Emilie is a bright young workaholic manager in Human Resources, working for a huge French agro-food company. But, one day, one of the employees commits suicide at the company in front of her. While an investigation is underway, stuck between her traumatized colleagues and under pressure of a powerful hierarchy, she will have to get by on her own.
Acting
Sallette's thousand-yard stare should win awards.
Direction
Silhol turns fluorescent lighting into psychological warfare.
Director
Nicolas Silhol
Céline Sallette
Émilie Tesson-Hansen
Lambert Wilson
Stéphane Froncart
Stéphane De Groodt
Vincent Philippon
Violaine Fumeau
Marie Borrel
Alice de Lencquesaing
Sophie Dubois
Camille Japy
Catherine Tremblay
Yannick Choirat
ESEN's financial department manager
Hyam Zaytoun
Patricia Suarez
Arnaud Bedouët
Jean-Louis Maury
Charlie Anson
Colin Hansen
Xavier de Guillebon
Didier Dalmat
Nathalie Dubourdieu
Directrice de communication ESEN (as Nathalie Sportiello)
Séverine Warneys
Company nurse
Jacques Chambon
Esen's legal director
David Sighicelli
Managing director of Esen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released amid France's 'right to disconnect' labor debates, the film weaponizes real corporate suicide statistics that sparked national legislation.
The fluorescent lighting color-grades from warm to surgical blue as Émilie assimilates—by the end, she's literally shot in the same cold tones as her boss.
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