MOVIE - Two Days, One Night

PG-13 (1:35)
Limited release 12/24/2015

Viewed at the Loft with Sheila 2/9/15

RT Critic: 96   Audience: 79

Cag: 3.5 It kept my attention....

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne

IFC Films

In French, with subtitles

Actors: Marion Cotillard

My comments:  Yes, Cotillard did a superb job in this role.  The story was quite interesting, too.  But it was slow.  Really, really slow.  Too slow.  I loved listening to the French.  There really wasn't a whole lot of talking, so I could follow much of the conversation.

RT Summary:  Sandra (Cotillard) has just been released from the hospital to find that she no longer has a job. According to management, the only way Sandra can hope to regain her position at the factory is to convince her co-workers to sacrifice their much-needed yearly bonuses. Now, over the course of one weekend, Sandra must confront each co-worker individually in order to win a majority of their votes before time runs out. With TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT, the Dardennes have turned a relevant social inquiry into a powerful statement on community solidarity, once again delivering a film that is simple on the surface but alive with both compassion and wisdom.