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7 Minutes (2016)

7 Minutes poster
Original title
7 Minuti
Directed by
Michele Placido
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
T
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 164 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of women working in a textile factory face a difficult decision when their boss demands they sign a new contract that would cut their break time. They have only seven minutes to discuss and vote on the proposal, revealing deep tensions among them.

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What happens

7 Minutes (Italian: 7 minuti) is a 2016 Italian-Swiss-French drama film co-written and directed by Michele Placido. The film premiered at the 11th Rome Film Festival and was later screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Inspired by a true story, it is loosely based on a drama play of the same name by Stefano Massini. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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