2019 · drama · social
Workforce
Directed by David Zonana1h 22m2019
Francisco was building a luxurious house in Mexico where a fatal accident caused the death of his brother. When Francisco learns that his widowed sister-in-law will not receive a compensation from the opulent owner of the house, he will seek justice.
Our read: Workforce (2019) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama · social entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / social, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- measured
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