Underplayed Gems

The Job (2009)

The Job poster
Directed by
Shem Bitterman
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
R
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man struggles with the pressures of his job and his personal life. The story follows his interactions with colleagues and family as his situation becomes increasingly strained.

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What happens

The Job is an independent darkly comic drama written and directed by Shem Bitterman based on his 1998 play. The film world premiered on September 26, 2009, at the San Diego Film Festival where writer Shem Bitterman won a Best Screenplay award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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