"28 Days" is a somewhat noir comedy that deals with the problem of addiction in a humorous way. [ENG] / "28 días" es una comedia un tanto noir que trata el problema de la adicción en clave de humor. [ESP]
28 Days is a 2000 film directed by Betty Thomas and starring Sandra Bullock, who, after her success mainly in comedies, plays here a dramatic role, demonstrating her acting versatility, and Viggo Mortensen, who plays Eddy Boone, a former gambler at the end of his career, both with drug and alcohol problems.
Gwen Cummings (who is a young reporter) and her boyfriend Jasper lead a life of excess in which alcohol and drugs are commonplace.
On the day of her sister Lily's wedding, she arrives drunk, causes an accident and wrecks the limousine she hired for the occasion. The police arrive, arrest her and on the day of the trial the judge sentences her to spend 20 days in a rehabilitation centre, hence the name of the film.
In the rehabilitation centre she has to live with intoxicants and drug addicts perhaps at a much higher stage than her own, but seeing this sad and depressing reality Qwen refuses to accept the reality (that she is addicted to drugs and especially an alcoholic) and rejects all kinds of treatment.
Not only does she refuse all therapies (individual and group) but she absolutely refuses to participate in any recreational activity and tries by all means to procure the drug or any other strong stimulant within the same health structure.
When he fails to do so, he tries to run away but is caught by the guards of the detoxification centre. The practice in these cases is that she is immediately sent to prison. He manages to convince Mayor Cornell not to do so by promising him to try to get better and change his life.
In this disconcerting period of her life she calls her sister Lily, but she refuses to visit her.
Gradually, after getting to know everyone in the clinic, she realises that no two people are the same, as they all have different levels of addiction (Andrea, for example, is a 17-year-old drug addict who self-harms) and begins to rethink her own life, accepting her mistakes and realising that she has a serious problem, which, if she does not find a solution immediately, could have disastrous consequences in the future.
Meanwhile, her boyfriend Jasper does not want to give up his lifestyle and presses for her to leave the detox centre as soon as possible to return to her old life, which begins to complicate their relationship.
As she begins to integrate into the routine of the detox centre, she meets Eddie, an ex-player close to retirement from his sporting career, has a lively argument with Jasper (later they will break up for good) and sees that some patients are starting to leave when they complete their detox period.
Andrea, the 17-year-old, has just come out and injects herself with a drug overdose and dies.
Gwen spends her last days in the detox centre exchanging ideas with Eddie about how to cope with life outside the walls and finally gets out, resumes her life, reconciles with her sister and returns home.
Sandra Bullock as Gwen Cummings
Viggo Mortensen as Eddie Boone
Dominic West as Jasper
Elizabeth Perkins as Lily Cummings
Azura Skye as Andrea
Steve Buscemias as Cornell Shaw
Alan Tudyk as Gerhardt
Mike O'Malley as Oliver
Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Roshanda
Reni Santoni as Daniel
28 días es una película del año 2000 dirigida por Betty Thomas e interpretada por Sandra Bullock, que, tras su éxito principalmente en comedias, interpreta aquí un papel dramático, demostrando su versatilidad actoral y Viggo Mortensen, que interpreta a Eddy Boone, un ex jugador al final de su carrera, ambos con problemas de drogadicción y alcoholismo.
Gwen Cummings (que es una joven reportera) y su novio Jasper llevan una vida de excesos en la cuál el consumo alcohol y drogas es moneda corriente.
El día del matrimonio de su hermana Lily llega borracha, provoca un accidente y destroza la limusina que contratada para la ocasión para la ocasión. Llega la policía, la arresta y el día del juicio el juez la condena a pasar 20 días en un centro de rehabilitación, de ahí toma el nombre la película.
En el centro de rehabilitación debe convivir con personas tóxicas y drogadas tal vez en un estadio muy superior al suyo, pero al ver esta realidad tan triste y depresiva Qwen se niega a aceptar la realidad (que es adicta a las drogas y especialmente alcohólica) y rechaza todo tipo de tratamiento.
No solo rechaza todas las terapias (individuales y de grupo) sino que se niega absolutamente a participar en cualquier actividad recreativa y trata por todos los medios de procurarse la droga o algún otro estimulante fuerte dentro de la misma estructura sanitaria.
Al no lograrlo intenta huir pero es apresado por los guardianes del centro de desintoxicación. La praxis en estos casos es que sea inmediatamente enviada a prisión. Logra convencer al alcadlde Cornell que no lo haga prometiéndole empeño en mejorar y cambiar de vida.
En este período desconcertante de suvida llama a su hermana Lily, pero éstase niega a visitarla.
De a poco y tras ir conociendo a todos los internados en la clínica se da cuenta que no hay dos personas iguales ya que todas tienen un distinto nivel de adicción (Andrea por ejemplo es una joven de 17 años, adicta a las drogas y que se autolesiona) comienza a replantearse su propia vida, aceptar sus errores y darse cuenta que tiene un grave problema, del cuál si no busca la solución en lo inmediato puede depararle consecuencias desastrosas en el futuro.
Mientras tanto su novio Jasper no quiere abandonar su estilo de vida y presiona para que salga cuando antes del centro de desintoxicación para volver a la vida de antes, lo que comienza a complicar la relación entre ambos.
Al comenzzar a integrarse dentro de la rutina del centro de desintoxicación conoce a Eddie, un ex-jugador cerca del retiro de su carrera deportiva, discute con Jasper animadamente (luego se separarán definitivamente) y ve que algunos pacientes empiezan a marcharse al cumplir su período de desintoxicación.
Andrea, la joven de 17 años apenas sale se inyecta una sobredosis de droga y muere.
Gwen transcurre los últimos días en el centro de desintoxicación intercambiando ideas con Eddie sobre como afrontar la vida fuera de esos muros y finalmente sale en libertad, retoma su vida, se reconcilia con su hermana y vuelve a casa.
Sandra Bullock como Gwen Cummings
Viggo Mortensen como Eddie Boone
Dominic West como Jasper
Elizabeth Perkins como Lily Cummings
Azura Skye como Andrea
Steve Buscemi como Cornell Shaw
Alan Tudyk como Gerhardt
Mike O'Malley como Oliver
Marianne Jean-Baptiste como Roshanda
Reni Santoni como Daniel
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I thought this was an excellent film that discusses a very important problem that a lot of people face and Sandra's performance was excellent in it. I know several people whose lives have been ruined by addiction and unfortunately most of them didn't have happy endings like in this story.
Definitely worth seeing.
It is a mixture of drama with a certain amount of humour to de-dramatise a problem that is becoming more and more serious.
I think the biggest lesson of the film is how some people take (light) drugs as a hobby without giving it any importance until they fall into addiction.
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