco

Zamora

Gerardo Scherman

Gerardo Scherman

Novak

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