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Black comedy, set during the Bosnian conflict, starring Benicio del Toro and Tim Robbins as two aid workers trying to...
Black comedy, set during the Bosnian conflict, starring Benicio del Toro and Tim Robbins as two aid workers trying to get on with their work in the face of war-time bureaucracy, corruption and cultural misunderstandings. This is the English-language debut from Spanish director Fernando León de Aranoa.
"It's somewhere in the Balkans toward the end of the mid-90s conflict, and two veteran aid workers played by Benicio del Toro and Tim Robbins, have been instructed to remove an oversized corpse from a well in a remote mountain village. They must work quickly before the water supply becomes contaminated, however obtaining the required rope is virtually impossible.
"Joined by an interpreter, a French aid worker and a glamorous "conflict evaluator", their collective determination is matched by overwhelming obstacles: distrusting locals, inefficient UN officials and the constant presence of land mines." (Melbourne International Film Festival)
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71 %59 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
56 %1,676 reviewsAudience score rating
"Despite the appreciably restrained, low-key approach, the character-driven humor never finds a proper groove in what amounts to a so-so retread of earlier mid-conflict comedies like “MASH”."
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Variety
Variety"There's not much of a story, which wouldn't be bad if there was something other than blasts of music filling the longueurs."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Inconsistency is A Perfect Day's biggest problem. The script is scalpel sharp in some places, flabby as the well-blocker in others."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A story that for all its motley-band-of-brothers clichés feels as authentic as many more pious takes on the Bosnian conflict."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"While it's uneven... builds to a nice melancholy conclusion."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Makes a powerful statement on war by disregarding the violence and focusing solely on the strength of regular people in extreme circumstances."
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FilmInk
FilmInkA Perfect Day | Details
- Rating
- M, Mature themes and coarse language
- Runtime
- 106
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Country of origin
- Spain
