Those Who Work

Panorama

"A Powerful Film That Urges Us to Ponder The Absurdity Of A World That Only Accepts Success – But At What Price?"

Cineuropa
  • Archive - Festival 34
  • Director: Antoine Russbach
  • Switzerland 2018
  • 102 minutes
  • French, English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

A man of action who made his way up the corporate ladder by the sweat of his brow, Frank has dedicated his life to work. Whatever the place or circumstances, the time of day or night, glued to his telephone, he manages ocean cargo that he charters for large corporations.

Faced with a crisis, Frank takes a brutal decision that gets him fired. Shaken to the core, betrayed by a system to which he has given everything, he tries to save the only relationship that still counts in his eyes: the one with his youngest daughter, Mathilde.

Feature Debut


  • Director Antoine Russbach
  • Production Elodie Brunner, Elena Tatti, Thierry Spicher
  • Script Antoine Russbach, Emmanuel Marre
  • Cinematography Denis Jutzeler
  • Editing Sophie Vercruysse
  • Festivals Locarno
  • Actors Olivier Gourmet , Adèle Bochatay , Delphine Bibet , Michel Voïta
  • Source Be for Films, Brussels