Two Days, One Night

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.

Cast

Marion Cotillard

as Sandra

Fabrizio Rongione

as Manu

Catherine Salée

as Juliette

Pili Groyne

as Estelle

Baptiste Sornin

as Mr. Dumont

Simon Caudry

as Maxime

Lara Persain

as Willy's wife

Alain Eloy

as Willy

Myriem Akheddiou

as Mireille

Fabienne Sciascia

as Nadine

Reviews

r96sk

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...

CinemaSerf

I really wasn't sure of the premiss at first here, but a strong effort from a Marion Cotillard-led cast of natural acting talent does actually bring it off well. We learn that there's been a sort of a referendum at her workplace where the boss has given them a choice. The staff can keep their €1,000...

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