Ubeur

A grim, claustrophobic descent into gig-work precarity, watching a man slowly crushed by debt and sleepless nights.

Directed by

Driss El Haddaoui

Genres

Drama

Starring

Driss El Haddaoui, Lydie Misiek, Jackie Berroyer

Overview

In 2011, the arrival of Uber in France has created a lot of jobs, especially for young people from council estate. But then, a lot of became disillusioned. Price drop, uberization of work, a lot of work hours not even sufficient to pay bills... Karim, 37 years old and a pending divorce, drives a passenger car. To pay his car, a black sedan where he sleeps, he gets a 25 000 euros debt to an unscrupulous man. His nightmares are full of worries and accidents. Today is the due date, his creditor claim his money, which Karim doesn't have. He has seven days to repay the loan.

How it feels

Bleak, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Work, class, isolation, deception

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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