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Directed by Frères DardenneOrigin BelgiqueGenres DramaThemes Films about the labor movementActors Marion Cotillard,
Fabrizio Rongione,
Olivier Gourmet,
Catherine Salée,
Pili Groyne,
Christelle CornilRating72%
In Seraing, an industrial town in Liège, Belgium, Sandra is a young wife and mother, who works in a small solar-panel factory. She suffers a nervous breakdown and is forced to take time off from her job. During her absence, her colleagues realize they are able to cover her shifts by working slightly longer hours and the management proposes a €1,000 bonus to all staff if they agree to make Sandra redundant. Sandra later returns to work and discovers that her fate rests in the hands of her sixteen co-workers, and she must visit each of them over the course of a weekend to persuade them to reject the monetary bonus. However, most of the co-workers need the proposed bonus for their own families and Sandra faces an uphill battle to keep her job before the crucial vote on Monday morning., 1h27
Directed by Frères DardenneOrigin BelgiqueGenres DramaThemes Films about education,
Films about children,
L'enfance marginaliséeActors Thomas Doret,
Cécile de France,
Jérémie Rénier,
Egon Di Mateo,
Fabrizio Rongione,
Olivier GourmetRating73%
The story begins with Cyril, a 12-year-old boy in foster care, searching for his father and lost bike. Cyril escapes the foster home to try to find his father at his old apartment. When the caretakers find him, Cyril flees to a doctor’s office nearby, where he grabs onto a woman in the waiting room. Trying to alleviate the situation, the caretakers take Cyril to the empty apartment, confirming that his father has really abandoned him., 1h35
Directed by Frères DardenneOrigin BelgiqueGenres DramaThemes Films about alcoholism,
Films about the labor movement,
La précaritéActors Émilie Dequenne,
Fabrizio Rongione,
Olivier Gourmet,
Claire TefninRating73%
When her probationary employment ends, Rosetta (Émilie Dequenne) causes a violent struggle against her manager and the policemen when she refuses to leave the premises. She returns home to "The Grand Canyon", the trailer park shared with her alcoholic mother who mends worn clothes for her to sell. Rosetta is also seen laying out traps to catch trout for food. Unable to receive unemployment pay and desperate for work, Rosetta goes around to ask about vacancies until she happens upon a waffle stand. She befriends the worker, Riquet (Fabrizio Rongione), after an inquiry. Rosetta questionably treats her unexplained stomach pains with pain relievers and a hairdryer massaging the area., 1h45
Directed by Frères DardenneOrigin BelgiqueGenres Drama,
CrimeActors Arta Dobroshi,
Jérémie Rénier,
Fabrizio Rongione,
Olivier Gourmet,
Morgan Marinne,
Serge LarivièreRating70%
Lorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, is in sham marriage with a drug addict named Claudy who accepted her money to become her husband. Lorna's dream is to own a snack bar with her boyfriend, Sokol. In order to see this dream fulfilled, she agrees to have another fake marriage with a Russian man, but Claudy is in the way. Fabio, the one who orchestrated the whole plan, will not wait for Lorna and Claudy's divorce., 1h35
Directed by Frères DardenneOrigin BelgiqueGenres Drama,
RomanceThemes Films about families,
La précaritéActors Jérémie Rénier,
Déborah François,
Olivier Gourmet,
Samuel De Ryck,
Stéphane Bissot,
Fabrizio RongioneRating73%
Bruno, 20, and Sonia, 18, are surviving on her welfare checks and Bruno's petty crimes when Sonia becomes pregnant. Bruno sells their baby to a black market adoption ring to make some quick cash. Faced with Sonia's shock, he regrets his mistake and buys the child back at a premium—but, after being turned away by Sonia, his mounting debts lead Bruno down a quick path to desperation.Directed by Frères DardenneOrigin BelgiqueGenres Drama,
Thriller,
CrimeActors Adèle Haenel,
Olivier Gourmet,
Christelle Cornil,
Thomas Doret,
Jérémie Rénier,
Marc ZingaRating64%
Jenny (Adèle Haenel), jeune médecin généraliste, se sent coupable de ne pas avoir ouvert la porte de son cabinet à une jeune fille retrouvée morte peu de temps après. Apprenant par la police que l'identité de la jeune fille est inconnue, Jenny se met en quête de trouver son nom. , 1h30
Directed by Jean-Jacques ZilbermannOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy-dramaThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about families,
Films about school violenceActors Damien Jouillerot,
Carole Bouquet,
Olivier Gourmet,
Raphaël Goldman,
Franc Bruneau,
Khalid MaadourRating61%
Daniel Massu, âgé de 15 ans, connaît un retard sur le plan de la puberté et sur celui de l'orthographe, ce qui lui pose de nombreux problèmes. Il est élève dans un internat : son père en est le proviseur et sa mère la directrice des études. La famille occupe un appartement dans l'établissement mais, cette année, le père de Daniel décide que l'adolescent dormira au dortoir avec les autres élèves. Daniel est d'autant plus terrifié par la promiscuité qu'il sait combien ses condisciples le considèrent comme un privilégié., 1h40
Directed by Marc DugainOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
HistoricalThemes Films about children,
Politique,
Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
Political films,
Histoire de France,
Films about royalty,
LGBT-related filmActors Lambert Wilson,
Anamaria Vartolomei,
Olivier Gourmet,
Catherine Mouchet,
Kacey Mottet-Klein,
Maya SansaRating66%
En 1721, afin de maintenir la fragile paix obtenue après la guerre de Succession d'Espagne, le régent du Royaume de France, Philippe d'Orléans, organise un « échange » de princesses royales qui débouche sur les fiançailles du roi de France, Louis XV, âgé de 11 ans, avec Marie-Anne-Victoire d'Espagne, âgée de 3 ans, et celles du prince héritier espagnol Louis, 14 ans, avec Louise-Élisabeth d'Orléans, 12 ans. Mais ces unions apparaissent compromises.