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Frank, 22, a student in Paris in a business school, returns to her parents time to a course he has to do in the factory where his father has worked for thirty years. After years of independence, Frank returns to his family to the delight of his father.
At the factory, Frank is assigned to the Human Resources Department. With everything he learned in school, he believes a significant time to shake up the conservatism of management who is struggling to complete the negotiations on the reduction of working time. It puts a lot of enthusiasm to the task, until he discovers that his work serves as a screen for a restructuring plan providing for the dismissal of twelve people, including his father.
Frank breaks with management communicates information to unions, which then trigger a strike. He wants his father is involved in this struggle, but one, who placed his pride in the social success of his son, refusing to join the movement. The violent confrontation that follows will clarify their relationship while returning each to its own history.
Original Release
11/20/1999
US Release
09/15/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jalil Lespert | Franck |
Jean-Claude Vallod | Le père / Le père de Franck |
Chantal Barré | La mère / La mère de Franck |
Véronique de Pandelaère | Sylvie |
Michel Begnez | Olivier |
Lucien Longueville | Le patron |
Danielle Mélador | Danielle Arnoux, la syndicaliste / Danielle Arnoux - la syndicaliste |
Pascal Sémard | Le DRH |
Didier Woldemard | Alain |
Françoise Boutigny | Betty |
Directors
Writers
Laurent Cantet, Gilles Marchand
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jalil Lespert | Franck |
Jean-Claude Vallod | Le père / Le père de Franck |
Chantal Barré | La mère / La mère de Franck |
Véronique de Pandelaère | Sylvie |
Michel Begnez | Olivier |
Lucien Longueville | Le patron |
Danielle Mélador | Danielle Arnoux, la syndicaliste / Danielle Arnoux - la syndicaliste |
Pascal Sémard | Le DRH |
Didier Woldemard | Alain |
Françoise Boutigny | Betty |
Félix Cantet | Félix |
Marie Cantet | Marie |
Sébastien Tauvel | Christian |
Jean-François Garcia | François |
Gaëlle Amouret | Frédérique |
Marie-Laure Potel | L'amie de François |
Patrick Baron | Un syndicaliste |
Patrick Pignard | Un syndicaliste |
Peggy Lefevre | Une ouvrière |
Alain Champin | Un ouvrier |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Barbara Letellier | Executive Producer |
Caroline Benjo | Producer |
Pierre Chevalier | Producer |
Carole Scotta | Producer |