Bad Day to Go Fishing
Directed by
Álvaro Brechner


Jacob van Oppen - formerly "the strongest man on earth," now a washed-up alcoholic - and his crafty manager, Orsini, make good money staging bogus wrestling matches in small South American towns. When this oddball duo arrives in the unassuming village of Santa Maria, business really takes off: the local newspaper sponsors the fight, and the quiet hamlet becomes plastered with posters announcing an open challenge to a worthy adversary. The ever-resourceful Orsini is sure he can find the right opponent to throw the fight, but fishing in Santa Maria yields a bigger catch than he'd hoped for.
Cast
- Gary Piquer
- Jouko Ahola
- Antonella Costa
- "Alvaro Brechner's ambitious debut is something like a retro The Wrestler by way of the Coen brothers."
- "An amusing and poignant fable!"
- "Briskly paced, nicely lensed and engagingly quirky!"
Awards & Recognition
Winner
10 Awards
Uruguayan Film Critics Association
10 Awards
Uruguayan Film Critics Association
Winner
Best Actor
Mar del Plata Int'l Film Festival
Best Actor
Mar del Plata Int'l Film Festival
Winner
FIPRESCI Prize
Sofia Int'l Film Festival
FIPRESCI Prize
Sofia Int'l Film Festival
Winner
Free Spirit Award
Warsaw Int'l Film Festival
Free Spirit Award
Warsaw Int'l Film Festival
Winner
Best New Director
Brooklyn Int'l Film Festival
Best New Director
Brooklyn Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Montreal World Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
Official Selection
Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival
Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Pusan Int'l Film Festival
Pusan Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Sao Paulo Int'l Film Festival.
Sao Paulo Int'l Film Festival.
Official Selection
NYU Latin American Film Festival
NYU Latin American Film Festival
Official Selection
San Diego Lantino Film Festival
San Diego Lantino Film Festival
Official Selection
San Juan Int'l Film Festival
San Juan Int'l Film Festival
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