Two Days, One Night
Filmfest 2014
PT: Zwei Tage, eine Nacht
OT: DEUX JOURS, UNE NUIT
Belgium, France, Italy 2014
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: French)
German Premiere
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Section: CineMasters
Always masters of narrative economy, the Dardennes kick off TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT with a ringing phone that brings Sandra the news that her job at a local solar-panel factory is due to be eliminated as part of a downsizing initiative. The decision was made by a vote of Sandra’s 16 co-workers, who were forced to choose between saving her job or their own €1,000 annual bonuses. Only two voted in Sandra’s favor. Now her only recourse is to organize a second vote by secret ballot and hope for a different outcome. It is already Friday afternoon, and Sandra has until Monday morning to rally the seven additional votes she needs...
Scott Foundas, Variety, 20 May 2014
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Pili Groyne, Simon Caudry, Catherine Salée, Baptiste Sornin, Alain Eloy, Myriem Akheddiou, Fabienne Sciascia, Timur Magomedgadzhiev, Hicham Slaoui, Philippe Jeusette
Credits
Screenplay: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Director of Photography: Alain Marcoen
Film Editor: Marie-Hélène Dozo
Production Designer: Igor Gabriel
Costume Design: Maïra Ramedhan-Levi
Sound: Benoit De Clerck, Jean-Pierre Duret, Thomas Gauder
Producer: Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Production Company: Les Films du Fleuve
Co-Producer: Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd, Valerio De Paolis, Peter Bouckaert
World Sales: Wild Bunch
Distributor: Alamodefilm
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
