Striking the Palace

France | 2024 | 87 min • Narrative Feature

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Film Info
Event Type:Narrative Feature
Release Year:2024
Run Time:87
Production Country:France
Original Language:French
Subtitles:English
Trailer:https://youtu.be/dsNBE9X9NXQ?si=iz4y206CTnAJm7F_
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Nessim Chikhaoui
Cast:Lucie Charles-Alfred
Corinne Masiero
Marie-Sohna Condé
Maïmouna Gueye
Salimata Kamate
Screenwriter:Nessim Chikhaoui
Hélène Fillières

Description

Eva, 20, joins Safietou, Djaoua, Violette and Simone, a team of chambermaids at one of Paris’s finest Palace Hotels. She discovers the poor working conditions of these invisible women, who work tirelessly to keep the high standards of these luxurious hotels, where one night can cost their annual salary.


Many are not even employed by the hotels directly but by sub-contractors, and are therefore particularly vulnerable.


While on strike to fight against subcontracting and to obtain better working conditions, they come up with a colorful idea: having their own “Fashion Week” in front of the hotel!


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