Disney's Star Distribution has inked a deal with British sales agent Protagonist Pictures for the rights to Luis Ortega's Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian starrer "Kill the Jockey." The film will be released in theaters in Argentina on September 26 and will later stream on Disney+ throughout Latin America.

“The Jockey” is a multi-country co-production between Rei Pictures (“Zama”), El Despacho, Infinity Hill (“Argentina 1985”), Warner Music Entertainment and Exile. Co-producers include Piano, El Estudio, Snowglobe, Jacinto Films and Barraca. It was also produced in association with ViX, Dim Films and the Ernesto Sábato Foundation in association with Pampa Films (“El Bar”) and the Spanish offices of Gloriamundi. Financial support was provided by Argentina’s INCAA and the City of Buenos Aires, EFICINE and the Danish Film Institute. Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales.

The film has already been confirmed for a world premiere in Venice and a screening at the Toronto Centerpiece, and is included in the Horizontes Latinos lineup in San Sebastian, which was announced earlier today. Along with today’s announcement, it was confirmed that Ortega and the film’s leads will attend the Basque festival.

“Kill the Jockey” is the story of Remo Manfredini, a legendary jockey whose self-destructive behavior threatens to overshadow his talent and ruin his relationship with his girlfriend, Abril. On the day of a race that could help him pay off his debts to a mafia boss, Remo suffers a traumatic accident and is hospitalized. After disappearing from the facility, he wanders the streets of Buenos Aires as the mafia tries to track him down, dead or alive.