Mondays in the Sun

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

2002 1h 53m ES

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7.2

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80%

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7.5

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★7.2TMDB · 256🍅80%Rotten Tomatoes●64Metacritic★7.5IMDB · 15,616

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Javier Bardem
Santa
Luis Tosar
Jose
José Ángel Egido
Lino
Nieve de Medina
Ana
Enrique Villén
Reina
Celso Bugallo
Amador
Laura Domínguez
Ángela
Aida Folch
Nata

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa
Writers: Fernando León de Aranoa, Ignacio del Moral
Languages: Spanish, German
Countries: Spain, France, Italy

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, German.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Spain, France, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, shot by Alfredo Mayo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lucio Godoy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nacho Ruiz Capillas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fernando León de Aranoa directs. Alfredo Mayo behind the camera. Lucio Godoy scores. Nacho Ruiz Capillas cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Spain, France, Italy. Dialogue in Spanish, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 24 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, German.
5International production across 3 countries: Spain, France, Italy.
6Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, shot by Alfredo Mayo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Lucio Godoy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Nacho Ruiz Capillas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Javier Bardem and Luis Tosar and José Ángel Egido carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "This film is not based on a real story. It is based on thousands.".
11IMDB entry: tt0319769 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.