Film review: THE MEASURE OF A MAN, from ‘Built For Speed’

French drama The Measure of a Man depicts the existential hell of both unemployment and employment. The film portrays the grim life of retrenched middle-aged factory worker Thierry (Vincent Lindon) as he diligently but unsuccessfully searches for work, enduring constant knock-backs and worthless advice from his employment counsellor. With debts for his disabled son’s care mounting, he takes a job

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