Franck, a student of economics in Paris, returns home to his parents for an apprenticeship at the company where his father has worked for thirty years. He is assigned to the "Human Resources" department. The young man tries to settle the dead-locked situation that has evolved between the company and the unions, which are negotiating a shorter work week. But the company is simply trying to fire part of their personnel, including the young man's father.
Biography
film director
Laurent Cantet
Laurent Cantet debuted as a director with two short films which received numerous prizes at the festivals of Pantin and Belfort. In 1997, he directed an episode of the series 2000 Seen by… Ressources humaines is his first feature-length movie.
FILMOGRAFIA
Tous à la manif (cm, 1994), Jeux de plage (cm, 1995), Les Sanguinaires (tv, 1997), Ressources humaines (1999).
Cast
& Credits
Soggetto e sceneggiatura: Laurent Cantet, Gilles Marchand.
Director of photography: Matthieu Poirot Delpech, Claire Caroff.
Art director: Romain Denis.
Sound: Philippe Richard, Antoine Ouvrier.
Editor: Robin Campillo.
Cast: Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barré, Véronique de Pandelaère, Michel Begnez, Lucien Longueville. Produttori: Caroline Benjo, Carole Scotta.
Production company: Haut et Court, 38, rue des Martyrs, 75009 Paris, France, tel. +33-1-55312727, fax +33-1-55312728.
Co-production: La Sept ARTE/Pierre Chevalier.
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