TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Marion Cotillard (Inception), Fabrizio Rongione (Rosetta), Pili Groyne (film debut), Simon Caudry (film debut), Catherine Salée (Blue is the Warmest Colour), Batiste Sornin (Menteur), Alain Eloy (No Man’s Land), Myriem Akeddiou (A Happy Event), Fabienne Sciascia (film debut), Timur Magomedgadzhiev (film debut), Hicham Slaoui (Tangier), Philippe Jeusette (L’enfant)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne (The Kid with a Bike), directors, writers, producers; Denis Freyd (The Silence of Lorna), producer; Alain Marcoen (The Son), cinematographer; Marie-Hélène Dozo (Gimme Shelter), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Sandra (Cotillard),a young woman, only has the course of one weekend – along with her husband Manu (Rongione) – to convince her colleagues to give up their hefty bonuses so that she can keep her job…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The acclaimed French filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne add another powerful and engaging drama to their long line of work, and have enlisted international star Marion Cotillard to headline in what has been claimed to be one of her strongest performances to date.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 22ND AUGUST 2014

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