Synopsis
An executive manager, his wife and his family, at the point when his professional choices are about to overturn all their lives. Philippe Lemesle and his wife are separating, their love irretrievably damaged by pressures of work. A successful executive in industrial conglomerate, Philippe no longer knows how to respond to the contradictory demands of his bosses. Yesterday they wanted a manager, today an enforcer. Now he must decide what his life really means.
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Cast
- Vincent LindonPhilippe Lemesle
- Sandrine KiberlainAnne Lemesle
- Anthony BajonLucas Lemesle
- Marie DruckerClaire Bonnet-Guérin
- Olivier LemaireOlivier Lefèvre
- Guillaume DrauxMr. Beaumont, HRD France
- Christophe RossignonSite Manager
- Sarah LaurentTrade union representative
- Joyce BibringJuliette Lemesle
- Olivier BeaudetSite Manager
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The Playlist
This meditation on the emotions that bind and the economy that separates is a worthy representation of the risky business of holding onto humanity in contemporary society. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
An engrossing depiction of severe occupational hazards, with most of the action set in drab, purely functional offices and conference rooms where Philippe has to contend with an impossible task. - 80
Screen Daily
It’s a lean drama that cuts no slack. - 80
Variety
In this hard, unblinking film, even a moral victory feels like defeat. - 75
IndieWire
Another World succeeds in captivating on the sheer strength of its caustic tone, which offers a sustained performance of ice-cold contempt quite unlike anything Brizé has tried before.
