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Drama

Two Days, One Night

- A quest for self-improvement

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.

Release Date : 2014-05-21

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Les Films du FleuveArchipel 33>35BIM DistribuzioneEyeworksFrance 2 CinémaRTBFBelgacom

Production Country : BelgiumFranceItaly

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Marion Cotillard

Character Name : Sandra

Original Name : Marion Cotillard

Gender : Female

Fabrizio Rongione

Character Name : Manu

Original Name : Fabrizio Rongione

Gender : Male

Catherine Salée

Character Name : Juliette

Original Name : Catherine Salée

Gender : Female

Pili Groyne

Character Name : Estelle

Original Name : Pili Groyne

Gender : Female

Baptiste Sornin

Character Name : Mr. Dumont

Original Name : Baptiste Sornin

Gender : Male

Simon Caudry

Character Name : Maxime

Original Name : Simon Caudry

Gender : Male

Lara Persain

Character Name : Willy's wife

Original Name : Lara Persain

Gender : Female

Alain Eloy

Character Name : Willy

Original Name : Alain Eloy

Gender : Male

Myriem Akheddiou

Character Name : Mireille

Original Name : Myriem Akheddiou

Gender : Female

Fabienne Sciascia

Character Name : Nadine

Original Name : Fabienne Sciascia

Gender : Female

Anette Niro

Character Name : Nanna

Original Name : Anette Niro

Gender : Female

Rania Mellouli

Character Name : Timur's daughter

Original Name : Rania Mellouli

Gender : Female

Christelle Delbrouck

Character Name : Barwoman

Original Name : Christelle Delbrouck

Gender : Female

Timur Magomedgadzhiev

Character Name : Timur

Original Name : Timur Magomedgadzhiev

Gender : Male

Hassaba Halabi

Character Name : Hicham's wife

Original Name : Hassaba Halabi

Gender : Female

Soufiane Jilal

Character Name : Maghrebian cashier

Original Name : Soufiane Jilal

Gender : Male

Hicham Slaoui

Character Name : Hicham

Original Name : Hicham Slaoui

Gender : Male

Philippe Jeusette

Character Name : Yvon

Original Name : Philippe Jeusette

Gender : Male

Yohan Zimmer

Character Name : Jérôme

Original Name : Yohan Zimmer

Gender : Male

Safia Gollas

Character Name : Jérôme's friend

Original Name : Safia Gollas

Gender : Female

Christelle Cornil

Character Name : Anne

Original Name : Christelle Cornil

Gender : Female

Marion Lory

Character Name : Julien's wife

Original Name : Marion Lory

Gender : Male

Angélique Michaux

Character Name : Baker

Original Name : Angélique Michaux

Gender : Female

Laurent Caron

Character Name : Julien

Original Name : Laurent Caron

Gender : Male

Joachim Vincent

Character Name : Ryan

Original Name : Joachim Vincent

Gender : Male

Donovan Deroulez

Character Name : Anne's husband

Original Name : Donovan Deroulez

Gender : Male

Tom Adjibi

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Tom Adjibi

Gender : Male

Elena Doratiotto

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Elena Doratiotto

Gender : Female

Franck Laisné

Character Name : Dominique

Original Name : Franck Laisné

Gender : Male

Maïdy Ankaye

Character Name : Sister of Alphonse

Original Name : Maïdy Ankaye

Gender : Female

Alao Kasongo

Character Name : Mother of Alphonse

Original Name : Alao Kasongo

Gender : Female

Serge Koto

Character Name : Alphonse

Original Name : Serge Koto

Gender : Male

Morgan Marinne

Character Name : Charly

Original Name : Morgan Marinne

Gender : Male

Gianni La Rocca

Character Name : Robert

Original Name : Gianni La Rocca

Gender : Male

Ben Hamidou

Character Name : Kader

Original Name : Ben Hamidou

Gender : Male

Carl Jadot

Character Name : Miguel

Original Name : Carl Jadot

Gender : Male

Olivier Gourmet

Character Name : Jean-Marc

Original Name : Olivier Gourmet

Gender : Male

Sabine Raskin

Character Name : Secretary Solwal

Original Name : Sabine Raskin

Gender : Female

Carmela Nicosia

Character Name : Mireille's neighbor

Original Name : Carmela Nicosia

Gender : Female

Dimitri Mouton

Character Name : Chef Cook

Original Name : Dimitri Mouton

Gender : Male

Camelia Jawhari

Character Name : Baby

Original Name : Camelia Jawhari

Gender : Female

Moli Limet

Character Name : Baby

Original Name : Moli Limet

Gender : Female

Henia Missoumi

Character Name : Baby

Original Name : Henia Missoumi

Gender : Female

Alia Perée

Character Name : Baby

Original Name : Alia Perée

Gender : Female

Zeyd Sen

Character Name : Baby

Original Name : Zeyd Sen

Gender : Male

Corentin Lahaye

Character Name : Husband of Mireille (voice)

Original Name : Corentin Lahaye

Gender : Male

Alix Toussaint

Character Name : Nadine's daughter (voice)

Original Name : Alix Toussaint

Gender : Female

Damien Trapletti

Character Name : Receptionist Solwal (uncredited)

Original Name : Damien Trapletti

Gender : Male

Reviews

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r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

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, yet it made me feel something the most. The camera work et al. isn't all that great, the dialogue is especially underwhelming. Perhaps I was noticing it more due to viewing with subtitles, but there's a lot of moments where we see Sandra (Cotillard) retrace the same steps with each individual - it gets repetitive. Cotillard, though, is top notch. She brings so much emotion and realness with her, nailing every single scene to deserve notable props. Away from the Parisian, there aren't any others to note; they are all fine but I would've loved a more meaty cast. I'd be rating it a level lower if it wasn't for the lead, who is easily the best thing to come out of 'Two Days, One Night'.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-01-30

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 bonus or they can forgo that and "Sandra" gets to keep her job. Perhaps unsurprisingly, she's lost that ballot but when she discovers that one of her colleagues was briefing against her and doing some scaremongering, she manages to get "Dumont" (Baptiste Sornin) to agree to allow another vote. Now she, and her husband "Manu" (Fabrizio Rongione) have to embark on some whistle-stop diplomacy as she must try to convince her workmates that she is a price worth paying. This film is told very much from her perspective, so we are aware of just how strenuous this is for her and her family. She needs the work - for the money, yes, but also for her sanity. The others, however, well we only really encounter them in brief soundbite form as she tries to pitch to them. We don't really learn about their own predicaments nor are we really given much understanding of just how crucial this sum of money might be to them and their own families. It's that developing scenario that didn't quite work for me here, but there's no denying the almost visceral effort delivered by Cotillard as an increasingly frustrated "Sandra" who finds herself more and more emotionally drained as the weekend takes it's toll on everyone. The writing and the direction are potent and taut and it does invite us to ask what we might do in similar circumstances as colleagues or as one struggling with the psychology this dilemma poses.