On the Seventh Day (En El Séptimo Día)

Showings

The Main 3 Fri, Jul 20, 2018 1:20 PM
The Main 3 Fri, Jul 20, 2018 4:20 PM
The Main 3 Fri, Jul 20, 2018 7:20 PM
The Main 3 Fri, Jul 20, 2018 9:45 PM
The Main 3 Sat, Jul 21, 2018 1:20 PM
The Main 3 Sat, Jul 21, 2018 4:20 PM
The Main 3 Sat, Jul 21, 2018 7:20 PM
The Main 3 Sat, Jul 21, 2018 9:45 PM
The Main 3 Sun, Jul 22, 2018 1:20 PM
The Main 3 Sun, Jul 22, 2018 4:20 PM
The Main 3 Sun, Jul 22, 2018 7:20 PM
The Main 3 Sun, Jul 22, 2018 9:45 PM
The Main 3 Mon, Jul 23, 2018 1:20 PM
The Main 3 Mon, Jul 23, 2018 4:20 PM
The Main 3 Mon, Jul 23, 2018 7:20 PM
The Main 3 Mon, Jul 23, 2018 9:45 PM
The Main 3 Tue, Jul 24, 2018 1:20 PM
The Main 3 Tue, Jul 24, 2018 4:20 PM
The Main 3 Tue, Jul 24, 2018 7:20 PM
The Main 3 Tue, Jul 24, 2018 9:45 PM
The Main 3 Wed, Jul 25, 2018 1:20 PM
The Main 3 Wed, Jul 25, 2018 4:20 PM
The Main 3 Wed, Jul 25, 2018 7:20 PM
The Main 3 Wed, Jul 25, 2018 9:45 PM
The Main 3 Thu, Jul 26, 2018 1:20 PM
The Main 3 Thu, Jul 26, 2018 4:20 PM
The Main 3 Thu, Jul 26, 2018 7:20 PM
The Main 3 Thu, Jul 26, 2018 9:45 PM
The Main 3 Fri, Jul 27, 2018 1:20 PM
The Main 3 Mon, Jul 30, 2018 1:20 PM
The Main 3 Mon, Jul 30, 2018 4:20 PM
The Main 3 Mon, Jul 30, 2018 9:45 PM
The Main 3 Tue, Jul 31, 2018 1:20 PM
The Main 3 Tue, Jul 31, 2018 4:20 PM
The Main 3 Tue, Jul 31, 2018 7:20 PM
The Main 3 Tue, Jul 31, 2018 9:45 PM
The Main 3 Wed, Aug 1, 2018 2:00 PM
The Main 3 Wed, Aug 1, 2018 4:20 PM
The Main 3 Wed, Aug 1, 2018 7:20 PM
The Main 3 Wed, Aug 1, 2018 9:45 PM
The Main 3 Thu, Aug 2, 2018 1:20 PM
The Main 3 Thu, Aug 2, 2018 4:20 PM
The Main 3 Thu, Aug 2, 2018 7:20 PM
The Main 3 Thu, Aug 2, 2018 9:45 PM
Film Info
Original Title:En el Séptimo Día
Program:New Releases
Tags:Drama
Latino/Hispanic/Iberian
Sports
Culture & Society
Release Year:2017
Runtime:92 min
Country/Region:USA
Language:Spanish
English
Website:Official Website
Print Source:Cinema Guild
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYg3mAJTWSE
Cast/Crew
Director:Jim McKay
Producer:Alex Bach
Lindsey Cordero
Caroline Kaplan
Jim McKay
Michael Stipe
Cinematographer:Charles Libin
Screenwriter:Jim McKay
Editor:Karim López
Principal Cast:Fernando Cardona
Gilberto Jiménez
Abel Perez
Genoel Ramírez
Alfonso Velazquez
Alejandro Huitzil
Gilberto Arenas
Ricardo Gonzalez
Eduardo Espinoza
Ernesto Lucero
Filmography:Angel Rodriguez ('05)
Everyday People ('04)
Our Song ('99)
Girls Town ('96)

Description

EN EL SÉPTIMO DÍA (On the Seventh Day), a fiction feature from director Jim McKay (GIRLS TOWN, OUR SONG, EVERYDAY PEOPLE), follows a group of undocumented immigrants living in Sunset Park, Brooklyn over the course of seven days.

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 on Sundays on the soccer fields of Sunset Park. José, a bicycle delivery worker, is the team's captain - young, talented, hardworking and responsible. When José's team makes it to the finals, he and his teammates are thrilled. But his boss throws a wrench into the celebration when he tells José he has to work on Sunday, the day of the finals. If he doesn't work, his job and his future will be on the line. But if he doesn't stand up for himself and his teammates, his dignity will be crushed.

Shot in the neighborhoods of Sunset Park, Park Slope, and Gowanus, EN EL SÉPTIMO DÍA is a humane, sensitive and humorous window into a world rarely seen. The film’s impact is made quietly, with restraint and respect for the individual experiences, everyday challenges and small triumphs of its characters.

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Repartidores de comida, trabajadores de la construcción, lavaplatos, trabajadores de delis y vendedores de algodón de azúcar, estos nuevos estadounidenses trabajan durante largas horas seis días a la semana para disfrutar su día de descanso—el domingo—en los campos de fútbol de Sunset Park. José (interpretado por el encantador novato Fernando Cardona), un repartidor de comida, es el capitán del equipo: joven, talentoso, trabajador y responsable.

Cuando el equipo de José llega a la final, él y sus compañeros están emocionados. Pero el jefe de José amenaza con arruinar la celebración cuando le dice a su empleado que tiene que trabajar el domingo, el día de la final. José trata sin éxito de convencer a su jefe de que cambie de plan y de encontrar alguien que lo reemplace en el partido final. Si no llega a trabajar el domingo, su trabajo y su futuro estarán en riesgo. Pero si no se defiende a sí mismo y a sus compañeros de equipo, su dignidad será abatida.

Inspirado en parte por el libro pionero de Robert Smith Mexican New York y filmado en los barrios de Brooklyn Park, Park Slope y Gowanus, EN EL SÉPTIMO DÍA ofrece una mirada humana, delicada y divertida sobre la comunidad mexicana de Nueva York—el tercer grupo inmigrante más grande de la ciudad—que rara vez se retrata en el cine. El impacto de la película es sigiloso, con prudencia y respeto a las vivencias individuales, los desafíos de la vida diaria, y los pequeños triunfos de sus personajes.


PRESS

"A neorealistic gem." - The Hollywood Reporter

"En el Séptimo Día pulls off the tricky feat of feeling utterly natural as it ratchets with the mechanics of drama and suspense."- New York Times

"The film captures the reality behind a thousand news stories, sketching in what the politics of undocumented immigration really means." - Variety


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