Championext

Championext (Campeonex, 2023) is Javier Fesser's Spanish family comedy, ready to watch online on iFILM. It picks up the warm story of Los Amigos, a basketball squad made up of players with intellectual disabilities.

The team finally wins the Spanish championship — then loses the title when Sergio's slip-up gets them disqualified, and the group falls apart. Two years on, Cecilia, a green but relentlessly upbeat coach, sets out to honor Julio's dream and bring everyone back together. Her arrival kicks off a run of bad luck so steady the players nickname her a jinx, yet their spirit never dips. Instead of the usual court, they wind up in a wild international eSports tournament watched by millions.

Fesser again casts performers with disabilities in the leads and keeps the tone loud, kind and free of pity. It's a solid pick for a family night when you want to laugh and cheer for the underdogs. Stream Championext (2023) online on iFILM.