A Day and a Half (2023)
- Original title
- En dag och en halv
- Directed by
- Fares Fares
- Genre
- action film, thriller film
- Country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 132 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man storms his ex-wife's workplace at gunpoint to see their daughter. A police officer negotiates with him, and the three embark on a tense road trip that exposes the painful reasons behind their broken family.
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What happens
A Day and a Half (Swedish: En dag och en halv) is a 2023 Swedish thriller film directed by Fares Fares, in his directorial debut. It was written by Fares and Peter Smirnakos. The film opens with Artan (Alexej Manvelov) storming the clinic his estranged wife Louise (Alma Pöysti) works at. Armed with a handgun, he demands to see his daughter, who Louise has custody of. Police officer Lukas (Fares) responds to the scene and the trio go on a high-stakes road trip of sorts, where the reasons for their custody dispute and marital difficulties are revealed. The film premiered on Netflix on 1 September 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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