A Perfect Day (2015 film)


A Perfect Day is a 2015 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Fernando León de Aranoa. It is based on the novel Dejarse Llover by Paula Farias. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and is the director’s English-language debut.

Plot

Veteran humanitarian aid workers Mambrú and B, and newcomer Sophie, accompanied by their interpreter Damir, try to retrieve a corpse from a well somewhere in former Yugoslavia at the end of the Yugoslav Wars.
Their first attempt fails because their rope tears, so they set out to find another rope, which turns out to be more difficult than expected. They are joined in their endeavor by Mambrú's former lover Katya and a young local boy named Nikola.

Cast

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 73% approval rating, based on 52 reviews. The consensus reads: "Aid workers get their due in A Perfect Day, which is just different and well-acted enough to overcome its logy pace and narrative clichés". On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 59 out of 100, sampled from 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Awards and nominations

Benicio del Toro was presented with the honorary award, Heart of Sarajevo, at the Sarajevo Film Festival.