# Mondays in the Sun (2002)

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**Original title**: *Los lunes al sol*
**Runtime**: 113 min
**Genres**: Drama, Comedy
**Directed by**: Fernando León de Aranoa
**Written by**: Fernando León de Aranoa, Ignacio del Moral
**Starring**: Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, José Ángel Egido, Nieve de Medina, Enrique Villén, Celso Bugallo

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

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

It figures a bunch of unemployed guys would find a bar to hang out in. Former shipyard workers meet at a bar owned by their colleague Rico. The group's dynamics are put to the test by their personal struggles.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, raw, tender

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