It is an adaptation of the book of the same name written by Daniel Baldi and published by Alfaguara, which won the 2010 Libro de Oro award in the children’s category and was presented that same year to a crowd of children at Montevideo City Hall alongside soccer player Diego Lugano, who wrote the foreword.
In 2011, the film won the Project Development Award from the National Film and Audiovisual Directorate (ICAU) and was selected by the Cultural Incentive Funds. Both awards served as catalysts for the film’s production.
My World tells the story of Fernando Torres, known as Tito, a 13-year-old boy living in rural Uruguay who, due to his exceptional soccer skills, is approached by an agent to sign a contract with his family that would lift them out of poverty.
After accepting the offer, the plot depicts the complex reality of a boy who must move to the capital to devote himself entirely to the sport he loves, thereby neglecting his studies and beginning to live an adult life while still a minor.
"There isn’t a single player from our generation or previous ones who doesn’t see themselves reflected in this story," Lugano told Canal 10. "The film has a hidden message aimed at children, but above all, it invites parents themselves to reflect on an issue that is part of our identity as Uruguayans," he continued.
The film was declared of interest by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, and the Municipality of Colonia. has support of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), the National Children’s Football Organization (ONFI), the Celeste Foundation, and the Ibermedia Program, an initiative that promotes Ibero-American audiovisual production.
Likewise, the head coach of the Uruguayan national soccer team, Óscar Washington Tabárez, has on more than one occasion expressed his support for the film’s production and release.
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