Human Resources

Human Resources

1999 · 100 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama

"Good son" Franck returns to his hometown to do a trainee managerial internship in the Human Resources department of the factory where his anxious, taciturn father has worked for 23 years.

Directed by Laurent Cantet · Written by Laurent Cantet

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