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On the Seventh Day

On the Seventh Day (En el séptimo día)

2017

Jim McKay

Fernando Cardona, Gilberto Jiménez, Abel Perez, Genoel Ramírez ...

6.4

33

Drama A group of undocumented immigrants from Puebla live in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. They work long hours six days a week as bicycle-delivery guys, construction workers, dishwashers, deli workers, and cotton-candy vendors. On Sundays, they savor their day of rest on the soccer fields of Sunset Park. José, a bicycle delivery man, who is young and talented, hardworking and responsible, is the soccer team’s captain. When his team makes it to the ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"The most satisfying aspect of 'En El Séptimo Dia' (...) stems from the way it combines a simple premise with profound concerns."	POS
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"Played by a magnetic ensemble of nonprofessionals (...) It's a work of unforced charm, a neorealist marvel"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"The new movie has a bone-deep humanity-that-transcends-technique that reaches right back to Cassavetes, yet it’s also exquisitely made"	POS
United States	Clayton Dillard Slant	"McKay treats the subject within a modest template, imparting José and his compatriots' humanity with conviction and exigency (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Cardona’s performance is unshowy and great, but the best thing about McKay’s film is how well the filmmaker uses his setting."	POS
United States	Monica Castillo Village Voice	"'En el Séptimo Día' carefully observes the men’s world in realistic details (...) McKay captures a genuine sense of the bittersweet reality of the American dream"	POS

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