A Perfect Day (2015)
Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa

Comedy / Drama / War

Film Synopsis

A young Frenchwoman named Sophie travels to a war-torn country in East Europe to join a humanitarian team.  One member of the team, Mambrú, has become totally disillusioned and wants to head back home.  Another, known as 'B', is unpredictable and often comes up with decisions that are hard to fathom.  Then there is Mambrú's former lover Katya, and Damir, the interpreter, who is anxious for the war to end.  In the course of their duties, the group comes across a young boy named Nikola and find themselves with a dilemma on discovering that their only source of drinkable water is polluted by a dead body...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Fernando León de Aranoa
  • Script: Fernando León de Aranoa, Diego Farias, Paula Farias (novel)
  • Photo: Alex Catalán
  • Music: Arnau Bataller
  • Cast: Benicio Del Toro (Mambrú), Tim Robbins (B), Olga Kurylenko (Katya), Mélanie Thierry (Sophie), Fedja Stukan (Damir), Eldar Residovic (Nikola), Sergi López (Goyo), Nenad Vukelic (Nikola's Grandfather)
  • Country: Spain
  • Language: English / Serbian / Spanish / French / Bosnian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 106 min

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