Two Days, One Night

2014

PG-13

1h 35m

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6.9/10

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Sandra is a young woman who has only one weekend to convince her colleagues they must give up their bonuses in order for her to keep her job — not an easy task in this economy.

Directors

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Luc Dardenne

Writers

Luc Dardenne(screenplay by)

Jean-Pierre Dardenne(screenplay by)

Stars

Marion Cotillard

Fabrizio Rongione

Catherine Salée

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Sandra

Manu

Juliette

Estelle

Mr. Dumont

Maxime

Willy's wife

Willy

Mireille

Nadine

Nanna

Timur's daughter

Barwoman

Timur Magomedgadzhiev

Timur

Hicham's wife

Maghrebian cashier

Hicham

Yvon

Directors

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Luc Dardenne

Writers

Luc Dardenne(screenplay by)

Jean-Pierre Dardenne(screenplay by)

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Definitely good, though only thanks to Marion Cotillard's excellent performance. The premise is intriguing and features some emotional scenes, there's one with Timur (Timur Magomedgadzhiev) that particularly hit me in the feels out of nowhere; it's not even the most gut-wrenching part of the film, yet it made me feel something the most. The camera work et al. isn't all that great, the dialogue is especially underwhelming. Perhaps I was noticing it more due to viewing with subtitles, but there's a lot of moments where we see Sandra (Cotillard) retrace the same steps with each individual - it gets repetitive. Cotillard, though, is top notch. She brings so much emotion and realness with her, nailing every single scene to deserve notable props. Away from the Parisian, there aren't any others to note; they are all fine but I would've loved a more meaty cast. I'd be rating it a level lower if it wasn't for the lead, who is easily the best thing to come out of <em>'Two Days, One Night'</em>.

r96sk07 Jul, 2020