In “La Maquina”, anything goes

In “La Maquina”, anything goes
In “La Maquina”, anything goes

Published on October 11, 2024 at 8:34 p.m. / Modified on October 11, 2024 at 9:36 p.m.

While Rafael Nadal has just announced his withdrawal from the courts, we find in The Machine another athlete at the end of his race: Esteban Osuna, a Mexican boxer who had his glory days but who, at 38, no longer dominates the ring. After another knockout. humiliatingly, the one we nicknamed “The Machine” is ready to put the gloves on.

It meant counting without Andy, his best friend and ultra-botoxed manager who is begging for revenge. Against all odds, Esteban wins this last round and, like a resilient hero, hangs up his former glory. But soon, we sense that something is wrong. Andy receives strange phone calls, we understand that he has been involved with some kind of mafia organization to fix a few matches. Yes, but there you have it, these masters of the shadows are demanding a return of the favor, and it doesn’t matter if the boxer ends up on the ground. A plot that could well go beyond the simple case of Esteban…

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