A Simple story set in a
small town in France or Belgium (or wherever else) in Europe.
Solwal a company that
manufacturers solar panels ( or whatever else) is facing stiff competition from
cheaper ones from Asia.
They need to run a
business and decide they do not need 17 but only 16 people to carry on the
work. Sandra who is about to return from her sick leave is the one chosen to be
laid off.
A vote on Friday
influenced by the Foreman Jean-Marc has decided that the other 16 would choose
between giving up their annual bonus or letting go of Sandra.
Juliette and Sandra have
asked Dumont the Boss to conduct a secret ballot so that the workers can choose
how they want to deal with the situation.
Sandra has the weekend
that is two days and one night to convince her co-workers to give up their
bonus, so she can keep her job which she now needs really badly.
It is indeed a simple
story from a small town dramatized a little bit for the sake of story
telling. But it is its universal appeal that has made it a big hit among
the movies for the Oscar line up of 2014.
In about 1 hour and 35
minutes you traverse through ..........
Cut throat capitalism
facing off the Competition from China.
Devastating depression of
the mind combined with the crippling depression of the economic kind.
The brutal poverty
of the working class aiding and abetting horrific poverty of the human
heart .
The dilemma between
individual survival and collective compassion.
The thin lines that are
increasingly blurring the definitions of
Evil versus good
Need versus greed
Right versus wrong
Hope versus
despair
Individualism versus
collectivism
It is a brutally honest
analysis of the human condition that has gripped the post 2008 recession
working class world over.
As the cast unfolds, many
do believe that it could be their turn next time. They have taken up a
second job to brace themselves up for the eventuality.
A raw, yet profound
movie worth watching for every scene that has been so realistically
depicted. But it is the climax that grips you, transfixes and transports
you to yet another world leaving you completely stupefied when the credits roll
on.
Like they say the proof
of a good creative work is when its after effects linger on long after you are
done with it.
Marion Cotillard and the
performance by the rest of the cast in Two days one night directed by Dardennes
brothers amply reflects this.
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