Whatever (1999)

Original title

Extension du domaine de la lutte

Directed by

Philippe Harel

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

2h

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes increasingly alienated from the world around him during a business trip with a colleague. His misanthropy spirals out of control as he struggles with the emptiness of modern life.

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What happens

Whatever is a 1999 French drama film directed by Philippe Harel, starring Harel and José Garcia. The original French title is Extension du domaine de la lutte, which means "extension of the domain of struggle." It tells the story of a man whose misanthropy goes out of control due to a business trip together with a colleague. It is based on the novel Whatever by Michel Houellebecq. The film was released on 13 October 1999 through Mars Distribution. It had 55,967 admissions in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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