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Human Resources (1999)

Human Resources poster
Original title
Ressources humaines
Directed by
Laurent Cantet
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 84 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man takes a job in human resources at the factory where his father works. He gets caught between management and the labor union, which strains his relationship with his father and coworkers.

thoughtfulobservationalgroundedtenseslightly melancholicslow-burn

What happens

Human Resources (French: Ressources humaines) is a 1999 French-British comedy drama film directed by Laurent Cantet. As the title implies, the subject of the film is the workplace and the personal difficulties that result from conflicts among management and labour, corporations and individuals. It stars Jalil Lespert. Most of the other actors are non-professionals. It won the César Award for Best First Feature Film and the César Award for Most Promising Actor at the 26th César Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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