Life doesn't come with a manual; there's no way to control what's going to happen. If you think otherwise, you might end up like Leonardo Sbaraglia's character in "The Manager," a true story available on Amazon Prime and other streaming platforms. streamingIt's about a man who discovers mid-life that security is a utopia. Sometimes the only way to move forward is reinvention, which always comes with risk.
The marketing manager of an appliance company risks losing his job if he doesn't take desperate measures to change the company's image. Doing so isn't easy, especially for a man who has always lived by the rules and adhered to what he considered the right path years ago. He's stuck in his routine, lacking something both professionally and personally: passion. The film is a journey through his search for it, interwoven with a true story about a multi-million dollar campaign involving soccer and Lionel Messi.
The film presents a story that evokes empathy and helps us understand that some moments in life aren't sustained solely by the past or the echo of what we've experienced. Sometimes we have to travel to the future to try to get closer to that life we'd like to have, but that doesn't yet exist. After all, we are the sum of our experiences combined with our desires and aspirations. Achieving a balance between these two elements isn't easy, but it's not impossible either. Here, we enjoy watching someone try to do just that.
"The Manager" tells a true story that seems like fiction, and reveals the importance of not letting obstacles cloud our understanding, because, even though we sometimes think not, dreams do come true.
