Irish Film Institute -FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: OUR STRUGGLES

FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: OUR STRUGGLES

Director: GUILLAUME SENEZ

98 mins, Belgium-France, 2018, Digital, Subtitled


Ticket deal: 5 films for €45 / 10 films for €80 available from the Box Office or on 01 679 3477.

Romain Duris (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) and Laetitia Dosch (Jeune femme) star in Guillaume Senez’s latest offering which, like his previous film Keeper, explores the topic of fatherhood. Olivier is struggling to find a balance between work and family life, when his wife Laura (Lucie Debay) leaves the family home. Olivier is left to do the best he can between his two young children’s needs, life’s daily challenges and battling injustices at work. Like a delicately poised house of cards, Olivier must work hard to avoid total collapse. (MPR)

Director’s Note: Senez’s hand-held camera closely follows the characters, creating an overall feeling of spontaneity and honesty, bringing great empathy to his characters in this intimate, thoughtful and affecting drama.

Notes by Marie-Pierre Richard

Official Selection, Critics’ Week, Cannes Film Festival 2018

Screening as part of the IFI French Film Festival – November 14th to 25th

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