Oscar-winner Juliette Binoche stars as author Marianne Winckler who goes under cover to investigate the exploitation of the working class in Northern France in Between Two Worlds (Ouistreham), the French drama film loosely based on Florence Aubenas’s 2010 autobiographical book The Night Cleaner.

Also starring in the film are Hélène Lambert,Léa Carne, Évelyne Porée, Patricia Prieur, Émily Madeleine, Didier Pupin, Louise Pociecka, Steve Papagiannis, Jérémy Lechevallier, Aude Ruyter, Nathalie Lecornu, Florence Hélouin, Jean-Paul Hirsch, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing and Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet

Release Date

Directed by Emmanuel Carrère, Between Two Worlds world premiered as the opening night film at Cannes Film Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight; and opens in theaters with a release date of August 11.

Synopsis

Academy Award-winner Juliette Binoche stars as Marianne Winckler, a well-known author, goes to live in northern France to research for her new book on the subject of job insecurity. Without revealing her true identity, she gets hired as a cleaner, working with a group of other women. In this new role, she experiences financial instability and social invisibility first-hand. But she also discovers mutual assistance and solidarity, strong bonds shared by these behind-the-scenes working women.

Reviews

Far Out Magazine review called the film, “A typically great performance by Juliette Binoche, backed by a solid supporting cast and a carefully managed storyline, provides a revealing and sensitive account of often overlooked lives.”

In their [2 of 5 star] review, Guardian wrote, “Novelist and film-maker Emmanuel Carrère has contrived this earnestly intentioned but naive and supercilious drama about poverty and the gig economy, starring a tearful Juliette Binoche.”

The Evening Standard review gave the film 5 of 5 stars, writing “This is a passion project for Binoche, who spent years trying to persuade Aubenas to hand over the rights to the book. Aubenas finally agreed, but only if Carrère was on board (it was he who chose to use non-professionals). Carrère, famously, is fascinated by how humans construct reality. The reality created by cast and crew ultimately feels like a 21st century take on all the best Ken Loach movies you’ve ever seen.”

“Between Two Worlds: the title’s generic and forgettable. The movie itself is anything but.”

Official Trailer

Watch the official trailer for Between Two Worlds: