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  • 2000
  • TV-14
  • Shooting Gallery
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2000
  • TV-14
  • Shooting Gallery
  • 1 h 40 m
Human Resources

Summary Franck (Lespert), a Parisian business school student, takes an internship in the Human Resources department at the factory where his father (Vallod) has labored for 30 years. Franck's efforts lead to the firing of many employees, including his father. [Shooting Gallery]

Directed By: Laurent Cantet

Written By: Gilles Marchand, Laurent Cantet

  • 2000
  • TV-14
  • Shooting Gallery
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2000
  • TV-14
  • Shooting Gallery
  • 1 h 40 m

Human Resources

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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Summary Franck (Lespert), a Parisian business school student, takes an internship in the Human Resources department at the factory where his father (Vallod) has labored for 30 years. Franck's efforts lead to the firing of many employees, including his father. [Shooting Gallery]

Directed By: Laurent Cantet

Written By: Gilles Marchand, Laurent Cantet

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Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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4% Mixed
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100
Restrained, tough, and subtle enough to be as engrossing on the second viewing as it was on the first.
By Amy Taubin FULL REVIEW
91
When it all comes to a head, what seems ordinary blossoms into something deeply complex and emotional.
By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW
80
What could easily have been a dry, didactic film is granted unusual power by Cantet's cast, all of whom seem to innately understand the personal nature of Cantet's subject.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
80
Human Resources resonates because it restores the humanity to that dehumanizing title phrase.
By Sean Means FULL REVIEW
75
Offers highly effective performances by a cast of real-life employees without previous acting experience, who also collaborated on the intriguing screenplay.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
70
Far from an amusing romp.
By Stephen Hunter FULL REVIEW
50
Works so well for the first 40 minutes or so, that when the bottom falls out of it, I felt more than disappointed. I felt betrayed.
By John Petrakis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company La Sept-Arte, Haut et Court, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), BBC Film, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
Release Date Sep 15, 2000
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating TV-14
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Website http://film.sgfilmseries.com/human.html
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Awards

Torino Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Amiens International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
César Awards, France
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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