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Mondays in the Sun

2002 · 113 min

A quietly devastating yet warm look at friendship and dignity in the face of unemployment, with moments of humor and a bittersweet ending.

Tagline
This film is not based on a real story. It is based on thousands.
Overview
After the closure of their shipyard in Northern Spain, a few former workers: Santa, José, Lino, Amador, Sergei and Reina keep in touch. They meet mainly at a bar owned by their former colleague Rico. Santa is the most superficially confident and unofficial leader of the group. A court case hangs over him relating to a shipyard lamp he smashed during a protest against the closure. José is bitter that his wife, Ana, is employed when he is not.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Fernando León de Aranoa
Written by
Fernando León de Aranoa, Ignacio del Moral
Starring
Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, José Ángel Egido, Nieve de Medina, Enrique Villén, Celso Bugallo, Laura Domínguez, Aida Folch
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
Spain, France, Italy
Languages
Spanish, German

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