A Good Little Soldier, Stéphane Brizé's new film, is unveiled in a trailer focused on the contradictions of the corporate world. Led by Alba Rohrwacher and Vincent Lindon, this Venice prize-winning social drama will hit cinemas on November 25, 2026.
Alba Rohrwacher portrays Carla Moretti, a 43-year-old manager newly hired into the HR department of a major insurance company. Her task is to balance employee well-being with the performance targets imposed by the firm. But the revelation of a toxic-management case thrusts Carla into a string of compromises that progressively shake her stake in the company.
The film centers on the hazy line between safeguarding her team and backing the interests of her superiors. Behind her poised exterior, Carla questions her own legitimacy and throws herself into her work at the cost of her private life. What starts as a professional clash soon turns into a deeply personal trial, where every decision inches her closer to compromise.
With this story, Stéphane Brizé returns to the power dynamics and the mechanics of subordination in the workplace, themes he has previously explored in La Loi du marché, En guerre and Un autre monde. A Good Little Soldier marks his sixth collaboration with Vincent Lindon. The director also reunites with Alba Rohrwacher and Sharif Andoura after Hors-saison.
Unveiled in official competition at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, the film took home the Best Screenplay Award. The prize recognizes the script co-authored by Stéphane Brizé, Coralie Amédéo and Olivier Gorce. The cast also includes David Talbot, Adrien Bobinet and Sharif Andoura.
With an announced runtime of 1h42, Un bon petit soldat speaks to viewers who are drawn to social dramas and stories about power dynamics in the professional world. The film will also feature in our selection of drames à voir au cinéma, among the films français à découvrir en salle and in the guide des sorties cinéma de novembre 2026.
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