The Assembly Line
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A few months after May '68, Robert, a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and a far-left activist, decides to get a job at Citroën as a line worker. Like other comrades, he wants to infiltrate the factory to rekindle the revolutionary fire, but the majority of workers no longer want to hear about politics. When Citroën decides to pay back the Grenelle Agreements by requiring workers to work 3 hours overtime per week for free, Robert and some others see the possibility of a social movement.
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Cast
16 people
Mélanie Thierry
Nicole
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Swann Arlaud
Robert Linhart
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Olivier Gourmet
Klatzman
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Denis Podalydès
Junot
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Luca Terracciano
Primo
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Robin Migné
Christian
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Éric Nantchouang
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Raphaëlle Rousseau
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Yasin Houicha
Sadok
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Marie Rivière
Robert’s mum
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Marc Robert
Doctor
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Felix Vannoorenberghe
Jean-Louis
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Mathias Gokalp Director · Marcia Romano Writer Nadine Lamari Writer
Budget $4.5M · First release April 5, 2023 · Produced in France, Belgium
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Budget
$4,490,000
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Karé Productions
Production
SCOPE Pictures
Production
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Production
France · Belgium
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Languages
Original title
L'Établi
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 5, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 2, 2023 · Physical · DVD
March 10, 2026 · TV · France•2
April 2, 2026 · TV · France•4
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