Le quai de Ouistreham

Jan 12 2022 N/A NA
Drama

Marianne Winckler relocates to the port city of Caen in order to pass herself off as a member of a large community of itinerant workers desperate to make ends meet. She gains employment as a cleaner on a ferry travelling between Ouistreham and Portsmouth, recording the drudgery of the work she and her colleagues are required to do.

Plot

It is based on French journalist Florence Aubenas's bestselling non-fiction work Le Quai de Ouistreham, investigating rising precarity in French society through her experiences in the northern port city of Caen.

Written by

Florence Aubenas, Emmanuel Carrère, Hélène Devynck

Directed by

Emmanuel Carrère

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Cinéfrance, Curiosa Films

Languages

Français

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,629
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
58
Popularity
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