FREESTYLE: FILM SCREENING TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT IN FRAME FESTIVAL OF FRANCOPHONE MOVIES

In the frame of the International Week of French Language and Francophonie, the Embassy of France, the French Institute in Azerbaijan and the francophone Embassies of Belgium, Romania, Lithuania, Greece, Morocco and Egypt organize a unique Festival of francophone movies from Tuesday 5th of april to Sunday 17 of April 2016.

On April 11 at 7 pm in the YARAT Contemporary Art Centre come and discover the movie "Two Days, One Night" ("Deux jours, une nuit", original title) directed by the belgian Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salee. 

Two Days, One Night" ("Deux jours, une nuit", original title), 2014
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne (Belgium)
Genre: Drama
Lenght: 95 min.
Language: original version in english with french subtitles

Synopsis: Sandra, a young Belgian mother, discovers that her workmates have opted for a significant pay bonus, in exchange for her dismissal. She has only one weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses so that she can keep her job.

Storyline: Sandra Bya, married with two children, has been off work from her job at Solwal on medical leave for depression. During her absence from work, her boss, M. Dumont, on the suggestion of her immediate supervisor, the shop foreman Jean-Marc, figures that her section of the company can function with sixteen people working full time with a bit of overtime instead of seventeen with no overtime, that seventeenth person being Sandra. Because of the global competition the company faces, Dumont decides the company can only finance the annual bonuses for those sixteen employees, which are EUR1,000 per person, or Sandra's job, leaving the decision to those sixteen. On a Friday near the end of her medical leave, Sandra learns of this situation from her friend and co-worker Juliette after the "show of hands" vote is held, the result a 13-3 decision for the bonuses over Sandra's job. Because Juliette knows Jean-Marc, who is determined to get rid of Sandra, influenced the vote by scare mongering ...

You can find the entire programme of the International Week of French Language and Francophonie on the facebook pages of the French Institute of Azerbaijan: 

https://www.facebook.com/ifa.bakou 

https://www.facebook.com/institutfrancaisbakou

and of the French Embassy: 

https://www.facebook.com/france.azerbaidjan

http://www.ambafrance-az.org

From Tuesday 5th of april to Sunday 17th of April, the Embassies of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Romania, Lithuania, Greece, Morocco and Egypt will present to you all the treasures of the francophone diversity…

Have a nice Francophonie ! 

Date: April 11, 2016

Time: 19.00

Venue: YARAT Contemporary Art Centre, Multifunctional Room

Address: Bayil, Sabail District, Baku (Near the National Square)

Contact phone: +99412 505 1414

Admission: FREE

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