A Perfect Day

A wry, humane road movie through a ruined landscape, balancing absurd bureaucracy with quiet grief and weary camaraderie.

Directed by

Fernando León de Aranoa

Genres

Comedy, Drama, War

Starring

Benicio del Toro, Tim Robbins, Olga Kurylenko

Overview

Somewhere in the Balkans, 1995. A team of aid workers must solve an apparently simple problem in an almost completely pacified territory that has been devastated by a cruel war, but some of the local inhabitants, the retreating combatants, the UN forces, many cows and an absurd bureaucracy will not cease to put obstacles in their way.

How it feels

Dark, absurd, satirical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, survival, isolation, betrayal

Content

Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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