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Champions

Champions

When winning isn't everything

20187.52h 4m

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.

Directed by Javier Fesser
Written by David Marqués
Box OfficeBudget: $4.9MRevenue: $20.1M

Top 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

A

Alberto Nieto Fernández

Benito

J

Julio Fernández

Fabián

J

Jesús Lago

Jesús

Themes & Keywords

sportsintegrationhuman relationshiphandicap

About Champions

Champions is a comedy, family, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of sports, integration, human relationship, handicap. Directed by Javier Fesser, it stars Javier Gutiérrez, Athenea Mata, Juan Margallo. 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.

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