

Jean Rochefort goes feral in corporate France and it's weirdly inspiring.
Alain Brissot, an executive in a major company, was made redundant following a redundancy plan, but decided to put up a fight by continuing to occupy his office against all odds... He soon went on hunger strike, and, after many ups and downs, ended up taking back the job of his former manager, who had himself been ousted following the failure of a lucrative contract with an African country.
Acting
Rochefort's hangdog dignity carries the entire absurd premise.
Direction
Lary treats office politics like psychological warfare.
Director
Pierre Lary
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during France's economic turbulence, it captures white-collar anxiety before it had a name. Rochefort was at peak everyman appeal.
The hunger strike deliberately echoes 1968 worker protests, but Brissot's individualism betrays the collective spirit—making his 'victory' hollow.
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