A difficult movie to rate as the real topic of the movie appears quite late and reveals to be very touching.
The first half had me quite disappointing.
The start idea is interesting - a secondary-school pupil discovers the company's world.
But we first have something really stereotyped in its depiction of first the family - a split family - and the relationship between the parents and in the depiction of the company and the workers there.
Thus, the story really begins but here as well, no surprise: the title told it already what to expect. And I did not find the movie treating the subject of the knock off the pedestal of the heroin's mother (which mother was idealized versus the father as the first scenes have showed it): it is not bad, but that is showed how I was expecting it.
Even Emilie Dequenne - maybe my favourite actress - was not enough for me to dive into the story.
And then, almost miraculously, appears the real topic! From there, the director achieves his goal by making us wondering on our own ethic.
(Spoiler - I won't disclose the movie but will explain what I felt was that real topic)
The main question is there I guess, even more than the fresh look of a child on the company's world: what would you do if you were in her place, forced to a work that disrespects your own values, under an heavy pressure. I guess we all had to face 'stubborn employees' that doesn't want to know anything about the unfair situation his or her company makes profit of. This movie places you in the situation and force you to think about your own reaction: would you still go for it, because of the pressure (from the employer, from the need you have to feed your family, ...)? would you resign? become a whistleblower?
The ending, not oversimplified, is worth it, Emilie Dequenne finally shines and that made me almost forget the first half.
In conclusion, I put a 7, to average a first half worth a 5 and a great second part worth a 8).
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