Cukierkorn is an Argentine journalist and filmmaker who’s been working as a reporter for many years. He also did research on politics and social issues for TV and broadcast shows. He worked in local movies as well.

He’s extremely professional but he’s also the boy next door. Unpretentious and witty at the same time, he’s got a local sense of humor which he uses to relate to the players. He can merge with them so we can see life through their eyes.

In the movie, Cukierkorn is like one of the boys and he’s more than that: a tutor, a translator, a guide. He becomes a silent member of the group and a witness of their lives. He even feels responsible, in a way, for them and their trip.

When it was time to take off, Damian decided to be alone with the players, without any other member of the film crew who would interfere with the everyday building of their relationship. And he succeeded. They let him in, so we can get in as well.

The Argentine team is not the winner of the tournament, but in a way it is. For us, they are all Maradonas. We feel their happiness and expectations, their fear of flying, their childish need of guidance, their pick up lines to get the girl. We want them to win in every step of the way. We know these men. In the movie, we travel with them to a place in their fantasy. And for a moment, that place is real.

“The Other Cup” was shown at Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival as a work in progress, and it also participated in International Film Festival at Gothemburg, Sweden in “It’s all true” section. At this very moment, Damian is in Cuba, where the film is competing in Gibara’s Poor Film Festival.