7 Minutes (2016 film)

7 Minutes () is a 2016 Italian-Swiss-French drama film co-written and directed by Michele Placido.

The film premiered at the 11th Rome Film Festival and was later screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Inspired by a true story, it is loosely based on a drama play of the same name by Stefano Massini.

Plot A textile company is acquired by a foreign multinational corporation. The new owner seems intent on not making redundancies but asks the workers to sign a particular clause that provides for the 7-minute reduction of lunch time. The development of the debate among the workers will bring each one of them to a phase of profound reflection.

Cast

Ottavia Piccolo as Bianca Cristiana Capotondi as Isabella Ambra Angiolini as Greta Fiorella Mannoia as Ornella Violante Placido as Marianna Clémence Poésy as Hira Maria Nazionale as Angela Balkissa Maiga as Kidal Sabine Timoteo as Micaela Luisa Cattaneo as Sandra Erika D'Ambrosio as Alice Anne Consigny as Madame Rochette Michele Placido as Michele Varazzi

See also List of Italian films of 2016

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