
Watch… Two Days, One Night (Cornerhouse)..another brilliant film from Belgian brothers; the Dardennes. Sandra has just returned to work after being ill with depression only to find that the management have asked the staff to vote for a bonus or for her job. She has the weekend to persuade them to vote again, only this time for her to keep her job. It is capitalism writ large. As she visits her colleagues we see how the management have sought to turn them against each other. Most of them are poor working class people, many are from non-European backgrounds, including Arabic and African. It is heartbreaking as we watch her children as they watch their mother on the verge of a mental breakdown. Luckily she has a husband and a union rep who believe in her, that she can convince her colleagues to change their minds and even at…
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