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Laurent Cantet

Laurent Cantet

French film director, screenwriter and cinematographer
June 15, 1961 (63 years old)
Fr. 2021. Drama by Laurent Cantet with Rabah Nait Oufella, Antoine Reinartz, Sofian Khammes. A young writer, socially committed, sees his ascension compromised by the discovery of old hate messages, published by his alias on social networks.
Runtime: 87 min.
Fr. 2017. Drama by Laurent Cantet with Matthieu Lucci, Marina Foïs, Warda Rammach. In La Ciotat, in the south of France, a teenager on the verge of radicalization destabilizes the Parisian novelist who has come to direct a social integration writing workshop for young people.
Runtime: 113 min.

Return to Ithaca

V.O.: Retour à Ithaque
Fr. 2014. Dramatic comedy by Laurent Cantet with Isabel Santos, Jorge Perugorria.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 2012. Mores drama by Laurent Cantet with Raven Adamson, Katie Coseni, Madeleine Bisson. In mid-1950s New York State, teenage girls form a secret society dedicated to punishing men who assault or humiliate them.
Runtime: 143 min.

7 Days in Havana

V.O.: 7 Dias en La Habana
Fr. 2012. Sketches by Benicio Del Toro, Pablo Trapero, Julio Medem, Elia Suleiman, Gaspar Noé, Juan Carlos Tabio, Laurent Cantet with Elia Suleiman, Josh Hutcherson, Emir Kusturica. Seven scenes by seven international directors illustrating the cultural and social mosaic of Cuba.
Runtime: 129 min.

The Class

V.O.: Entre les murs
Fr. 2008. Social drama by Laurent Cantet with François Bégaudeau, Rachel Régulier, Esméralda Ouertani. A year in the classroom of a French teacher, in a multi-ethnic high school in Paris.
Runtime: 128 min.

Heading South

V.O.: Vers le Sud
Fr. 2005. Mores drama by Laurent Cantet with Charlotte Rampling, Karen Young, Ménothy Cesar. In Haiti in the late 1970s, two middle-aged American tourists compete for the favors of a young prostitute.
Runtime: 107 min.

Time Out

V.O.: L'Emploi du temps
Fr. 2001. Psychological drama by Laurent Cantet with Aurélien Recoing, Karin Viard, Serge Livrozet. A father who has hidden his recent job loss from those around him gets trapped in a vicious circle of lies.
Runtime: 132 min.

Human Resources

V.O.: Ressources humaines
Fr. 1999. Social drama by Laurent Cantet with Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barré. During an internship at the factory where his father is a worker, a management student finds himself at the center of a labor dispute.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1997. Mores drama by Laurent Cantet with Frédéric Pierrot, Catherine Baugué, Jalil Lespert. To escape the madness of December 31st 1999, a group of stressed-out Parisians decide to retreat to a desert island.
Runtime: 69 min.

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