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72% Critic Match
Mondays in the Sun
“This film is not based on a real story. It is based on thousands.”
7.2 / 10• 2002• 1h 53m•NR• Spanish
DramaComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Javier Bardem
Santa
Lead
Luis Tosar
Jose
José Ángel Egido
Lino
Nieve de Medina
Ana
Enrique Villén
Reina
Celso Bugallo
Amador
Laura Domínguez
Ángela
Aida Folch
Nata
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fernando León de Aranoa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mondays in the Sun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
