La pena máxima (Spanish: Capital Penalty) is a 2001 Colombian comedy (with touches of drama) film directed by Jorge Echeverri starring Enrique Carriazo, Sandra Reyes and Robinson Díaz.
[2] The film was based on Un día de fútbol (A day of soccer), a short story by José Luis Varela, and tells the story about a dark man who is a soccer fan who, in his obsession that the Colombian team will win the playoffs against Argentina to enter the World Cup, will commit a chain of mistakes.
The film begins when Mariano Concha, a public employee, arrives at the El Campín Stadium where his younger brother Saúl is queuing to buy tickets for the soccer game.
After the tie celebrated by the residents of the neighborhood, the press interviewed the parents and brother of Jorge Alfredo 'the Beast' Sanabria, neighbors of the protagonists.
Later it is revealed that Mariano is also a dreamer in which Luz Dary refutes him not to be aware of the eventual purchase of an apartment for the two of them living close together in the Concha family home.
Ramírez accepts the bet and demands that he stay the night updating some papers or he'll working on Sunday, when Concha had already bought tickets for the game.
Mariano reluctantly stays and argues that he gave the money to Don Vicente Sanabria, father of 'The Beast', who would sell them the apartment.
But when they try to take a taxi to the stadium they fail and instead Uncle Augusto arrives for the funeral, forcing both men to stay.
Colombia finally loses the match 3–4 against Argentina due to a penalty that 'The Beast' Sanabria did not get, which shocks Mariano as he lost the bet and was left in personal bankruptcy.
Later, in the rain, Mariano and Saúl also retaliate and Don Vicente recriminates both of them for his actions, including placing the radio in the coffin.
Upon returning home, Mariano learns from Saúl that the car, despite being French, had a completely broken electrical system and that it was not possible to get spare parts.
Upon arriving home, Rosa tells her children that they must leave the house as part of the bet with the late Uncle Pedro in addition to being a promise to a deceased.