"A surreal, sexy, beautifully shot and acted film, Kill the Jockey is an exquisite, aching tale of bodily autonomy, longing, and transformation."—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter
"Effortlessly enjoyable as camp spectacle, with shades of Almodóvar in the mix."—Stephen Dalton, The Film Verdict
“A playful, shape-shifting, questioning journey that refuses to be neatly pinned down."—Wendy Ide, Screen International
Once-renowned jockey Remo Manfredi (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) has run out of track. Perpetually inebriated, hopped up on horse drugs, and in hock to a minor mafioso, Remo seems to have a death wish. His girlfriend and fellow jockey Abril (Úrsula Corberó) is pregnant, but more invested in the libidinous equestrian underworld than in their drab domestic existence. Remo's only hope of getting out of debt and starting a new life is riding on Mishima, a thoroughbred specially imported from Japan for his next big race. This wild and surreal crime comedy from Luis Ortega (El Angel) explores the fluidity of identity, desire, and animal magnetism in a wholly original and unpredictable register.
