Championext Explained

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Director:Javier Fesser
Cinematography:Ángel Amorós
Editing:Javi Frutos
Studio:Morena Films
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Distributor:Universal Pictures International Spain
Runtime:125 minutes
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Gross:€11.7 million[1]

Championext (es|'''Campeonex'''|links=yes) is a 2023 Spanish sports comedy-drama film directed by Javier Fesser and written by Fesser, Athenea Mata and David Marqués.[2] It is a sequel to the 2018 film Champions.[3] Once again, it stars Jesús Vidal, Gloria Ramos, Sergio Olmo, Jesús Lago Solís, José de Luna, Fran Fuentes, Alberto Nieto, Roberto Chinchilla and Stefan López.[4] It premiered on August 18, 2023, in Spanish theaters.[5]

Synopsis

The basketball team of Los Amigos, composed of players with various degrees of intellectual disability, wins the final of its championship but they are disqualified because Sergio, one of their players, was sent on the bench and, frustrated, stole the medals and went away.

Two years later, Julio, the club's president, manages to recruit a new coach, Cecilia. She has no experience and needs to validate a year of training to validate her graduation. She also was bullied during her studies as she has the reputation of being a black cat and bringing bad luck on everyone and everything she touches. Still, almost all former players accept to reform the team, but not if Segio comes back. However, when Cecilia applies for the club qualification at the last minute, she forces the attendant to accept the team but in the process she registers the team for athletics instead of basketball. The team trains hard and even accepts Sergio back but the latter comes with a newcomer, Brian, whom he has befriended in a healthcare center. Brian is a teenager with a passion for gaming and is on wheelchair due to a severe muscular disease.[6] [7]

The team trains hard but on their way to their first tournament, their van collapses and they cannot reach the site on time. In the meanwhile, Brian is qualified for a hybrid gaming tournament, involving him as captain and team of "real runners" on the field: the Real Runners. Despite Sergio arriving very late in the arena, and thanks to the efforts of the team and their fairplay, they finally win. Julio, who suffered a heart attack before the tournament, witnesses their victory online, only to die later.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began at the end of August 2022[10] and ended at the end of November of the same year in Madrid, Spain for 9 weeks.[11] [12] [13]

Release

The film was released theatrically in Spain on August 18, 2023. It became the largest-grossing film on that Friday with €603,000 and a 32% box-office share.[14] It ended with a €1.72 million opening weekend.[15]

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "2" | || rowspan = "2" | 29th Forqué Awards || colspan = "2" | Cinema and Education in Values || || rowspan = "2" | [16] |-| colspan = "2" | Audience Award || |-| rowspan = "2" | || rowspan = "2" | 38th Goya Awards || Best New Actor || Brianeitor || || rowspan = "2" | [17] |-| Best Sound || Tamara Arévalo, Fabiola Ordoyo, Yasmina Praderas || |}

