Human Resources

Friday 9th February 8:30 PM - Alhambra
Human Resources
Director:Laurent Cantet
Cert:TBC Year: 1999 Length:103mins
Country:France Language:French
Jalil Laspert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barre.
Highly-regarded at the Edinburgh Festival, and praised by the extremely hard-to-please French critics, Cantet's extraordinary debut feature examines the emotional and political impact of social chance. Franck arrives as Director of Human Resources, new broom at the ready, at the factory where his father has worked on the shop-floor for 30 years.

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“Human Resources is a masterclass of social realism that easily stands comparison with the best of Ken Loach”

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