Completed - FRENCH - Drama
Senior executive Philippe feels trapped, unable to satisfy the contradictory demands of his superiors. Now his wife is leaving him. Philippe is reaching breaking point…
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Stéphane BRIZE Writer(s) : Stéphane BRIZE, Olivier GORCE Cast : Vincent LINDON, Sandrine KIBERLAIN, Anthony BAJON Producer(s) : Christophe ROSSIGNON (NORD-OUEST FILMS)
Philippe Lemesle is watching as his wife leaves him. She’s going because the man she loves has allowed himself to be swallowed up, bit by bit, by the pressure of his job. A senior executive in a US industrial conglomerate, trapped, he no longer knows how to react to the contradictory demands of his superiors. Philippe is reaching breaking point…Writer-director Stéphane Brizé is reunited with favorite actors Vincent Lindon (The Measure of a Man– Best Actor – Cannes FF) and Sandrine Kiberlain (Mademoiselle Chambon) for this truthful and sensitive depiction of the daily struggle of executives. A powerful and unique vision of a system in overdrive.
Country(ies) : FRANCE
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