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2018 · 3m · España
Directed by Pau Rodilla
Genres: documentary, drama
Tones: contemplative, melancholic
A food-delivery rider for a well-known mobile app reflects on working conditions while pedalling for 12 hours a day. Decision stands firm: today counts as the last day of work.
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The gig-economy critique is obvious enough that everyone saw it coming—but Rodilla refuses to grandstand about it, which almost makes it interesting; the real subversion is how quietly the decision lands.
A formally restrained piece that situates itself in the lineage of Kiarostami's durational observation and the essay-documentary tradition; the 12-hour constraint becomes both subject and formal discipline.
That final cut—the moment the decision crystallizes on his face during the ride—is economical enough to do the work of a three-act structure; the entire film pivots on one unforced performance choice that doesn't announce itself.