Los lunes al sol (2002)

This is the story of those who live in a constant Sunday, those who spend mondays under the Sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but now are unemployed.

Director:

Fernando León de Aranoa

Writers:

Fernando León de Aranoa (screenplay), Ignacio del Moral (screenplay)

Stars:

Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, José Ángel Egido

39 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Javier Bardem	...	Santa
Luis Tosar	...	Jose
José Ángel Egido	...	Lino (as José Angel Egido)
Nieve de Medina	...	Ana
Enrique Villén	...	Reina
Celso Bugallo	...	Amador
Joaquín Climent	...	Rico
Aida Folch	...	Nata
Serge Riaboukine	...	Serguei
Laura Domínguez	...	Ángela
Pepo Oliva	...	Samuel
Fernando Tejero	...	Lázaro
Andrés Lima	...	Abogado
Antonio Mourelos	...	Juez
César Cambeiro	...	Fiscal (as Cesar Cambeiro)

Storyline

2001: men without jobs, in the port city of Vigo. Six men worked in a shipyard, now shuttered. They pass the time at La Naval, a bar opened by one of them after the yard closed. They face their futures in makeshift ways: Rico has his bar and a sharp 15-year-old daughter, Reina has become a watchman and a moralizer, Lino fills out job applications, Amador drinks heavily and talks of his wife's return; José is married to Ana, who works at a cannery and tires of being the breadwinner amidst José's emasculated moodiness; Santa, the group's conscience and troublemaker, occasionally fantasizes about Australia. In truth, all are joined like Siamese twins, adrift.

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Plot Keywords:

bar | shipyard | australia | drink | peseta | 

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Taglines:

This film is not based on a real story. It is based on thousands.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official site [nl]

Country:

Spain France Italy

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

27 September 2002 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Defteres me liakada

Filming Locations:

Gijón, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$22,401 (USA) (25 July 2003)

Gross:

$146,402 (USA) (29 August 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sogepaq, Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas S.L., Mediapro

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Santa: What day is today?

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Connections

Spoofed in Los mejores momentos de 'Sé lo que hicisteis' (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Concierto para violín y orquesta, Op. 61, Rondo Allegro"
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven (as Beethoven)

User Reviews

the essence of so many sad lives

How do you imagine the life of an unemployed without family, possession or future? Dull is certainly one of the answers, but this movie does the utmost of this basic story! It's a great achievement to tell something so boring without becoming itself dull and boring. At some points it is even funny and every minute is well done. Really intelligent script with great actors. Especially the actor of Santos! By far the best way to get a glimpse of a life nobody wants to have. It isn't a movie for everybody, because it isn't an easy popcorn movie. The presence of your mind is required but you will be certainly rewarded with an insight that you'll hopefully never experience.