HUMAN RESOURCES
aka RESSOURCES HUMAINES

Year: 1999
USA: Shooting Gallery
UK: NFT
Cast: Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barre, Michel Begnez, Veronique de Pandelaere, Pascal Semard, Lucien Longueville, Danielle Melador, Didier Emile-Woldemard, Francoise Boutigny, Felix Cantet, Marie Cantet, Sebastien Tauvel, Jean-Jacques Abadie, Gaelle Amouret, Patrick Baron, Olivier Bourguet, Patrick Brochard, Jean-Sebastien Cerdan, Alain Champin, Stephanie Chevret, Jean-Luc Darcq, Josiane Delahaie, Cedric Dessolliers, Jean-Pierre Dolinski, Frederic Dubois, Annie Duval, Jean-François Garcia, Paul Gomis, Philippe Grassiot, Anne Lebert, Peggy Lefevre, Emile Louis, Patrick Pignard, Marie-Laure Potel, Maurice Renaud, Alain Thenault, Claude Verdier, Rufin Verliefde
Director: Laurent Cantet
Country: France
Language: French (English subtitles)
USA & UK: 100 mins
USA Release Date: 15 September 2000 (Limited Release)
UK Release Date: 15 September 2000 (Limited Release - London)

Synopsis

While studying at a business school in Paris, Franck (Jalil Lespert) returns home to a placement with the factory where his father (Jean-Claude Vallod) also works, and is employed in the Human Resources department there. In contrast however his father works on the assembly line where he has worked hard for the past 30 years.

Franck becomes involved with plans for the restructuring of the company that will have a profound effect on his father and friends and faces a tough moral decision, which inevitably leads to bitter confrontations.

HUMAN RESOURCES has won the New Director's Showcase Award, 2000 Seattle International Film Festival, and Best New Director, 1999 San Sebastian International Film Festival.