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Employee of the Month

2022 · 83 min

A breezy French comedy that pokes fun at bureaucracy, offering light laughs and a sweet romantic detour.

Directed by
Jérôme Commandeur
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jérôme Commandeur, Laetitia Dosch, Pascale Arbillot
Tagline
Could his life get better? Probably not. Could it get worse? Definitely!
Overview
Vincent, a civil servant, has always enjoyed the benefits of his family's status. When the government votes on a massive savings plan, Vincent is pushed out. When he is transferred to the North Pole, he meets Eva and finds love. It's time for him to choose.

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Directed by
Jérôme Commandeur
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jérôme Commandeur, Laetitia Dosch, Pascale Arbillot
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • work
  • love
  • identity
  • politics
Places
  • workplace
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jérôme Commandeur
Written by
Xavier Maingon, Jérôme Commandeur
Starring
Jérôme Commandeur, Laetitia Dosch, Pascale Arbillot, Nicole Calfan, Éva Darlan, Estéban, Jean-Marie Winling, Christian Clavier
Music
Maxime Desprez, Michaël Tordjman
Cinematography
Nicolas Massart
Runtime
83 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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