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Human Resources

2000 · 100 min

A quiet, socially observant drama that builds tension through everyday workplace conflicts and family silences, ending in a raw emotional confrontation.

Overview
"Good son" Franck returns to his hometown to do a trainee managerial internship in the Human Resources department of the factory where his anxious, taciturn father has worked for 23 years.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • work
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • workplace
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Laurent Cantet
Written by
Gilles Marchand, Laurent Cantet
Starring
Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Didier Emile-Woldemard, Chantal Barré, Véronique de Pandelaère, Michel Begnez, Lucien Longueville, Danielle Mélador
Cinematography
Matthieu Poirot-Delpech
Runtime
100 min
Country
Belgium, France, United Kingdom
Languages
French

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