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Mondays in the Sun(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-09-27
72%
220 Votes
Time: 1h 53m
This film is not based on a real story. It is based on thousands.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Spanish, German.
Countries:
Spain
Budget: $4,000,000.00
Revenue: $146,402.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Elías Querejeta PC
Quo Vadis Cinéma
Eyescreen
Vía Digital
Continental Producciones
Movie: Mondays in the Sun
Top 10 Billed Cast
Javier Bardem
Santa
Luis Tosar
Jose
Nieve de Medina
Ana
Enrique Villén
Reina
Celso Bugallo
Amador
José Ángel Egido
Lino
Laura Domínguez
Ángela
Aida Folch
Nata
Serge Riaboukine
Serguei
Pepo Oliva
Samuel
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