A psychologist discovers troubling links between Nazism and modern-day big business.
Director:
Nicolas Klotz
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| Mathieu Amalric | ... | Simon | |
| Michael Lonsdale | ... | Mathias Jüst | |
| Edith Scob | ... | Lucy Jüst | |
| Lou Castel | ... | Arie Neumann | |
| Jean-Pierre Kalfon | ... | Karl Rose | |
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Valérie Dréville | ... | Lynn Sanderson |
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Laetitia Spigarelli | ... | Louisa |
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Delphine Chuillot | ... | Isabelle |
| Nicolas Maury | ... | Tavera | |
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Rémy Carpentier | ... | Jacques Paolini |
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Solène Agobert | ||
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Louis Aguettant | ... | Le chanteur de fado |
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Marie-Reine Beaumesnil | ||
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Paris today. Simon works as psychologist in human resources department of petrochemical corporation. When Management gets him to investigate one of the factory's executives, Simon'perception goes disturbingly chaotic and cloudy. The experience affects his body, his mind, his personal life and his sensibility. The calm assurance that made him such a rigorous technician starts to falter. Written by SDP
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
12 September 2007 (France) See more »Also Known As:
The Human Question See more »Edit
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Budget:
EUR600,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$5,309, 16 March 2008Gross USA:
$5,309Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$692,575Company Credits
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This is an interesting movie. The pace is slow, and the subject is painful, so it takes some effort to watch it from end to end. But in the end, it's worth it.
The music is very effective in inducing empathy with the main character, who's going through a life-changing crisis.
The main point is that today's corporate speak is dehumanizing ('units' to designate workers, 'efficiency', 'objectives'), in the same way as the Nazi's ruthless technical language of death was. Language can be a tool of destruction with a clean conscience.
Not perfect - a bit over-obvious sometimes. Also, the people speak like books, which, for me, induced a distance and made suspension of disbelief harder. Good acting though.