The Ordinary People

Sep 16, 2009

1h 31m

★ 5.6

Overview

The Muller company organizes a reception to mark the launch of a new product. During the evening, we discover that this is actually a coaching exercise for company executives. Gradually, rumours about the upcoming acquisition of the company start to emerge and everyone finds themselves trying to save their place.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Karé Productions

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Cast

Gilles Bergerat

Denis Podalydès

Bruno Couffe

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Natacha Gauthier-Stevens

Mélanie Doutey

Philippe Muller

Pascal Greggory

Christine Barbieri

Zabou Breitman

Pierrick Barbieri

Bouli Lanners

Marek, l'homme de ménage

Frédéric Bonpart

Damen Gauthier-Stevens

Dimitri Storoge

Dr. Vercruysse

Samuel Ferret

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