SummaryDespite heavy financial sacrifices on the part of their employees and record profits that year, the management of Perrin Industries decides to shut down a factory. The 1100 employees, led by their spokesman Laurent Amédéo (Vincent Lindon), decide to fight this brutal decision, ready to do everything to save their jobs.
Directed By:Stéphane Brizé
Written By:Ralph Blindauer, Stéphane Brizé, Olivier Gorce, Olivier Lemaire, Xavier Mathieu
At War
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Jul 19, 2019
88
At War is an exhausting film to watch in the best sense, venting our anger at the dehumanizing forces in society until we are left drained, contemplating our impending challenges with newfound clarity.
May 17, 2018
80
The final moments veer too far towards the melodramatic, especially when the rest of the movie has exhibited a preference for the intellectual powers of argument, logic and reason, however the sense of desperation and accompanying symbolism is tragically potent.
May 17, 2018
70
The chief value of the impassioned but slightly flavorless At War is that it gives Lindon another opportunity to wear the undersung virtue of ordinary, rough-hewn decency the way a superhero might wear a cape.
Jul 17, 2019
67
Ultimately, At War isn’t able to offer much more than gradual escalation of intensity. Even before the war is over, it’s hard not to withdraw.
Jul 9, 2019
63
It’s a gripping and glum account of the ebb and flow of a strike in an era when all the power lies with management, and too much of the media sympathy lies with ownership — stockholders.
Jul 15, 2019
50
It’s always clear who’s right and who’s wrong, which material interests each is representing, and who’s lying and who’s telling the truth.
May 17, 2018
40
This is a stridently, bafflingly cacophonous movie which despite some smart, shrewd touches, is pretty much content with its single note of shouting acrimony and finishes by immolating itself in martyred self-pity.
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Aug 8, 2023
6
While I think Stéphane Brizé's At War is an interesting and poignant portrayal of the battle for workers' rights, it falls short of fully capturing the human cost of labor strife and the struggle of the workers against corporate indifference. The film does present an informed view of the complexities involved in this resistance and the implications it has for solidarity, labor justice, empathy with the situation and the awakening of social conscience. Despite not delving too deeply into these areas, the film does provoke meaningful reflection on the situation described. That's what makes this movie worth more attention.
Production Company:
- Nord-Ouest Films
- France 3 Cinéma
- France Télévisions
- Orange Cinéma Séries (OCS)
- Ciné+
- La Banque Postale Image 11
- Cofinova 14
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Département du Lot-et-Garonne
Release Date:Jul 19, 2019
Duration:1 h 53 m
Awards
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Globes de Cristal Awards, France
• 2 Nominations
Palic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
