Days of Santiago (Dias de Santiago) (2004)

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The film explores the tragic impossibility of a war veteran to re-integrate into civilian life. Twenty-three-year-old Santiago returns home to Peru, weary from years of jungle fighting and searching for hope. But his native Lima has become a less than welcoming place. Unable to get a job or credit or to afford an education, misunderstood by his family, wife and friends whom he finds decadent and distant, Santiago's estrangement from an increasingly hostile and chaotic world deepens, as his anger and frustration rise. Through a powerful and original style of narration, the film vividly examines the effects of war upon those who carry it out.

Cast

Pietro Sibille
as Santiago Román
Milagros Vidal
as Andrea
Marisela Puicón
as Elisa
Alheli Castillo
as Mari
Lili Urbina
as Mama
Ricardo Mejía
as Papa
Erick García
as Coco
Ivy La Noire
as Ines
Sandra Arana
as Chica Paradero
Giselle Bedon
as Rita
Esther Castillo
as Senora Taxi
Joel Ezeta
as Amigo Ines
Ronald García
as Taxista
Analía Laos
as Pareja Taxi
Igor Moreno
as Igor Merino
Shirley Pfenning
as Recepcionist
Ana María Roca-Rey
as Jimena
Aldo Salvini
as Sacerdote Taxi
Raúl Silva
as Víctim
Mónica Rossi
as Recepcionist at University
Maribel Toledo Ocampo
as (voice)
Sandra Vergara
as Sandra
Gastón Vizcarra
as Pareja Taxi
Jose Gerardo Zamora Jr.
as Taxi Rider
David Zúñiga
as Paradero 2
Marisela Pucicon
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Critic Reviews for Days of Santiago (Dias de Santiago)

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (4)

a look at an ex-soldier, who after "six years of battling terrorists, the Peruvian drug mafia, and a nationalist war against Ecuador," finds out there's no place for him in civilization. . .Existentialist fare at its best.

Jun 13, 2018 | Full Review…
indieWire
Top Critic

Pietro Sibille is exceptional as Santiago, and the rest of the cast turn in dynamic performances.

Dec 8, 2005 | Rating: 3/4
New York Post
Top Critic

Dias de Santiago zeros in on the disconnect between one man's sense of entitlement and the unforgiving realities of life in contemporary Lima.

Dec 7, 2005 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
New York Times
Top Critic

If the movie lacks narrative originality, it leaves a singularly raw impression of having spent time inside someone's sweaty, ill-fitting skin.

Dec 6, 2005 | Full Review…
Village Voice
Top Critic

easy to sympathize with

Jul 2, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Filmcritic.com

The film's greatest asset is Sibille's slow-burning performance Santiago, a man whose nature and aspirations are fundamentally at odds.

Dec 9, 2005 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
TV Guide
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Audience Reviews for Days of Santiago (Dias de Santiago)

½

An interesting perspective on the recovery of war. This feels like a post Vietnam pic but the unique angle adds to the delivery of very unique recovery.

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