What to do with myself during the day?

There was a premiere over at the Mall of America recently, and it’s been playing at the AMC Theatres in George all through last week... Has anyone actually sat down to watch it yet? The premise sounds intriguing, and I've heard some decent things from people I know. Plus, it picked up a few awards that supposedly carry some weight, so I'm thinking about catching a screening...

If anyone here has seen it, please help those of us who haven't by sharing your thoughts.

The website is right here: www.stosasobom.com - the trailers look pretty solid...

Just walked back in from the theater.

It was a fantastic documentary—honestly, it took me until the credits rolled to realize how much I’ve missed watching stuff that actually interests me without being some massive Hollywood blockbuster. Plus, there's nothing like catching something in your own language.

To be fair, I can't even remember the last time I sat down to watch a documentary on the "big screen," and man, it was such a blast.

For me personally, this hit a little harder than your average doc because I’ve actually known the main guy, Tulju, since I was a kid. I haven't seen him in maybe twenty years, but honestly? He hasn't changed one bit.

The whole thing plays out like a dark comedy—huge props to Ivona for directing this. It’s definitely not a fluke that it picked up all those awards at international festivals; we really have something to be proud of here. 👍

I highly recommend this to any real cinephile looking for a breath of fresh air. There are a few scenes—like the one where a character talks about his failed suicide attempt—that are absolutely going to become cult classics.

Writing your own praise for your own movie—well, that’s just tacky, even by Jacob Sedlar's standards. Apparently, one "review" was penned by Ivona, and another by Anita Juka. Using lies to hype up a "first" documentary for theaters (do people really think we have amnesia regarding films like *Happy Child*?), when it’s maybe the tenth "most awarded" film since '91—if you can even call it that after a few minor B-list festivals and some awards at a local city showcase, what the fuck??—and then claiming "Ivona Juka is a renowned director"... I mean, seriously, based on what? A couple of student films and one documentary. Pulling an old film out of mothballs just to push it into theaters? Why... probably just for a handful of interviews and a bit of media attention, I suppose. I didn't even bother looking at that pile of garbage until I stumbled upon this:
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Boasting and Falsehoods | risbo22 | 3/26/2008 09:31:20
WHY DO YOU NEED LIES LIKE: "What to do with oneself during the day," currently playing at AMC Theatres, is the first American documentary to be shown in regular theatrical distribution." In regular distribution, we've already seen Mirković's *Happy Child* and Grlić's *New Era*. Both were screened with genuine impact. Honestly, the entire promotion for Juka's film is just a massive collection of exaggerations and untruths. They take little awards from second-rate Eastern European festivals and proclaim them a "global phenomenon"... and the most absurd part is how Juka herself, along with her sister who produced the film, constantly insists that their film is the "most awarded American documentary." Which is a total and completely misplaced lie. So far, the most awards in the American documentary scene were won by Goran Dević for his film *Imported Crow*. And, more importantly, he earned some truly relevant international accolades. The fact that someone brags about having the "highest number of awards" is just pathetic. What matters is the quality of the film, and among awards, it's the prestige of the festivals that counts. You shouldn't dismiss Juka's awards entirely, but when they elevate them to this degree, it's clearly just vanity on a cosmic scale...

Come on, Jeffrey Mitchell28—we all know you're the one who penned that comment on the news site, too. Maybe try focusing on yourself for once—specifically on your disastrous work on the movie. 🙂🙂

Great.

Actually, it was incredibly good.

They did an awesome job blending that heavy, sad storyline with characters who are just pure joy.
Everyone kept telling me how much it reminded them of a tragic knight story.

We're talking everything from genuinely moving monologues to comedy that hits right at the level of David Brent—or honestly, maybe even Ricky Gervais, though Brent is definitely in the running here too.

The editing? Absolute perfection.

Huge props to the filmmakers.

That guy Tuljo pops up in the movie... I didn't quite catch his vibe.
I remember him from way back in the day too... I'll definitely have to give it a watch.

Great documentary. We need more domestic ones like this...
I believe we should genuinely applaud work of this caliber. It was an excellent documentary—well-promoted and showing up in theaters nationwide.
Kudos to Juka 👍

rustyranger64 said:There was a premiere over at the Mall of America recently, and it’s been playing at the AMC Theatres in George all through last week... Has anyone actually sat down to watch it yet? The premise sounds intriguing, and I've heard some decent things from people I know. Plus, it picked up a few awards that supposedly carry some weight, so I'm thinking about catching a screening...

If anyone here has seen it, please help those of us who haven't by sharing your thoughts.

The website is right here: www.stosasobom.com - the trailers look pretty solid...

I watched it two nights ago; two and a half hours of pure intensity. Go see it, you won't regret it.

What a thread, truly epic 🙏🙏

The best part is watching them realize what they've actually done to themselves during the day.

lonetinker3 said:I watched it two nights ago; two and a half hours of pure intensity. Go see it, you won't regret it.

Man, I think I saw that thing on CBS like seventeen times already. I’m officially over it.

lonetinker3 said:I watched it two nights ago; two and a half hours of pure intensity. Go see it, you won't regret it.

Well, in two and a half hours, you could watch a movie and still have enough time to drive all the way to Los Angeles.

Jamie Davis9 said:Well, in two and a half hours, you could watch a movie and still have enough time to drive all the way to Los Angeles.

It'll probably be the director's cut...