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Friday or Another Day (2005)

Friday or Another Day poster
Original title
Vendredi ou un autre jour
Directed by
Yvan Le Moine
Genre
drama film, adventure film
Country
Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man named Robinson is stranded on a deserted island. He establishes a routine of survival and order, until a native man named Friday arrives and challenges his way of living.

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What happens

Friday or Another Day (French: Vendredi ou un autre jour) is a French language film, directed by Yvan Le Moine, which was released in 2005. Inspired by the novel Friday, or, The Other Island, written by Michel Tournier, it was shot in La Réunion with the main actors Philippe Nahon and Alain Moraïda. It was awarded the Swiss Critics Boccalino Award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2005 . (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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