''One Day in Europe'' is a 2005

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

anthology film An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film, package film, or portmanteau film) is a single film consisting of several shorter films, each complete in itself and distinguished from the other, though frequently tied together by a single theme ...

written and directed by

Hannes Stöhr Hannes Stöhr (born 1970) is a German film director and screenwriter. He studied scriptwriting and directing at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin from 1994 to 1999. In 2006 Stöhr was a Villa Aurora grant recipient and lived for six m ...

. It is an international co-production between Germany and Spain. The film had its world premiere at the

55th Berlin International Film Festival The 55th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10–20, 2005. '' Man to Man'' by Régis Wargnier served as opening night film. The festival closed with '' Kinsey'' by Bill Condon. The Golden Bear was awarded to South Af ...

, where it was nominated for the

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award. It was released theatrically in Germany on 7 April 2005 by Piffl Medien and in Spain on 2 June 2006 by Notro Films.

Plot

''One Day in Europe'' consists of four stories about communication misunderstanding which take place on a single day in four cities (

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

and

Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St ...

). The Champions League match between

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

and

Deportivo La Coruña ''Deportivo'' (Spanish, 'sporting') may refer to: * Deportivo de La Coruña, commonly known as simply Deportivo, a Spanish football club * Déportivo, a French rock band * Deportivo (Mexicable), an aerial lift station in Ecatepec, Mexico * Deport ...

which takes place in Moscow on that particular day only worsens the problem. The film shows how four tourists in four places interact with the local police after being robbed or staging a robbery with the intent to collect a police report to be used to claim insurance. The football match actually plays a silent role in the film showing how the policemen are engrossed in the game and care little for the loss of the tourist.

Cast

Moscow * as Kate * Luidmila Tsvetkova as Elena *

Andrey Sokolov Andrey Alekseevich Sokolov (russian: link=no, Андре́й Алексе́евич Соколо́в; born August 13, 1962, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian actor, film and theater director, TV presenter, producer, public figure. People's Artist of ...

as Andrej * Oleg Assadulin as the Asian officer * Vita Saval as the female officer * Nikolai Svechnikov as the highranking officer *

Luis Tosar Luis López Tosar (born 13 October 1971) is a Spanish actor and musician from Galicia. He is one of the most recognizable and versatile actors in Spain, best known for performances in films such as ''Cell 211'', ''Take My Eyes'', '' Sleep Tigh ...

as Deportivo fan Istanbul *

Florian Lukas Florian Lukas (16 March 1973) is a German actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, ...

as Rokko * as Celal * Nuray Sahin as the female officer *

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (born 12 September 1965) is a Turkish film, television and theatre actor and director. Biography Taylan graduated in theatre from Hacettepe University State Conservatory. He is best known for his role as İskender in the hit ...

as the highranking officer Santiago de Compostela *

Péter Scherer Péter Scherer (born 16 November 1961 in Ajka) is a Hungarian stage and film actor. Biography Scherer was born in Ajka, Hungary. After finishing his secondary school in Szombathely, he graduated from Budapest University of Technology and Econo ...

as Gabor * as Sergeant Barreira * Goldi Martinez as Cabo Lucas * as Agent Ana * as the thief * Marta Pazos as the lover * Blanca Cendán as Rosalia * Patricia de Lorenzo as the owner of the tavern * Jesus Ron and Kalin Foz as guests in the tavern Berlin *

Rachida Brakni Rachida Brakni (born 15 February 1977) is a French actress and producer. She is married to actor and former professional association football, footballer Éric Cantona. Biography In 2001, she joined the Comédie Française, as a member of whic ...

as Rachida * Boris Arquier as Claude * as the female officer * as the male officer * Facundo Diab as Facundo

References

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