Bad Day to Go Fishing (2009)

Original title

Mal día para pescar

Directed by

Álvaro Brechner

Genre

drama film

Country

Uruguay, Spain

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A strongman and his manager travel through small South American towns putting on wrestling shows. When they reach a place called Santa Maria, the locals' unexpected excitement upends their routine and tests their friendship.

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What happens

Bad Day to Go Fishing (original title, Mal día para pescar) is a 2009 comedy-drama film directed by Álvaro Brechner from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gary Piquer. It stars Piquer, Jouko Ahola, Antonella Costa and Cesar Troncoso. It was screened as part of the official selection of the Critics Week at 2009 Cannes Film Festival. The screenplay was written by Álvaro Brechner in collaboration with Gary Piquer, and was adapted from a short story by the Uruguayan writer Juan Carlos Onetti. The film tells the story of a strongman and his crafty manager, who tour small South American towns staging wrestling matches. Arriving in Santa Maria, they are met with uncommon enthusiasm by the locals, snowballing into a major challenge to their livelihood and their friendship. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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