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Thanks Boss!

2016 · 84 min

A scrappy, warm-hearted activist stunt comedy-doc that turns righteous anger into playful mischief against the powerful.

Overview
A family fired by a company owned by LVMH (Group owned by French billionaire, Bernard Arnault) seeks reparation from their previous employer with the help of the movie director.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • justice
  • work
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, documentary
Directed by
François Ruffin
Starring
Catherine Thierry, Marie-Hélène Bourlard, Jocelyne Klur, Serge Klur, François Ruffin, Bernard Arnault
Runtime
84 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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