THE VERY VERY BIG COMPANY
synopsis
On the one side is Naterris, a giant multinational agro-chemical company, with a turnover of €9bn. On the other side are Zaccharias, Mélanie, Denis and Kevin, an oyster-farmer, an accountant’s assistant, a restaurateur, a blue-collar worker... They are ordinary people. In between them is a lake polluted by Naterris, beside which these ordinary people live. After two years of bitter legal proceedings, Naterris is ordered to pay them a ridiculously small amount of compensation, even though they have lost everything. Unlike the other complainants who are willing to accept this meagre sum, these four decide to appeal the decision so that justice is "truly" done for them. But they only have 30 days in which to appeal and they absolutely must discover a new piece of evidence at the headquarters of Naterris, whose imposing skyscraper overlooks the square at La Défense. Mélanie, Zaccharias, Kevin and Denis thus decide to make the journey to Paris. Their mission isn’t impossible but promises to be... very, very difficult!
international title: | The Very Very Big Company |
original title: | La Très Très Grande Entreprise |
country: | France |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Pierre Jolivet |
film run: | 102' |
release date: | BE 05/11/2008, FR 05/11/2008 |
screenplay: | Pierre Jolivet, Simon Michaël |
cast: | Roschdy Zem, Jean-Paul Rouve, Marie Gillain, Adrien Jolivet, Arlette Thomas |
film editing: | Yves Deschamps, Charlotte Theilard |
art director: | Denis Renault |
costumes designer: | Jacqueline Bouchard |
music: | Manu Katché |
producer: | Charles Gassot |
production: | Produire à Paris, Pathé Films |
distributor: | Pathé Distribution |