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To Mathieu (2000)
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Original name: Selon Matthieu
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Matthieu and Eric are two brothers who work at the same factory as their father in Normandy. When his father is dismissed for smoking on the factory floor, Matthieu is incensed and tries to have him reinstated, in vain. His brother has just got married and, with a child and mortgage on the way, is reluctant to stir up trouble...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, rough
Plot:
factory, vengeance, family relations, parents and children, rivalry, workplace intrigue, workplace, dishonesty, workplace situations, misled, righting the wronged, father son relationship, working class, brother brother relationship, suicide, fired from the job, family tragedy, age-gap relationship, siblings relations, power relations, sex, gambling, revenge, hunting, father ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
france, normandy, atlantic ocean
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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