Bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, dishwashers, deli workers, and. Set over the course of seven days, the film depicts a group of undocumented mexican immigrants living in sunset park, brooklyn, who form a soccer team. May 23, 2018 a group of undocumented mexican immigrants work long hours and savor their day of rest on the soccer fields of brooklyn. The films impact is made quietly, with restraint and respect for the. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. A group of undocumented mexican immigrants work long hours six days a week, and then savor their day of rest on sundays on the soccer fields. The new york latino film festival nylff is fueled by a thriving volunteer community. They work long hours six days a week and then savor their day of rest on sundays on the soccer fields of sunset park. Filmmaker jim mckay says he resisted the temptation to make the film a polemic. Jim mckay makes movies about new yorkers who dont often make it to the big screen. Bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, dishwashers, deli workers, and cotton candy vendors, they work long hours six days a week and then savor their day. Mckay s control of tone and rhythm is in high gear, creating a work both thoughtprovoking and hugely entertaining. It stars victoria abril, yohana cobo and juan diego.
After almost two months of rehearsals the concert was recorded. A group of undocumented mexican immigrants work long hours six days a week, and then savor their day of rest on sundays on the soccer fields of brooklyn. One is a lowangle shot of a bike locked to a post outside a brooklyn office building. The plot, based on a true story, follows a bitter rivalry between two families that started with an illfated love affair, and grows over three decades. Bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, dishwashers and deli workers, they work long hours six days a week and then savor their day of rest on sundays on the soccer fields of sunset park.
The film stars mostly nonactors, whom mckay cast off the streets of brooklyn, playing versions of themselves and people they knownamely, undocumented immigrants who work as bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, dishwashers, and other minimum. Bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, dishwashers, deli workers and cotton candy vendors, they work long hours six days a week and then. Turns from a slice of life story into a galvanizing sports movie. Knowing hell be fired if he doesnt show up for work, jose is forced to choose between his job and his loyalty to his team.
Mckays control of tone and rhythm is in high gear, creating a work both thoughtprovoking and hugely entertaining. Even better, its third act is as thrilling as anything in a traditional sports movie. Their chosen outlet activity is simply the sport of soccer. Gabriele pumos rating of the film on the seventh day. His outstanding film gives them a vibrant voice and stirring course to seek that bundled american goal. The film acquaints us with some enormously likable people, all of them doing their best to get by. Seattles only movie times calendar, from the stranger. Gabriele pumo brilliantly understated and unpretentious. Courtesy cinema guild this article is more than 1 year old. Bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, dishwashers, deli workers and cotton candy vendors, they work long hours six days a week and then savor their day of rest. Six days a week, he puts in long hours as a bike messenger, struggling for his future, but his one. Alfonso velazquez, alejandro huitzil, gilberto arenas, jim mckay. Il settimo giorno sui campi di calcio documentario, usa, 2017. A glimpse of how hard hispanic immigrants work in this country and how little they ask for and how poorly some of.
Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. The films impact is made quietly, with restraint and respect for the individual experiences, everyday challenges, and small triumphs of its characters. With fernando cardona, gilberto jimenez, abel perez, genoel ramirez. A group of undocumented mexican immigrants work long hours and savor their day of rest on the soccer fields of brooklyn. Six days a week, he puts in long hours as a bike messenger, struggling for his future, but his one day off is spent on the soccer fields in sunset park. The proposal to record a concert film came from sony music colombia after the bands comeback concert at rock al parque 2014. Writerdirector jim mckay is clearly gifted at capturing authentic places and faces, and thats what gives on the seventh day its everyday enchantment. On the seventh day is a 2017 american spanishlanguage independent drama film directed by jim mckay. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.