Film Snail

7.1

Full Time

NR·2022·87m

Drama

Thriller

Drama

Thriller

Summary

Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike.

Cast

Laure Calamy

Julie Roy

Anne Suarez

Sylvie

Geneviève Mnich

Madame Lusigny

Nolan Arizmendi

Nolan

Sasha Lemaître Cremaschi

Chloé

Cyril Gueï

Vincent

Lucie Gallo

Jeanne Delacroix

Agathe Dronne

Sophie

Mathilde Weil

Lydia

Dana Fiaque

Amina

Mareme N'Diaye

Inès

Olivier Faliez

Paul, valet

Irina Muluile

Irina

Aymeline Alix

Claire

Carima Amarouche

Mireille

Évelyne El Garby-Klaï

Carole

Céline Perra

Company floor receptionist

Nazareth Agopian

Receptionist at shabby hotel

Fabrice Abraham

Supermarket manager

Olivier Hardouin

Street harasser

Céline Le Coustumer

Student's mother on the station platform

Guillaume Vincent

Alex (voice)

Michaël Assié

Marc Dumont, HR director

Laureen Morlin

Jeanne Delacroix's assistant

Arnaud Maillard

Attendant at the station exit

Sandrine Deschamps

Mother at birthday

Manuel Husson

Marco

Corentin Schmidt

Sports store salesman

Robin Betchen

Receptionist in the company lobby

Florent Corlay

Erwann

Apolline Denis

Woman at the coach stop

Maléna Perrot

Store saleswoman

Lucas Henaff

Toy store salesman

Grégory Frontier

Man at metro exit

Cyril Masson

Vehicle rental attendant

Matthieu Méan

Company employee

Arnaud Préchac

Nico, first candidate

Stanislas Clément

Second candidate

Karine Valmer

Emergency nurse

Estelle Florin

Discount store cashier

Bastien Pujol

Mr. Dumont's assistant

Philippe de Monts

Candy carpool driver

Marie Courtel

Information attendant at the station

Laurent Pons

Information attendant at the station

Cédric Welsch

Driver of the third carpool

David Bensemoun

First concierge

Romain Deloutre

Second concierge

Diane Falco

First maid

Anne-Sophie Marguerite

Second maid

Christine Kay

Cashier of the acclimatization garden

Bô Gaultier de Kermoal

First passenger in the candy carpool

Romain Ogerau

Second passenger in the candy carpool

Dominique Plaideau

Mr. Hamrit (voice) / Train controller

Marina Saura

Banker (voice)

Joshua Mansuela

Léo

Crew

Director, Writer

Eric Gravel

Reviews

Geronimo1967

May 27, 2023

This ought to be compulsory viewing for strikers and management alike. The fact that in the 21st century, we are still resorting to these antiquated sledgehammer tactics to deal with industrial disputes is frankly stupefying. Like they say about economic sanctions, they never effect the folks they are intended to, but the ordinary person on the street gets well and truly shafted. "Julie" (Laure Calamy) is one such person who is trying to juggle two-children single-parenthood with a shift job as the head chambermaid in a 5-star hotel whilst simultaneously trying to organise an interview with a market research company - her professional background - that will hopefully give her a better and more regular career and allow her to rely less on the increasingly wearying neighbour "Mme. Lusigny" (Geneviève Mnich) for childcare. The sense of exasperation felt by the woman throughout this film is palpable. You cannot help but feel sorry for her as she tries to juggle plates galore, keep a grasp on her sanity, keep her job, her temper and stay on the right side of her young children. Most of us who live (or have lived) in an urban area and who relied on mass transportation will appreciate just how poleaxing it can be to your entire life when the things stop running. Calamy's strong and engaging characterisation here offers us a really plausible look at what exhaustion that can cause really looks like. The ending has a redemption to it that has you leaving the cinema with a smile, but for the most part this is actually quite an uncomfortably effective look at how the actions of some - regardless of politics - can seriously screw things up for others. Surely the time has now come for locked doors, bread, water and white smoke?