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On the Seventh Day (En el Séptimo Día)
Drama
Bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, dishwashers, deli workers, and cotton candy vendors, they work long hours six days a week and then savor their day of rest on Sundays on the soccer fields of Sunset Park. José, a bicycle delivery worker, is the team's captain--young, talented, hardworking and responsible. When José's team makes it to the finals, he and his teammates are thrilled. But his boss throws a wrench into the celebration when he tells José he has to work on Sunday, the day of the finals. José tries to reason with his boss or replace himself, but his efforts fail. If he doesn't work on Sunday, his job and his future will be on the line. But if he doesn't stand up for himself and his teammates, his dignity will be crushed.
Rating
NR
Director
Jim McKay
Studio
Cinema Guild
Writer
Jim McKay
- The plot does set up a somewhat silly sitcom-ish contrivance at the end, and Cardona's comrades are thumbnail sketches, but none of that ruins the film's on-the-go glimpse of a life.Reply
- [Fernando] Cardona's performance is unshowy and great, but the best thing about [Jim] McKay's film is how well the filmmaker uses his setting.Reply
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- Once the movie arrives at its brilliant climax, the cumulative effects of passing details lead to sweeping payoff.Reply
- Cinematographer Charles Libin is good at moving the camera and stealing exteriors, and McKay's improvised documentary approach to street life deepens the movie.Reply
- Each elegantly framed shot, every deftly observed moment expresses something organic and moving.Reply