Mondays in the Sun

• Javier Bardem: Santa
• Luis Tosar: José
• Jose Angel Egido: Lino
• Nieve de Medina: Ana
• Enrique Villén: Reina
• Celso Bugallo: Amador
• Joaquin Climent: Rico
• Aida Folch: Nata
• Serge Riaboukine: Sergei

Mondays in the Sun is a Spanish -Italian- French co-production of a film drama by director Fernando León de Aranoa from the year 2002.

Action

The crisis in the Spanish shipbuilding industry also extends to the shipyard in Vigo not stop. Five unemployed friends meet in a bar to find a way out of their misery: Santa, the loudmouth, which in turn should pay a fine for damage; Lino, who desperately abgrast the personnel offices of the city; José, the youngest, his wife Ana applying the livelihood; Amador who is constantly in the bar of his colleagues Rico. Also a former Russian cosmonaut 've ended up in the city. They all struggle with their everyday concerns such as the authorities, decay of self-esteem and liabilities. And despite all the problems and dramas they manage their lives with humor and mutual help.

Criticism

For the filmdienst the film is a " perfect blend of tragic and comic moments, which sees itself as a sarcastic state description of Spanish society. The film impressed by his laconic situation comedy and humanity of his protagonists, whose self-discovery on the edge of the affluent society is winking take note '.

Awards

The film was showered with awards. Among other things, he won five Goya at the Spanish Film Festival in 2003 and four awards at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 2002.