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Released 8 years ago.
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At War
2018 1h 54m FR
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7.0
SOLID
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68%
FRESH
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61
METACRITIC
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7
IMDB
★7.0TMDB · 190🍅68%Rotten Tomatoes●61Metacritic★7IMDB · 2,417
Drama
Synopsis
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After promising 1100 employees that they would protect their jobs, the managers of a factory decide to suddenly close up shop. Laurent takes the lead in a fight against this decision.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Vincent Lindon
Laurent Amédéo
Mélanie Rover
Mélanie, CGT unionist
Jacques Borderie
Mr. Borderie, plant manager
David Rey
Administrative and financial director
Olivier Lemaire
SIPI activist #1
Isabelle Rufin
Director of human resources
Bruno Bourthol
SIPI activist #2
Sébastien Vamelle
CGT activist #2
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Stéphane Brizé
- Writers
- Xavier Mathieu, Olivier Lemaire, Stéphane Brizé
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Stéphane Brizé, shot by Éric Dumont. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bertrand Blessing. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Anne Klotz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Vincent Lindon and Mélanie Rover and Jacques Borderie carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt7555774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Stéphane Brizé directs. Éric Dumont behind the camera. Bertrand Blessing scores. Anne Klotz cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2Directed by Stéphane Brizé, shot by Éric Dumont. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Bertrand Blessing. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Anne Klotz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Vincent Lindon and Mélanie Rover and Jacques Borderie carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt7555774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Éric Dumont
- Original score
- Bertrand Blessing
- Editing
- Anne Klotz
- Production design
- Valérie Saradjian
- Costume design
- Ann Dunsford
- Makeup / hair
- Tina Rovère
- Runtime
- 114 min · 1h 54m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- At War (2018)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 68% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 61/100
- IMDB rating
- 7/10 · 2,417 votes
- US box office
- $4,605
Awards
2 wins & 7 nominations total
Also by
Stéphane Brizé
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Nord-Ouest Films
FR
France 3 Cinéma
FR
Key crew
- Co-WriterXavier Mathieu
- ProducerChristophe Rossignon
- Co-WriterOlivier Lemaire
- ProducerPhilip Boëffard
- Key Makeup ArtistTina Rovère
- Sound EditorHervé Guyader
- EditorAnne Klotz
- Costume DesignAnn Dunsford
- Production DesignValérie Saradjian
- CastingCoralie Amédéo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- globalization
- labor strike
- labor union
- medef
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-10-13· Chicago International Film Festival
- Theatrical2019-07-19
- Physical2019-10-15· DVD & Blu-Ray
Also known as
International titles
- 앳 워KR
- At WarGR
- La Guerra SilenciosaES
