Corporate

This is a very predictable French film without much of the flowery dialog and histrionic acting that is so common in these offerings. It's theme is a well worn one of the evil corporation exploiting and manipulating its employees. It does engage viewers throughout and is a change from the very moody films from France, filmed in low light and feature innumerable close ups of eyes, mouths and other parts of facial anatomy!

Celine Sallette moves from London to Paris to a 90,000 employee corporation in Paris. Her job is to make things unpleasant so certain targetted employees would quit. One employee didn't quit but jumped from the compny railing. Violiene Fumeau is the inspector who will charge the company or Sallette for employee endangerment; a felony. Lambert Wilson is the horrible corporate boss. The script is excellent in its portrayal of big corporations where no one person matters; everyone is expendable. Nicolas Silhol directed and wrote the film. It shows that corporate employees have to answer their cell phones 24 hours a day. It is a horrible rat race. Great film!

It's good to be freelancer when you watch a film like this one because you avoid certain unhealthy aspects of professional life. It takes a moral of steel to navigate the corporate bubble as well as the labour inspectorate.

Harsh, intense, super realistic movie. The actress, Céline Sallette, is gorgeous and very talented. And it was great to see Paris, as well.

Thoroughly enjoyed this film having watched it for the second time. A valid dramatised commentary on Human Resources working practices in France as well as a good story.

Great acting, script and direction and quite thought provoking.