A Perfect Day (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Fernando León de Aranoa |
| Written by | Fernando León de Aranoa |
| Based on | Dejarse Llover by Paula Farias |
| Starring | Olga Kurylenko Benicio del Toro Tim Robbins Mélanie Thierry |
| Music by | Arnau Bataller |
| Cinematography | Alex Catalán |
| Edited by | Nacho Ruiz Capillas |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | English Serbo-Croatian Spanish |
A Perfect Day is a 2015 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Fernando León de Aranoa. It is based on the novel "Dejarse Llover" by Paula Farias.[1] It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and is the director’s English-language debut.[2][3]
Plot
Veteran aid workers Mambrú (Benicio del Toro), B (Tim Robbins) and newcomer Sophie (Mélanie Thierry), accompanied by their interpreter Damir (Fedja Štukan), try to retrieve a corpse from a well somewhere in former Yugoslavia at the end of the Yugoslav Wars.
Their first attempt fails because their rope tears, so they set out to find another rope, which turns out to be more difficult than expected. They are joined in their endeavor by Mambrú's former lover Katya (Olga Kurylenko) and a young local boy named Nikola.
Cast
- Benicio del Toro as Mambrú
- Tim Robbins as B
- Olga Kurylenko as Katya
- Mélanie Thierry as Sophie
- Fedja Štukan as Damir
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 65% approval rating, an average rating of 6.5/10, based on 23 reviews. The consensus reads: "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".[4] On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 59 out of 100, sampled from 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]
Awards and nominations
| Awards | Category | Nominated | Result |
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| III Premios Feroz[6] | Best Comedy | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Fernando León de Aranoa | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Fernando León de Aranoa, with the collaboration of Diego Farias | Nominated | |
| Best Film Poster | Nominated | ||
| 30th Goya Awards[7] | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Fernando León de Aranoa | Nominated | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Fernando León de Aranoa | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tim Robbins | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Alex Catalán | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Nacho Ruiz Capillas | Nominated | |
| Best Production Supervision | Luis Fernández Lago | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Fernando García | Nominated | |
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