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A Lei do Mercado (2015)

La loi du marché (original title)
M/12 | | Drama | 28 April 2016 (Portugal)
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An unemployed factory worker is trying to make ends meet in working-class France.

Director:

Stéphane Brizé

Writers:

Stéphane Brizé (screenplay), Olivier Gorce (screenplay)

Stars:

Vincent Lindon, Karine de Mirbeck, Matthieu Schaller | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent Lindon ... Thierry Taugourdeau
Karine de Mirbeck Karine de Mirbeck ... La femme de Thierry
Matthieu Schaller Matthieu Schaller ... Le fils de Thierry
Yves Ory Yves Ory ... Le conseiller Pôle Emploi
Xavier Mathieu Xavier Mathieu ... Collègue syndicaliste
Paul Portoleau Paul Portoleau ... Collègue syndicaliste
Pierre-Jean Feld Pierre-Jean Feld ... Collègue syndicaliste
Philippe Vesco Philippe Vesco ... Collègue syndicaliste
Christophe Rossignon Christophe Rossignon ... Employeur sur Skype (voice)
Noël Mairot Noël Mairot ... Le professeur de danse
Catherine Saint-Bonnet Catherine Saint-Bonnet ... La banquière
Roland Thomin Roland Thomin ... L'acheteur mobile-home
Hakima Makoudi Hakima Makoudi ... La femme de l'acheteur mobile-home
Tevi Lawson Tevi Lawson ... Le formateur Pôle Emploi
Fayçal Addou Fayçal Addou ... Stagiaire formation Pôle Emploi
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Storyline

An unemployed factory worker is trying to make ends meet in working-class France.

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Plot Keywords:

supermarket | working class | france | long take | trailer camp | See All (51) »

Genres:

Drama

Certificate:

M/12 | See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

28 April 2016 (Portugal) See more »

Also Known As:

A Lei do Mercado See more »

Filming Locations:

Auberville, Calvados, France See more »
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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,011, 17 April 2016

Gross USA:

$112,391

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,518,931
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Nord-Ouest Films, Arte France Cinéma, Canal+ See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Vincent Lindon won Best Actor at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in 2015. See more »

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Alors Regarde
Patrick Bruel
© 1989 by 14 productions
Avec l'aimable autorisation de Patrick Bruel et 14 productions
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Modern Life
21 February 2017 | by somersaultpress – See all my reviews

A very fine movie about life in the modern global economy. First the hero is cheated by a so-called training business center when he finds out there's no chance of his being hired for what he was trained in and the business knew it (see Trump and his so-called university -- but what do we expect from an illiterate egomaniac?). The hero who is barely hanging on to middle class life by his fingernails is constantly humiliated or badgered by experts who are "trying" to help. He winds up with a job at a box store in security where he sees people/customers humiliated, long term clerks fired for minor infractions caught on CCTV (that's the object, the co. -- a Walmart copycat -- is trying to trim down the staff and goes after long-term employees, one of whom commits suicide on the store premises). The hero also has a son with multiple sclerosis who has to pass inspection in order to qualify for college. This is what the social/economic net boils down to. The director is telling the truth ...
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