TWO DAYS ONE NIGHT
| 2014 – 95′ – Drama. A Belgium-France Coproduction.
Written by: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne.
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne.
Starring: Academy Award-winning Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salée, Baptiste Sornin, Pili Groyne, Simon Caudry, Alain Eloy, Myriem Akheddiou.
Official Selections: Cannes International Film Festival 2014, Toronto International Film Festival 2014, Telluride International Film Festival 2014, Chicago International Film Festival 2014.
In French with English subtitles.
An IFC Films release. |
For the first time, Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne team up with a major international star, Marion Cotillard, to create a universal story about working-class people living on the edges of society. Sandra (Cotillard) has just returned to work after recovering from a serious bout with depression. Realizing that the company can operate with one fewer employee, management tells Sandra she is to be let go. After learning that her co-workers will vote to decide her fate on Monday morning, Sandra races against time over the course of the weekend, often with the help of her husband, to convince each of her fellow employees to sacrifice their much-needed bonuses so she can keep her job. With each encounter, Sandra is brought into a different world with unexpected results in this powerful statement on community solidarity.