Full Time (A Plein Temps)

FULL TIME (A PLIEN TEMPS)  trailer HERE

One of the very best of 2022 and shame on us for not screening it during our FFF. 

Following her César award-winning performance in Antoinette in the Cévennes and her breakout success in Call My Agent!, the marvellous Laure Calamy demonstrates the phenomenal range of her talents in writer/director Eric Gravel’s gripping new drama FULL TIME, as a single woman pushed to her limits when the delicate balance between her home and work life is upended.

Mother of two Julie (Calamy) is making ends meet, getting by as the head chambermaid of a five-star hotel in Paris, with only sporadic alimony payments from her ex-husband. Each meticulously-planned day starts before sunrise, preparing the kids for school and undertaking a long commute to work, where she unflappably completes her duties in time to return to them.

But when a national railway strike breaks out - paralysing the entire Île-de-France public transport system - Julie’s routine is thrown into chaos, increasingly pushing her into a frenetic race against time that threatens everything she’s worked so hard for.

FULL TIME has all the qualities of a pulse-pounding thriller, while offering a superb commentary on the daily hustle that defines modern life. Calamy fully deserves the multiple prizes - including Best Actress at Venice 2021 - awarded for her work here; she and the film’s gasp-inducing final scenes are unforgettable.

WINNER - 2021 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL (Orrizonti Competition) - Best Actress, Best Director  

WINNER - 2021 LES ARCS FILM FESTIVAL - Cineuropa Award (Best Film), Best Actress

"Superb. A considerable achievement. Shot and edited with flawless precision. This immensely impressive film is a vivid demonstration that, in the right hands, an everyday subject can be transformed into a major success.  David Stratton

"Laure Calamy is superb - it’s a brilliant performance." Fin Review

"Astonishing. Absolutely wonderful. The most exciting thriller you will see this year." Cinemascape.