An excellent Marion Cotillard stars as Sandra, a young married woman with children who has recently recovered from a bout of depression and is now facing redundancy from her job. Her fate lies in the hands of her colleagues who must vote in a secret ballot whether to let her back or not. To sweeten the deal, the employees have been promised a €1000 bonus for taking on the extra work. Sandra only has one weekend to convince them to vote in her favour. If Sandra can get nine votes out of 16, her bacon has been saved – which is to say, she returns to the same divisive and alienating employment which has caused her nightmares in the first place. She has nothing to offer her friends and neighbours but her desperation.
Oscars 2015 - Nomination for Best Actress - Marion Cotillard
Cert: Club / Language: French
