Anne is an attractive woman on the cusp of middle age trying in vain to divide her time fairly between her demanding job as a television presenter and her family. Her colleagues and friends have similar problems though.
Acting
Karin Viard's face does the heavy lifting—devastating.
Direction
Karmann lets silences sting like cigarette burns.
Director
Sam Karmann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during France's 35-hour workweek debates, the film quietly interrogates whether labor protections actually liberate women or just redistribute their invisible work.
Karmann cast Viard after seeing her in a comedy—he wanted her precise timing weaponized for tragedy instead.
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