A Perfect Day

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A Perfect Day

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Released Jan 15, 2016

1h 46m

Comedy

Drama

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Aid workers (Benicio del Toro, Tim Robbins, Olga Kurylenko) in the Balkans try to retrieve a man's body from a well before it contaminates the water for nearby villagers.

Critics Consensus

Aid workers get their due in A Perfect Day, which is just different and well-acted enough to overcome its logy pace and narrative clichés.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

[de Aranoa is] a director at home with the small things that can make a film great -- interested in what keeps people together when everything around them is being blown apart. It's a wonderful gift.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 15, 2016

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David Stratton

The Australian

Del Toro and Robbins adroitly capture the dark humour of the drama, and their scenes together are gems of bleak comedy.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 10, 2016

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

What the film does well is to immerse us in the tragic weirdness of wartime logic, where nothing works as we would expect. It's a strong, engaging film about how hard it is to wage peace.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 9, 2016

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

The director scrubs out the particulars of the Bosnian conflict, consciously aiming to reduce it to a "timeless," universal story.

Feb 26, 2021

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Lucía Ros Serra

Espinof

The new film by Fernando León de Aranoa perfectly combines humor, drama, tenderness and thriller, without ever giving up hope for a better world. [Full Review in Spanish]

May 14, 2020

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

It is a tragicomedy that seeks to show the other side of the war, but that ends up drawing on a blank criticism improved only by the good work of its actors. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 15, 2020

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Preston S

When you hear the story line. You might think oh how boring this will be. Turned out to be pretty good and kept me interested throughout

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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andrea c

Racconto che naviga tra commedia e dramma e lo fa senza mai eccedere in nessuna delle due caratteristiche. Benicio del Toro e Tim Robbins formano una coppia di eroi molto contemporanei, ed in generale i rapporti tra tutti i personaggi non sono particolarmente nitidi e definiti, esattamente come quelli che intrattengono con la popolazione locale. Molto interessante proprio l'equilibrio ed il continuo passaggio tra dialoghi e sequenze leggere e simpatiche a veri e propri schiaffi che ti riportano alla situazione disperata di un paese sul finire di una guerra. Vengono appositamente evitate grandi sequenze di azione ed il film rimane sempre fedele al suo titolo; un giorno (o poco più) di ordinaria follia. Peccato invece non aver approfondito a sufficienza il tema politico legato agli enti umanitari, che forse era meglio evitare del tutto piuttosto che abbozzare cosi velocemente.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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Audience Member

la pelicula es interesante,tiene lo suyo 6/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Interesantes situaciones en medio de un conflicto bélico. Buenas actuaciones de buenos actores.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

A perfect day is an interesting little film. The story may not be the most original and there’s clichés but the film has excellent performances that are worth watching. The movie has a good message although the extent of it is not fully explored. Cinematography was also well done. It’s not the most involved film I’ve ever seen but it’s a good indie film with a good message and good performances with just a few slow spots.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/29/20

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Audience Member

Two stars because I watched the whole thing. Otherwise much ado about nothing. War is bad, devastation, beautiful country but everyone blowing each other up and generally behaving badly. Nothing new is added here. Benicio has a wig. Tim plays himself as usual. The locals are smart and everyone else is dumb. Pointless in the end.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Benicio del Toro

Mambrú

Tim Robbins

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Olga Kurylenko

Katya

Mélanie Thierry

Sophie

Fedja Stukan

Damir

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Synopsis

Aid workers (Benicio del Toro, Tim Robbins, Olga Kurylenko) in the Balkans try to retrieve a man's body from a well before it contaminates the water for nearby villagers.

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa
Producer: Fernando León de Aranoa, Jaume Roures
Screenwriter: Fernando León de Aranoa, Diego Farias
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Mediapro Pictures, Reposado Producciones, Televisión Española (TVE)
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 15, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 19, 2017
Runtime: 1h 46m

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