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Life in a Day

  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 35m
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7.6/10
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Life in a Day (2011)
 	A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010.
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A documentary shot by film-makers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the twenty-fourth of July, 2010.A documentary shot by film-makers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the twenty-fourth of July, 2010.A documentary shot by film-makers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the twenty-fourth of July, 2010.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
15K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Tegan Bukowski
    • Loressa Clisby
    • Kevin Macdonald
  • Stars
    • Hiroaki Aikawa
    • Cindy Baer
    • Teagan Bentley
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  • Directors
    • Tegan Bukowski
    • Loressa Clisby
    • Kevin Macdonald
  • Stars
    • Hiroaki Aikawa
    • Cindy Baer
    • Teagan Bentley
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    • 61User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    Hiroaki Aikawa
    Hiroaki Aikawa
    • Selfas Self
    Cindy Baer
    Cindy Baer
    • Selfas Self
    Teagan Bentley
    • Selfas Self
    Ester Brym
    • Selfas Self
    Cristina Bocchialini
    • Selfas Self
    Jesse Brisendine
    • Selfas Self
    Andrea Cunningham
    • Selfas Self
    Shir Decker
    • Selfas Self
    Jaap Dijkstra
    • Selfas Self
    Ayman El Gazwy
    • Selfas Self
    Shawn Gadberry
    • Selfas Self
    Boris Grishkevich
    • Selfas Self
    Arsen Grigoryan
    • Selfas Self
    Jennifer M. Howd
    • Selfas Self
    Christopher Brian Heerdt
    • Selfas Self
    Jane Haubrich
    • Selfas Self
    David Jacques
    • Selfas Self
    Brisendine Jesse
    • Selfas Self
    • Directors
      • Tegan Bukowski
      • Loressa Clisby
      • Kevin Macdonald
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Filmed on the 24th of July 2010
    • Quotes

      Man: I actually love my refrigerator. It's such a cool thing. It remains at one corner. It keeps its mouth shut. I love my refrigerator. Nothing else but my refrigerator!

    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 14 June 2011 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      A Preda (The Rock)
      Traditional Angolan Song

      Sung by Ovimbundu Women

    User reviews61

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    At face value, engaging but peel away some layers and it is profound.
    We have all had that moment. At a particular point in any given day, we wonder what someone is doing on the other side of the world at that exact moment. Life in a Day gives us just a glimpse of the world on a normal day and does so masterfully. I was very engaged by the flashy editing and creative montages but also very touched at some of the short sequences of humans in their most candid moments. This film gives us a window into life on the macro and the micro. It presents us with constant scene changes and slick editing to keep us interested and then gives us some very real and very profound moments.

    This film manages to reward the viewer with quality and quantity, in the sense that it packs more into its 95 minutes that you can shake a stick at. Many of the stories in this movie could be their own documentaries themselves and make for a great watch. But it is not just the people, that make this movie great. Without giving anything away, this film will find ways to pull at your heartstrings in ways you may have never experienced with cinema. Everyone at some point in this film can relate to moments that are so visceral and so real, you may find your self reliving emotions you may not have expected, good and bad. I am being purposefully vague because any explanation of the events in this film will not do it justice. You need to experience it.

    I highly recommend this film, not as a documentary, but as an experience and window into the human condition. Life, death, love, laughter, bodily function, work,war,heartbreak, fear. Just some of the emotions and experiences chronicled, this film does a great job of presenting it in an interesting way that keeps you wanting more. It is almost too bad that for most of the subjects, we are offered a very brief glimpse into their life only to be whisked halfway around the world and thrust into the home of another. The Scott brothers (Tony and Ridley) did a great job of keeping some cohesion as far as the chronological order of the day and the subject matter. With 4500 hours of footage from 192 countries, this was no small feat.

    In closing, I hope more and more see this movie as it gives us an unbiased glimpse into the human condition. Approach the movie with an open mind and a little patience, and you will be rewarded. It is art such as this that can help us understand one another to hopefully be able to put aside our differences, if for just one day.
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    • Dec 5, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 27, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Japanese
      • German
      • Spanish
      • Indonesian
      • Balinese
      • Portuguese
      • Ukrainian
      • Vietnamese
      • Catalan
      • Dutch
      • Bengali
      • Masai
      • Hindi
      • Arabic
      • Quechua
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Життя за один день
    • Production companies
      • LG
      • Scott Free Productions
      • YouTube
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $252,788
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $45,202
      • Jul 31, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $607,169
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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