Our Struggles

Panorama

"“Our Struggles” still marks its Belgian helmer as a humanist filmmaker of rare subtlety and perceptiveness"

Variety
  • Archive - Festival 34
  • Director: Guillaume Senez
  • Belgium, France 2018
  • 98 minutes
  • French
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Olivier does the best he can to fight injustice at work. But when one day, without warning, his wife Laura abandons the family home, he is left alone to juggle between the children’s needs, life’s daily challenges and his job. Faced with these new responsibilities, Olivier struggles to find a balance. Because Laura is not coming back.

Guillaume Senez's follow-up to his acclaimed debut 'Keeper', another intimate, thoughtful portrait of a family in quiet crisis, benefits from a fine ensemble cast and a committed central performance by Romain Duris.


  • Director Guillaume Senez
  • Production Isabelle Truc, David Thion, Philippe Martin
  • Script Guillaume Senez, Raphaëlle Desplechin
  • Cinematography Elin Kirschfink
  • Editing Julie Brenta
  • Festivals Cannes (Critics’ Week), Karlovy Vary
  • Actors Romain Duris, Laure Calamy, Laetitia Dosch, Lucie Debay
  • Source Be for Films, Brussels