''Our Struggles'' () is a 2018 Belgian-French

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directed by

Guillaume Senez Guillaume Senez (born 6 July 1978) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He studied at the National Institute of Radioelectricity and Cinematography (INRACI) in Brussels and graduated from there. He made his feature-length debut in 2015 wi ...

. It was screened in the

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section at the

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. It received seven nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards and won five (the most for the event), including

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and

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for Guillaume Senez.

Cast

Romain Duris Romain Duris (; born 28 May 1974) is a French actor. He is best known for his role in Cédric Klapisch's ''Spanish Apartment'' trilogy, which consists of '' L'Auberge Espagnole'' (2002), '' Russian Dolls'' (2005), and '' Chinese Puzzle'' (2013) ...

as Olivier *

Laure Calamy Laure Calamy (born in 1975) is a César Award-winning French film, TV and theatre actress best known for her roles in ''Call My Agent!'' and '' My Donkey, My Lover & I''. Early life Born in 1975, Calamy is the daughter of a psychologist and a do ...

as Claire *

Laetitia Dosch Laetitia Dosch (; born 1 September 1980) is a French-Swiss actress. Her film credits include '' Age of Panic'', '' Keeper'', '' Summertime'', '' Montparnasse Bienvenue'', and '' Our Struggles''. In 2024, she made make her directorial debut with ' ...

as Betty *

Lucie Debay Lucie Debay is a Belgian-French actress who has appeared in film, television and theatre. Career After developing an interest in acting, Debay enrolled at the INSAS Film School in Brussels and graduated from there in 2009. She later began wor ...

as Laura * Basile Grunberger as Elliot * Lena Girard Voss as Rose *

Dominique Valadié Dominique Valadié (born 1952) is a French actress. She studied acting at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique The Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (; "National Academy of Dramatic Arts"; abbr. CNSAD) is Fr ...

as Joëlle

Accolades

References

External links

* 2018 films 2018 comedy-drama films Belgian comedy-drama films French comedy-drama films 2010s French-language films Magritte Award winning films French-language Belgian films 2010s French films 2010s Belgian films Films produced by David Thion {{2010s-France-drama-film-stub