About the Film
In this film, director Stéphane Brizé presents the final movie of his trilogy—beginning with The Measure of a Man, then At War, and, finally, ending with Another World—in which he embarks on a journey to portray a ruthless image of a brutal, capitalistic modern world and how that same world can crush a simple human being.
Brizé’s world is a mirror of our own, wherein there’s no place for feelings whether you were unemployed and looking for a job opportunity in an unforgiving market, a supervisor trying to maintain his team’s rights, or a global company’s respectable executive who risks his good fortune to defend his employees.
Depicted in every respective installment of Brizé’s trilogy, these three characters are brilliantly portrayed by the same actor, Vincent Lindon, who goes between socially diverse characters who all agree on one thing trying to preserve their humanity in the face of modern society and its economic laws.
Amidst his endless preoccupation with humans, Brizé portrays a new class, with no leftwing clichés that prejudge characters based on their class experience.
The film begins with the divorce proceedings between Philippe and his wife, for whom he’d devoted his life as he climbed his multinational company’s ranks, becoming its CEO.
As Philippe gets closer to the pinnacle of his professional success while slowly losing his soul, he finds himself mired in a struggle to prevent his company from cutting its budget through laying off a number of workers in several departments.
Deciding to look for unusual solutions, he sacrifices his financial advantages as do other managers in order to save other workers’ jobs. But is that enough for Philippe to gain the approval of an establishment that insists on being obeyed? Is it enough to gain the sympathy of those he defended?
Amir Ramses
