Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike.
Acting
Laure Calamy's face carries entire universes of exhaustion.
Direction
Gravel makes 88 minutes feel like a week of bad Mondays.
Editing
Rapid-fire cuts that mirror Julie's fractured attention.
Director
Eric Gravel
Laure Calamy
Julie Roy
Anne Suarez
Sylvie
Geneviève Mnich
Madame Lusigny
Nolan Arizmendi
Nolan
Sasha Lemaître Cremaschi
Chloé
Cyril Gueï
Vincent
Lucie Gallo
Jeanne Delacroix
Agathe Dronne
Sophie
Mathilde Weil
Lydia
Dana Fiaque
Amina
Marème N'Diaye
Inès
Olivier Faliez
Paul, Valet
Irina Muluile
Irina
Aymeline Alix
Claire
Carima Amarouche
Mireille
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gravel filmed during actual transit strikes, stealing shots on real crowded platforms with commuters who didn't know they were in a movie.
The 'concierge' system shown—where wealthy Parisians employ live-in servants—reflects France's persistent class stratification that even socialist governments haven't dismantled.
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