''At War'' (french: En Guerre) is a 2018 French

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directed by

Stéphane Brizé Stéphane Brizé (born 18 October 1966) is a French film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Stéphane Brizé was born on 18 October 1966 in Rennes, France. He attended a University Institutes of Technology and moved to ...

. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the

2018 Cannes Film Festival The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 2018. Australian actress Cate Blanchett acted as President of the Jury. The Japanese film ''Shoplifters'', directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, won the Palme d'Or. Asghar Farhadi's psycho ...

The film gained acclaim for its portrayal of working people.

Plot

After promising 1,100 employees that they would protect their jobs, the managers of a French factory that has been bought by Germans, decide to suddenly shut down the plant. Laurent, a worker at the factory, takes the lead in a fight against this decision.

Cast

Vincent Lindon Vincent Lindon (born 15 July 1959) is a French actor and filmmaker. For his role in the film '' The Measure of a Man'' (2015), Lindon won Best Actor at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Best Actor at the 41st César Awards and the IFFI Best Act ...

as Eric Laurent

Reception

On the

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, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads: "''At War'' doesn't have the answers to the struggles it highlights, but proves no less compelling in the raw urgency with which it depicts the modern worker's plight." On

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, the film has a score of 61 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

* * 2018 films 2018 drama films 2010s French-language films French drama films Films about social realism Films about the labor movement Films directed by Stéphane Brizé 2010s French films {{2010s-drama-film-stub