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Two Days, One Night

Original title: Deux jours, une nuit
  • 20142014
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
48K
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Marion Cotillard in Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
A woman has only one weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses so that she can keep her job.
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Liège, Belgium. Sandra is a factory worker who discovers that her workmates have opted for a EUR1,000 bonus in exchange for her dismissal. She has only a weekend to convince her colleagues t... Read allLiège, Belgium. Sandra is a factory worker who discovers that her workmates have opted for a EUR1,000 bonus in exchange for her dismissal. She has only a weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses in order to keep her job.Liège, Belgium. Sandra is a factory worker who discovers that her workmates have opted for a EUR1,000 bonus in exchange for her dismissal. She has only a weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses in order to keep her job.

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
48K
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  • Directors
    • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
    • Luc Dardenne
  • Writers
    • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
    • Luc Dardenne
  • Stars
    • Marion Cotillard
    • Fabrizio Rongione
    • Catherine Salée
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
    • Luc Dardenne
  • Writers
    • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
    • Luc Dardenne
  • Stars
    • Marion Cotillard
    • Fabrizio Rongione
    • Catherine Salée
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 142User reviews
    • 394Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 41 wins & 83 nominations total

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    Marion Cotillard and Catherine Salée in Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
    Marion Cotillard in Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
    Marion Cotillard in Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
    Marion Cotillard and Fabrizio Rongione in Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
    Fabrizio Rongione in Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
    Marion Cotillard in Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
    Marion Cotillard in Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
    Marion Cotillard and Timur Magomedgadzhiev in Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
    Marion Cotillard in Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
    Marion Cotillard at an event for Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
    Marion Cotillard at an event for Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
    Marion Cotillard, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, and Luc Dardenne at an event for Deux jours, une nuit (2014)

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    Marion Cotillard
    Marion Cotillard
    • Sandraas Sandra
    Fabrizio Rongione
    Fabrizio Rongione
    • Manuas Manu
    Catherine Salée
    Catherine Salée
    • Julietteas Juliette
    Baptiste Sornin
    • M. Dumontas M. Dumont
    Pili Groyne
    • Estelleas Estelle
    Simon Caudry
    • Maximeas Maxime
    Lara Persain
    • Femme de Willyas Femme de Willy
    Alain Eloy
    Alain Eloy
    • Willyas Willy
    Myriem Akheddiou
    Myriem Akheddiou
    • Mireilleas Mireille
    Fabienne Sciascia
    • Nadineas Nadine
    Anette Niro
    • Nannaas Nanna
    Rania Mellouli
    • Fille Timuras Fille Timur
    Christelle Delbrouck
    • Barwomanas Barwoman
    Timur Magomedgadzhiev
    • Timuras Timur
    Hassaba Halibi
    • Femme de Hichamas Femme de Hicham
    • (as Hassiba Halabi)
    Soufiane Jilal
    • Caissier maghrébinas Caissier maghrébin
    Hicham Slaoui
    • Hichamas Hicham
    Philippe Jeusette
    • Yvonas Yvon
    • Directors
      • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
      • Luc Dardenne
    • Writers
      • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
      • Luc Dardenne
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    Storyline

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    Sandra Bya, married with two children, has been off work from her job at Solwal on medical leave for depression. During her absence from work, her boss, M. Dumont, on the suggestion of her immediate supervisor, the shop foreman Jean-Marc, figures that her section of the company can function with sixteen people working full time with a bit of overtime instead of seventeen with no overtime, that seventeenth person being Sandra. Because of the global competition the company faces, Dumont decides the company can only finance the annual bonuses for those sixteen employees, which are EUR1,000 per person, or Sandra's job, leaving the decision to those sixteen. On a Friday near the end of her medical leave, Sandra learns of this situation from her friend and co-worker Juliette after the "show of hands" vote is held, the result a 13-3 decision for the bonuses over Sandra's job. Because Juliette knows Jean-Marc, who is determined to get rid of Sandra, influenced the vote by scare mongering through misinformation, Juliette and Sandra, at the end of the working day on Friday, are able to convince Dumont to hold another secret ballot on Monday morning, with Sandra needing a majority to keep her job, meaning nine votes. By Saturday morning, Sandra's supportive husband, Manu, convinces her that over the weekend she should speak to each and all of the thirteen who voted for the bonuses to get them to change their minds. The Byas not only need the income from Sandra's job but Manu believes the job is a symbol for Sandra of her own self worth, important now in her tenuous mental state. As Sandra reluctantly goes about this task, she finds that not only is she uncomfortable being in this somewhat confrontational situation, but that the people who voted against her have their own household conflicts over their own EUR1,000, which would keep some of them afloat financially. As the weekend progresses, Sandra will find if she is strong enough emotionally to deal with the situation. —Huggo
    • depression
    • injustice
    • xanax
    • employer employee relationship
    • bonus
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    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements
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    • Trivia
      Marion Cotillard accepted to star in the film before reading the script.
    • Quotes

      Sandra: I wish that was me.

      Manu: Who?

      Sandra: That bird singing...

    • Connections
      Featured in The View: Guest Co-Hosts Tony Gonzalez, Tracey Wigfield & Margaret Cho/Marion Cotillard (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      La Nuit n'en Finit plus
      (Needles and Pins)

      Written by Sonny Bono and Jack Nitzsche

      French lyrics by Jacques Plante

      Performed by Petula Clark

      © 1963 EMI Unart Catalog Inc,

      (p) 2010 BMG Rights Management

      Avec l'aimable autorisation d'EMI Catalogue Partnership France

      de BMG Rights Management et Sony Music Entertainment France. Tous droites résérves.

    User reviews142

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Solidarity
    Imagine trying to recover from depression only to discover that your illness was in danger of costing you your job; or worse, that in your absence your boss had asked your colleagues to vote for retaining you, or receiving their annual bonus. Imagine then having to visit those colleagues and beg them not to vote for you to lose your livelihood. This is the grim scenario for the Dardenne brothers' film 'Two Days, One Night', whose strength lies in the fact that nothing is presented in an overly melodramatic fashion: it's a simple, hard story of people doing what they have to do, as best as they are able. In a a way, it's also the film's weakness: in a moment of inner despair, the lead character overdoses, but it's so internalised that the incident is strangely quiet and unremarkable. But overall, the film is a telling exploration of the scope, and limits, of human solidarity; and the ending is a nice mixture of the positive and the realistic.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 21, 2014 (Belgium)
    • Countries of origin
      • Belgium
      • France
      • Italy
    • Official sites
      • Curzon Home Cinema (United Kingdom)
      • Diaphana Films (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Arabic
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dos días, una noche
    • Filming locations
      • Seraing, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Fleuve
      • Archipel 35
      • BIM Distribuzione
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,436,243
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $30,700
      • Dec 28, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,016,922
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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