The Workshop

Year: 2018

Runtime: 113 min

Language: French

Director: Laurent Cantet

Budget: $3.5M

Drama

In the coastal town of La Ciotat, France, a gifted but struggling writer named Antoine participates in a prestigious summer workshop. There, he and a small group of others are challenged to write a crime thriller under the mentorship of the celebrated novelist Olivia. As the workshop progresses, Antoine's anxieties about contemporary society clash with Olivia's romanticized view of the town’s industrial heritage, leading to creative friction and mounting tension among the participants.

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