Underplayed Gems

Quel travail (2002)

Quel travail poster
Directed by
Cyril Mennegun
Country
France
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How it feels

This French documentary follows students at a vocational high school located near a Peugeot factory. It shows their daily lives as they prepare for jobs while a friend without a diploma already works on the assembly line. The film captures their hopes, questions, and the inequality they face as the working world becomes real.

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What happens

Quel travail est un documentaire français écrit et réalisé par Cyril Mennegun en 2002 La cité scolaire Jules-Ferry, dans le territoire de Belfort, est un lycée professionnel comme les autres. À ceci près qu’il est installé aux portes des usines Peugeot. Nora, Hilal et Mathieu y partagent leur quotidien d’élèves en Bep, Bac Pro, comptabilité et secrétariat. Karim, leur copain, est parti sans aucun diplôme en poche, travailler sur les chaînes du géant de l’automobile. Le film raconte ce moment, cet âge de la vie où le monde du travail devient concret, avec son cortège de questions, d’espoirs et d’injustices. Il propose à travers ces destins d’aborder une réflexions sur le LP et l’enseignement professionnel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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