The 31st Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), taking place runs March 7 to 16, 2014, will host the U.S. premiere of Oscar-winning director Juan José Campanella’s latest film FOOSBALL (METEGOL), a Spanish-Argentine produced animated film that has broken the Argentinian 2013 box-office record for the highest grossing film premiere in Argentina. 

The film is Argentine director Juan José Campanella’s follow-up to his Academy Award-winning film The Secret in Their Eyes (2009); the latter marking only the second time in history that a Latin American country has won the Best Foreign Language Film category.  Foosball  broke Argentine box office records grossing 4.3 million pesos (US$774,000) during its opening weekend on July 19, 2013 in Argentina. The film has been touted as the most expensive Argentine film production to date, as well as the most expensive Latin American animated feature in history, with a budget of $21 million.

Foosball tells the story of young Amadeo, an introverted outsider obsessed with table soccer (or foosball, as the film’s title references) as he tries to save the local stadium from demolition by his long-time rival. Helping Amadeo are his foosball team figures that are magically brought to life, especially El Capi, the optimistic and overconfident leader.