A well-done docu-drama by Laurent Cantet. It reminded us a lot of "Norma Rae", without the "American" touch, meaning a well-settled, calm reality film. The story about the young trainee coming back to his home-town, working in the same factory where his father worked for 30 years is filmed in a "true" manner. The actors seem to be real workers (and many are). The conflict of the son, who suddenly works close the the boss, above his father, is well told and well acted. The father is still standing at a machine, doing monotonuos movements with his hand - a type of work, which inhumanity Charles Chaplin already commented on with "Modern Times". The story leads to a climax, when the workers start to strike, after it was discovered that 12 people (including the father) will get fired. But we will have no happy ending or fake solution. The son will go back to Paris, having learned a few lessons of life and the workers will continue to strike.
Review of Human Resources
