''Corporate'' is a French
thriller film
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released on 5 April 2017, that was written and directed by
Nicolas Silhol.
Plot
Émilie Tesson-Hansen is a brilliant and cold personnel manager at Esen, an industrial food group. One of her team members has been repeatedly trying to meet with her. He finally accosts her in the street where she tells him that he is not wanted and should quit. Soon after, he kills himself by jumping off of the building. An investigation is opened by a labor inspector. Considered to be at fault in the eyes of the director of human resources and her superiors, Emilie decides to avoid prison and save her skin. She reveals to the investigator the pernicious harassment methods and
workplace bullying
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It can include such tactics as verbal, nonverbal, psychological, and physical abuse, as well as humiliation. T ...
practiced at Esen.
Cast
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Céline Sallette
Céline Sallette (born 25 April 1980) is a French actress.
Career
In 2012, she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in ''House of Tolerance''.
In 2016, she was a member of the jury for the Un Certain ...
as Émilie Tesson-Hansen
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Lambert Wilson
Lambert Wilson (born 3 August 1958) is a French actor, singer and activist. He is best known internationally for his portrayal of The Merovingian in ''The Matrix Reloaded'', ''The Matrix Revolutions'' and ''The Matrix Resurrections''.
Biograph ...
as Stéphane Froncart,
CHRO
* Violaine Fumeau as Marie Borrel,
l'inspectrice de travail
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Stéphane De Groodt
Stéphane De Groodt (born 3 March 1966) is a Belgian comedian, humorist and former racing driver.
Life and career Early life and education
Stéphane De Groodt is the son of an engineer at Texaco and a housewife who takes care of handicapped c ...
as Vincent
* Charlie Anson as Colin Hansen, Émilie's husband
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Alice de Lencquesaing
Alice de Lencquesaing (; born 11 August 1991) is a French actress who appeared in Mia Hansen-Løve's 2009 film '' Father of My Children'' with her father Louis-Do de Lencquesaing. Her mother is cinematographer Caroline Champetier
Caroline Champe ...
as Sophie, Émilie's assistant
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Camille Japy
Camille Japy (born 7 September 1968) is a Belgian-French
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as Catherine, a colleague
* Hyam Zaytoun as Patricia Suarez, Froncart's assistant
* Jacques Chambon as
CFO
The chief financial officer (CFO) is an officer of a company or organization that is assigned the primary responsibility for managing the company's finances, including financial planning, management of financial risks, record-keeping, and financ ...
* Arnaud Bedouët as Jean-Louis Maury
* Xavier De Guillebon as Didier Dalmat
* Edith Saulnier as Juliette Dalmat, Didier's daughter
* Nathalie Sportiello as
CCO
* Pierre-Loup Silhol as Léo Hansen
* Yun Lai as a Korean businessman
Reception
In France, the film got critical acclaim. A critic, Florence Vasca, in AngersMag wrote, "the film is asking where is the limit of a human being when his career is at stake."
''Séance critique : "Corporate", de Nicolas Silhol''
References
External links
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2017 films
2017 drama films
2017 thriller films
2010s business films
French thriller films
2010s French-language films
Films about criticism and refusal of work
Films about suicide
2010s French films
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