A Perfect Day
2015 · Movie · R · 106 min · ★ 6.7 · 66% critics
Set in the Balkans in 1995, a team of aid workers tries to handle a basic local problem in a war-scarred area that seems calm. As they move through villages, they face unexpected resistance from people on all sides, UN procedures, and other bizarre roadblocks.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-08-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (679 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like darkly humorous, character-focused stories about aid work amid the ruins of war; Not for you if you want nonstop action or a more straightforward, tightly satisfying plot like Welcome to Sarajevo or The Lucky Ones.
Pros: sharp dark humor; strong cast; engaging conflict tone | Cons: bureaucracy frustration; slow pacing; simple premise criticisms
Themes
- bosnia and herzegovina
- road trip
- bosnian war (1992-95)
- united nations
- 1990s
- ngo
Cast & crew
Benicio del Toro
as Mambrú
Tim Robbins
as B
Olga Kurylenko
as Katya
Mélanie Thierry
as Sophie
Feđa Štukan
as Damir
Eldar Rešidović
as Nicola
Sergi López
as Goyo
Nenad Vukelić
as Nikola's Grandfather
Morten Suurballe
as UN Official at the Briefing
Ben Temple
as UN Official's Assistant
Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa