Human Resources (1999 film)

Ressources humaines
Film poster
Directed byLaurent Cantet
Written byLaurent Cantet
Gilles Marchand
Produced byCaroline Benjo
Carole Scotta
StarringJalil Lespert
CinematographyMatthieu Poirot-Delpech
Edited byRobin Campillo
Stephanie Leger
Distributed byHaut et Court (France)
Release date
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesFrance
United Kingdom
LanguageFrench
Budget€ 1.1 million[1]

Human Resources (French: Ressources humaines) is a 1999 French-British comedy-drama film directed by Laurent Cantet.[2] As the title implies, the subject of the film is the workplace and the personal difficulties that result from conflicts among management and labour, corporations and individuals. It stars Jalil Lespert. Most of the other actors are non-professionals. It won the César Award for Best First Feature Film and the César Award for Most Promising Actor at the 26th César Awards.

  1. ^ "Ressources humaines". JP's Box-Office.
  2. ^ Holden, Stephen (5 April 2000). "FILM FESTIVAL REVIEWS; A White-Collar Innocent In Blue-Collar Territory". The New York Times.