Overview
"Good son" Franck returns to his hometown to do a trainee managerial internship in the Human Resources department of the factory where his anxious, taciturn father has worked for 23 years.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year (2000)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Gaillon, Aubevoye, Gare de Gaillon - Aubevoye and Paris: Le Havre railway
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Setting
Set in France
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Music
Music by Franz Schubert
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Matthieu Poirot-Delpech
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Gilles MarchandWriter
- Laurent CantetWriter
- Original title
- Ressources humaines
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 20, 1999
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- Belgium, France, United Kingdom
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Cast
Jalil LespertFranck- Jean-Claude VallodLe père
- Didier Emile-WoldemardAlain
- Chantal BarréLa mère
- Véronique de PandelaèreSylvie
- Michel BegnezOlivier
- Lucien LonguevilleLe patron
- Danielle MéladorDanielle Arnoux, la syndicaliste
- Pascal SémardLe DRH
- Françoise BoutignyBetty
- Félix CantetFélix
- Marie CantetMarie
- Sébastien TauvelChristian
- Jean-François GarciaFrançois
- Gaëlle AmouretFrédérique
- Marie-Laure PotelL'amie de François
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