“Thursday Till Sunday (its original title being De jueves a domingo) is a Chilean drama directed by Dominga Sotomayor Castillo in 2012. The action of the film encompasses a family of four going on a road trip from Santiago, Chile to the northern beaches in the summertime. It can be described as a “road” film that very gently deals with issues of family relationships, and disintegration of parental marriage, from the perspective of their older daughter Luisa Lucia, at the centre of this family adventure” road”.
In fact, most of the story is told without the use of dialog capturing the conflict that exists between the parents and how the children are shielded from this conflict. Rather morose as the trip continues, what began with a bright disposition changes to this depressed feeling. Image of light disappears as lucias is grown and she understands that, their family might never go on such a trip again.
The movie lasts for roughly 96 minutes and the principal cast includes Santi Ahumada, Emiliano Freifeld, Paola Giannini and Francisco Pérez-Bannen. “Thursday Till Sunday” is a highly praised film that has won numerous awards including at the Tiger Award for Best Film category at the Rotterdam Film Festival.
If you are looking for a character-driven narrative that deals with the issues of family and the challenges of being a child, then Thursday Till Sunday would be worth giving a shot. You can find it available for streaming on platforms like Amazon Prime Video.
