BAD DAY TO GO FISHING
Directed by Álvaro Brechner
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Mallory Jacobs (non-theatrical requests)
email / 212-941-7744 ext. 205
Maxwell Wolkin (library requests)
email / 212-941-7744 ext. 211
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"Alvaro Brechner's ambitious debut is something like a retro The Wrestler by way of the Coen brothers."
– , Variety
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Synopsis
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.
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Director and Cast
- Director: Álvaro Brechner
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Jeff in Seattle - Customer Review
Excellent!! Ihighly recommend "Bad Day to go Fishing". I do agree with the critic that the film mirrors the Coen brothers' style. I want to watch it again!
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Jouko Ahola (Jacob) in Bad Day To Go Fishing
Director of Bad Day to Go Fishing Álvaro Brechner
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