The Extortion

The Extortion (La extorsión) is a 2023 Argentine thriller film directed by Martino Zaidelis from a screenplay by Emanuel Diez which stars Guillermo Francella alongside Pablo Rago and Andrea Frigerio.

Plot
Veteran aircraft pilot Alejandro Petrossián, close to retirement, is blackmailed by the secret services after a manipulated medical test covering up Petrossián's partial hearing loss is leaked, thereby becoming a sort of courier in between the airports of Ezeiza and Barajas.

Production
The screenplay was penned by Emanuel Diez. The film is a 100 Bares, Cimarrón Cine, Infinity Hill, and Particular Crowd production. It was shot on location at the Ezeiza and Barajas airports.

Release
The film was released theatrically in Argentina on 6 April 2023. It was the 2nd-most watched Argentine film in 2023 at the domestic box office, with 528,762 admissions.