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‘Kill the Jockey’ Director on ‘Wild World’ of Horse-Racing, and His Next Film, About a ‘Crack-Smoking Priest in Bolivia’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Luis Ortega’s absurdist comedy “Kill the Jockey,” which plays in Venice competition, is set in Argentina’s horse-racing community. “It’s a wild, wild world,” he tells Variety. “I encountered some very ...
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Luis Ortega on His ‘Kill the Jockey’ Follow-Up, U.S. Politics and Madrid’s Platino Awards: Nobody “Gives a F***, People Don’t Like Reading Subtitles”

The Platino Awards, Ibero-America’s annual film awards ceremony, has got Madrid buzzing, with industry icon Eva Longoria set to pick up the show’s honorary prize on Sunday night. “I don’t like ...
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AFM Hidden Gem: ‘Kill the Jockey’ Offers a Surreal Meditation on the Nature of Identity

Argentinian filmmaker Luis Ortega’s latest feature tells the story of a man whose sense of self transforms following a horse racing accident. By Shannon L. Bowen “It’s not for us.” Anyone who has ever ...
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‘Kill the Jockey’ Director Luis Ortega on ‘Magnetized,’ a ‘Crazy Love Story’ About a Crack-Smoking Priest on a Murderous Rampage

Argentine director Luis Ortega, whose last feature “Kill the Jockey” premiered in competition at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, returns to the Lido with his next film, “Magnetized,” which he’ll be ...
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Luis Ortega on His ‘Kill the Jockey’ Follow-Up, U.S. Politics and Madrid’s Platino Awards: Nobody “Gives a F***, People Don’t Like Reading Subtitles”

Nominee Ortega catches up with THR on his next movie as Madrid prepares for Ibero-America's annual film awards ceremony, the Platino Awards. By Lily Ford The Platino Awards, Ibero-America’s annual ...