Our Struggles

2018

1h 38m

Comedy

Drama

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Olivier is a workaholic, but when his wife, Laura, vanishes from the family home, he must face up to his responsibilities to their two children.

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I love how Senez makes everything look so natural by having the actors improvise their lines (which is pretty visible), but I also feel that this is a very simple drama that doesn't fully explore the possibilities of its premise and ends up seeming more detached than it should.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Guillaume Senez

Director

Romain Duris

Olivier Vallet

Laure Calamy

Claire

Laetitia Dosch

Betty

Lucie Debay

Laura Vallet

Basile Grunberger

Elliot Vallet

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Guy Lodge

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Senez's unassuming but deeply humane film finds no sentimental solutions or homilies to guide its characters through - merely the assurance that even one bad day isn't quite like the next.

Jul 2, 2018

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Boyd van Hoeij

Hollywood Reporter

This is another solid work from Senez, even if the film never quite packs the same punch as his knockout debut did.

May 14, 2018

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Laura Pacheco Mora

EscribiendoCine

A cinema with personality, which does not provide easy answers. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 10/10

Nov 22, 2019

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Diego Batlle

La Nación (Argentina)

A solid, visceral, human, and potent social drama. [Full Review in Spanish]

Nov 21, 2019

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Although Our Struggles might eventually feel too slight to make a major impression, it's a well-crafted working class drama on resiliency and sacrifice.

Rated: 3/5

May 10, 2019

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Lisa Nesselson

Screen International

This modest but convincing film benefits from a fine ensemble cast and a committed central performance by Romain Duris.

May 14, 2018

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Synopsis

Olivier is a workaholic, but when his wife, Laura, vanishes from the family home, he must face up to his responsibilities to their two children.

Director: Guillaume Senez
Screenwriter: Guillaume Senez, Raphaëlle Desplechin
Production Co: Voo & be TV, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Iota Production, Savage Film, Les Films Pelléas, RTBF
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Runtime: 1h 38m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1