A Lucky Day (2002)
1h 35m
Running Time
May 16, 2002Release Date
A Lucky Day (2002)
1h 35m
Running Time
May 16, 2002Release Date
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Plot.
Buenos Aires in the year 2002; the economical depression has caught the country. Elsa keeps her head above water through several badly paid jobs and occasional criminal offenses with her friends Walter, Laura and Toni. She's saving money for a ticket to Rome to get out of her life and visit an Italian with whom she had a one night stand several months ago.
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Cast & Crew.
Valentina Bassi
Elsa
Valentina Bassi
Elsa
Claudio Gallardou
Alejandro
Fernán Mirás
Walter
Darío Vittori
Abuelo
Sandra Gugliotta
Director
Marcelo Schapces
Writer
Cobi Migliora
Director of Photography
Fernando Merinero
Producer
Alejo Flah
Editor
Sebastián Schachtel
Composer
Fabiana Piotti
Art Direction
José Guerra
Cinematographer
José Guerra
Cinematographer
Alberto Ianuzzi
Director of Photography
Diego Frenkel
Music
Gabriela Dodero
Production Design
Mariana Bacigalupo
Costume Design
Mónica Mazzei
Makeup & Hair
Jesús Berenguer
Lola Berthet
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A Lucky Day (Spanish: Un día de suerte) is a 2002 Argentine-Italian drama film directed by Sandra Gugliotta, in her feature film debut, and written by Gugliotta and Marcelo Schapces. In Argentina it's also known as Lo que buscas es amor. The executive producer was Marcelo Schapces, and it was produced by Sandra Gugliotta and Fernando Merinero. It stars Valentina Bassi as Elsa.
The theme of this docudrama is the economic turmoil and unemployment among the young population during the Argentinian economic crisis (1999-2002). The film won two awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, winning also the Caligari Film Award and the Don Quixote Award.