Reception

The film received various positive reviews[18] [19] [20] and was described as "an efficient sequel"[21] El País admitted the social value of the film was, as in the first film, present but that from a cinematographic point of view, the film was not an achievement.[22] Another review criticised the length of the film (125 min), judged excessive for a comedy of this type.[23] Other mixed reviews were published in El Correo, [24] and in the Diario de Sevilla, which wrote, "The X in CampeoneX has to do with the idea of dissolving the physical and intellectual difficulties and differences of our heroes in the virtual universe of eSports, to which the film is delivered in a long final third only suitable for lovers of streaming or fans of Ibai Llanos. One might be misled to think that it is actually a new exercise in eXploitation of its subject matter and of each and every one of its characters and actors, disabled or not."[25]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acumulado cine español 2023. 29 October 2023. Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. 2 November 2023.
  2. Web site: ¡Prepárate para emocionarte! El tráiler de 'Campeonex' llega con una historia conmovedora y un elenco excepcional . 2023-06-07 . cine.com . es.
  3. Web site: 2023-01-17 . 'Campeonex', la esperada continuación de 'Campeones', ya tiene fecha de estreno . 2023-06-07 . Fotogramas . es-ES.
  4. Web site: Primer tráiler de 'Campeonex', la secuela de 'Campeones', que se pasa al atletismo . 2023-06-07 . www.ecartelera.com . 10 May 2023 . es.
  5. Web site: 2023-01-17 . 'Campeonex' el regreso de los Campeones de Javier Fesser ya tiene fecha de estreno . 2023-06-07 . okdiario.com . es.
  6. Web site: 2023-05-10 . 'Campeonex': tráiler, argumento, reparto y fecha de estreno en los cines . 2023-06-07 . MARCA . es.
  7. Web site: Cinemanía . 2023-05-10 . 'Campeonex': fecha de estreno, tráiler y sinopsis de la secuela de 'Campeones' . 2023-06-07 . Cinemanía . es.
  8. Web site: Elices . Raquel . 18 August 2023 . Elisa Hipólito, así es la nueva entrenadora de los Campeones: la actriz de 'CampeoneX' . rtve.es.
  9. Web site: 2023-06-07 . Reparto de Campeonex (Campeones 2) (película 2023). Dirigida por Javier Fesser . 2023-06-07 . La Vanguardia . es.
  10. Web site: Antolín . Carlos . 2022-08-05 . 'Campeones 2' comenzará a rodarse en breve . 2023-06-07 . Tu Cine Crítico . es.
  11. Web site: Meeks . Randy . 2022-11-21 . Vuelven los campeones de Javier Fesser: termina el rodaje de 'Campeonex', una secuela que reunirá a casi todo el reparto (aunque hay una ausencia irreparable) . 2023-06-07 . Espinof . es.
  12. Web site: Amores . Raúl . 2022-11-21 . 'Campeonex' Javier Fesser Fin rodaje, protagonistas y detalles . 2023-06-07 . Los Lunes Seriéfilos - Cine, series, televisión y entretenimiento . es.
  13. Web site: Cinemanía . 2022-11-21 . La secuela de 'Campeones' se llama 'Campeonex', y ya ha terminado su rodaje . 2023-06-07 . Cinemanía . es.
  14. Web site: "CampeoneX" también en los cines: desbanca a "Barbie" y es el mejor estreno español del año. EFE. 19 August 2023.
  15. Web site: 'Championext' Replaces 'Barbenheimer' as Spain's New Box Office Phenom . Variety. 26 August 2023. John. Hopewell.
  16. Web site: Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2023: '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'La Mesías' lideran la apertura de la temporada. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 17 December 2023.
  17. Web site: Spain's Goya Awards: J.A. Bayona's 'Society of the Snow' Wins Best Picture, Director as Sigourney Weaver Receives an International Goya. Variety. John. Hopewell. 11 February 2024.
  18. Web site: Crítica de cinema Campeonex, de Javier Fesser . 2024-09-01 . el9nou.cat.
  19. Web site: 2023-08-16 . Crítica de 'Campeonex': La maravillosa perfección de lo incompleto . 2024-09-01 . Diario ABC . es.
  20. Web site: 2023-08-16 . Campeonex: El delirante, disfuncional y genial superpoder de lo distinto (****) . 2024-09-01 . ELMUNDO . es.
  21. Web site: Zorrilla . Mikel . 2023-08-18 . 'Campeonex' es una eficaz secuela que no defraudará a los mayores fans de la exitosa película de Javier Fesser . 2024-08-31 . Espinof . es.
  22. Web site: Ocaña . Javier . 2023-08-18 . 'Campeonex': el valor social de 'Campeones' sigue presente, el cinematográfico se ha perdido . 2024-09-01 . El País . es.
  23. Web site: Arconada . Andrés . 'Campeonex', ¿nunca segundas partes fueron buenas? . 2024-09-01 . Libertad Digital - Cultura . es-ES.
  24. Web site: Gurpegui . Mikel G. . 2023-08-19 . Crítica de 'Campeonex' (2023): 'Los amigos', sin medalla . 2024-09-01 . El Correo . es.
  25. Web site: Lombardo . Manuel J. . 2023-08-19 . Discapacidad aumentada . 2024-09-01 . Diario de Sevilla . es.

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