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ComedyDramaWar

A Perfect Day

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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.

Release Date : 2015-08-28

Language :SerbianEnglishSpanishFrenchBosnian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : MediaproReposado ProduccionesTV3Canal+ EspañaTVE

Production Country : Spain

Alternative Titles : Perfect Day. A

Cast

Benicio del Toro

Character Name : Mambrú

Original Name : Benicio del Toro

Gender : Male

Tim Robbins

Character Name : B

Original Name : Tim Robbins

Gender : Male

Olga Kurylenko

Character Name : Katya

Original Name : Olga Kurylenko

Gender : Female

Mélanie Thierry

Character Name : Sophie

Original Name : Mélanie Thierry

Gender : Female

Feđa Štukan

Character Name : Damir

Original Name : Feđa Štukan

Gender : Male

Eldar Rešidović

Character Name : Nicola

Original Name : Eldar Rešidović

Gender : Male

Sergi López

Character Name : Goyo

Original Name : Sergi López

Gender : Male

Nenad Vukelić

Character Name : Nikola's Grandfather

Original Name : Nenad Vukelić

Gender : Male

Morten Suurballe

Character Name : UN Official at the Briefing

Original Name : Morten Suurballe

Gender : Male

Ben Temple

Character Name : UN Official's Assistant

Original Name : Ben Temple

Gender : Male

Frank Feys

Character Name : UN Official at the Well

Original Name : Frank Feys

Gender : Male

Ivan Brkić

Character Name : Store Owner

Original Name : Ivan Brkić

Gender : Male

Antonio Franić

Character Name : Soldier at the Storage

Original Name : Antonio Franić

Gender : Male

Goran Navojec

Character Name : Bosnian NGO Driver

Original Name : Goran Navojec

Gender : Male

Dragica Stojković

Character Name : Cow Lady

Original Name : Dragica Stojković

Gender : Female

Goran Grgić

Character Name : Commander at the Checkpoint

Original Name : Goran Grgić

Gender : Male

Slaven Španović

Character Name : Soldier at the Checkpoint

Original Name : Slaven Španović

Gender : Male

Mate Gulin

Character Name : Local Old Man

Original Name : Mate Gulin

Gender : Male

Darko Peric

Character Name : Water Seller

Original Name : Darko Peric

Gender : Male

Jaime Menéndez

Character Name : UN Soldier #1

Original Name : Jaime Menéndez

Gender : Male

Javier Díaz Castromil

Character Name : UN Soldier #2

Original Name : Javier Díaz Castromil

Gender : Male

Totti Milan

Character Name : UN Soldier #3

Original Name : Totti Milan

Gender : Male

Tim Verardi

Character Name : UN Soldier #4

Original Name : Tim Verardi

Gender : Male

Zvonimir Okić

Character Name : Teenager with the Gun

Original Name : Zvonimir Okić

Gender : Male

David Hadžić

Character Name : Teenager #1

Original Name : David Hadžić

Gender : Male

Amar Rahić

Character Name : Teenager #2

Original Name : Amar Rahić

Gender : Male

Tvurko Zrnčić

Character Name : Teenager #3

Original Name : Tvurko Zrnčić

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> The day when an adventure for a rope begins. This is an English language Spanish road-adventure that was adapted from a book. Takes place in the Yugoslavia during the end of its civil war. Other than that there's no detail about when and where it sets in or is it inspired by the real story. Shot in the beautiful mountain roads and villages. The camera work was so good, I loved the aerial photography that revealed the beauty of those mountainous regions, despite the war atmosphere. This is a surprise film, because I never heard it before and did not know what to expect from it, but in the end I'm very pleased with the overall product. That's what usually we want in a film than to follow a project from its announcement till it hit the screens, then sometimes we may end in a disappointment after the long wait. So I guess this is better. A simple theme, but the plot developed into a greater venture. It revolves around a bunch of aid workers who were deployed to help in the war torn villages. When they find a dead body dumped in a well which is the main source for the drinking water in the region, they try to remove it. But it is not that simple, after failed in their first attempt, they look for another rope to pull the corpse out. So the adventure begins to revolve around one mission. In the remaining tale, it reveals theirs unpleasant events of the day, that's why it's called 'A Perfect Day'. This is not a war movie, but with the backdrop of war the entire concept was developed. It is obviously a comedy-drama, and a very good film on this theme you would find at present. It does have a couple of intense scenes that push us to the edge of the seats. No nudes or the sex, no violence either, not even tortures or the deaths. Still, it is rated best suitable for adults only because of a few dialogues related to the sex. Other than that this film does not deserve uppercase r for the US market. > "Welcome to Konopac, the rope capital of the world." The international cast was awesome for such a story. Individually, I liked everyone's performances, no one was lesser than the others among the lead characters. The only drawback was the underdeveloped characters, but that does not affect us the tale to entertain. They are not a medic team or any other similar kind, but very unusual characters that you have ever seen in a film. There's no physical stretch like they have done some tough stunt sequences, but they all quite beautifully exhibited their roles as the UN aid workers. A single day tale, and the mix of both - realism and humours. Just depicted how a day of work would be in the places where it was devastated by war, especially representing the UNO and encountering problem for a simple matter. In addition to that, what happens when some old unresolved issues between two people reappear. All these were narrated very funnily, and sometime the fact of the war takes some of the scenes to the serious. Like I said I enjoyed it a lot, and I believe it is capable to pull out another film to follow. Yep, like I always say when I like a film, I won't say no for a sequel to this. Because what the film characters accomplished in the end of the narration has looked to me just a beginning of another adventure. It might mean the loop in the tale to end on a high note, yet give an opportunity for another possible venture. I have no idea about the book, but it sounds good to me and I'll pray for it to happen. It was not a masterpiece, but a cute little film, which is kind of unpredictable and that's the its strength. I hope you all would give it a try, because it is worth it. 8/10

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write2topcat

@write2topcat

2021-06-23

Imagine you're on a small team of humanitarian aid workers sent to help the people of Yugoslavia toward the end of that awful civil war which saw Serbian and Muslim neighbors killing each other. Remember that 1990s war and all the sectarian violence? Well this film follows such a team as they seek to help displaced people survive as the peace talks bring the conflict to an end. Tim Robbins plays a worker who goes by the letter "B" throughout the film. He and Mambru (Benicio Del Toro) are veteran aid workers and are breaking in a rookie named Sophie (Melanie Thierry). Together with their interpreter, a man named Damir (Fedja Stukan) they work at keeping the basic necessities of life, such as clean water, available to the displaced people of the war torn country. I believe this film is an adaptation of a real life account of an aid worker. It shows the maddening interference of bureaucracy as it prevents them performing their tasks, and the delicacy with which they must navigate around the warring factions. A documentary might convey these things as well, but would not entertain or hold your attention as this quality cast does.