Those Who Care

2021 1h 25m FR

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 21

Documentary

Synopsis

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Since the cult success of Merci Patron!, activist/journalist/filmmaker François Ruffin has become an MP. Here, he attempts to table a law aimed at upholding the rights of what in Quebec are known as caregivers, and shows us in passing how a law whose need seems patently obvious is put together, debated, voted on and . . . dies on the battleground of French politics. A stirring documentary about social injustice that somehow manages to make us bust a gut laughing as we rage with indignation. And also cry at the beauty of it all, thanks to the director’s humanist sensibility and a deft play between reality and fiction.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

François Ruffin
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Gilles Perret
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Bruno Bonnell
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Armel Briend
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Ruffin
Writers: Gilles Perret, François Ruffin, Gilles Perret
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Cécile Dubois shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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François Ruffin and Gilles Perret and Bruno Bonnell carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15170082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

François Ruffin directs. Cécile Dubois cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Cécile Dubois shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5François Ruffin and Gilles Perret and Bruno Bonnell carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt15170082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.