Mondays in the Sun

Mondays in the Sun

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

Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa

Produced by Elías Querejeta PC, Mediapro

2002113 min7.2 / 10

A compassionate ensemble portrait of working-class men grappling with unemployment and lost identity, held together by friendship and the rituals that sustain them.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mondays in the Sun sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Mondays in the Sun easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Mondays in the Sun scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Mondays in the Sun violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Mondays in the Sun end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity47

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise51

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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