Two Days, One Night (2014)
Sandra is a young woman who has only one weekend to convince her colleagues they must give up their bonuses in order for her to keep her job — not an easy task in this economy.
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Luc Dardenne
- Marika Piedboeuf
- Caroline Tambour
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Luc Dardenne
Rating: 6.9/10 by 930 users
Alternative Title:
Dos días, una noche - ES
Due giorni, una notte - IT
Dva dny, jedna noc - CZ
Dois dias, uma noite - BR
Два дни и една нощ - BG
To dage, en nat - DK
İki gün, bir gece - TR
To dager, en natt - NO
내일을 위한 시간 - KR
公投飯票 - HK
Country:
Belgium
France
Italy
Language:
Français
Runtime: 01 hour 35 minutes
Budget: $7,000,000
Revenue: $9,016,922
Plot Keyword: depression, suicide attempt, belgium, female protagonist, unemployment, injustice, employer employee relationship, bonus, economic crisis, xanax, family affairs
Definitely good, though only thanks to Marion Cotillard's excellent performance. The premise is intriguing and features some emotional scenes, there's one with Timur (Timur Magomedgadzhiev) that particularly hit me in the feels out of nowhere; it's not even the most gut-wrenching part of the film, yet it made me feel something the most. The camera work et al. isn't all that great, the dialogue is especially underwhelming. Perhaps I was noticing it more due to viewing with subtitles, but there's a lot of moments where we see Sandra (Cotillard) retrace the same steps with each individual - it gets repetitive. Cotillard, though, is top notch. She brings so much emotion and realness with her, nailing every single scene to deserve notable props. Away from the Parisian, there aren't any others to note; they are all fine but I would've loved a more meaty cast. I'd be rating it a level lower if it wasn't for the lead, who is easily the best thing to come out of 'Two Days, One Night'.
