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Champions (2018)

04/06/2018 Comedy, Family, Drama 2h 4m
75%
User
Score
7.2/10
90%

When winning isn't everything

Overview

A disgraced basketball coach is given the chance to coach Los Amigos, a team of players who are intellectually disabled, and soon realizes they just might have what it takes to make it to the national championships.

Javier Fesser

Director

David Marqués

Writer

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Top Billed Cast

Javier Gutiérrez

Javier Gutiérrez

Marco

Athenea Mata

Athenea Mata

Sonia

Juan Margallo

Juan Margallo

Julio

José de Luna

José de Luna

Juanma

Sergio Olmo

Sergio Olmo

Sergio

Jesús Vidal

Jesús Vidal

Marin

Gloria Ramos

Gloria Ramos

Collantes

Alberto Nieto Fernández

Alberto Nieto Fernández

Benito

Julio Fernández

Julio Fernández

Fabián

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Reviews

A review by badelf

Written on December 30, 2024

"Campeones": A Heart-Warming Spanish Gem That Scores Big

You know those films that come out of nowhere and just knock your socks off? "Campeones" (Champions) is exactly that kind of delightful surprise. This 2018 Spanish comedy had me grinning from ear to ear throughout its entire runtime.

The story follows Marco, played brilliantly by Javier Gutiérrez, a second-tier basketball coach with a chip on his shoulder and some clearly unresolved issues. After a meltdown where he shoves the head coach during a game, our hot-headed protagonist finds himself in hot water with the law. The judge's creative sentence? Three months coaching a basketball team of players with intellectual disabilities.

What could have been a recipe for cheap laughs or condescending storytelling turns into someth...

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