
Last Day of Summer
2009

Representation Score
Limited
2006
Director
Jean-François Pouliot
Runtime
105 minutes
Average Rating
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Guide de la petite vengeance is a character study centered on professional grievance and the ethics of retaliation. It explores how an individual navigates systemic workplace pressure and the moral ambiguity of revenge. While the film successfully challenges the idea of a stable, just corporate hierarchy by depicting an abusive employer, it remains within conventional social structures. The narrative lacks breadth regarding multiple aspects of identity, focusing almost exclusively on class and professional power. Ultimately, the film functions as a localized drama. It provides depth regarding individual ability to act but offers little representation regarding gender, race, or sexual orientation.
Category Breakdown
The film lacks explicit LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The story focuses on interpersonal conflicts between male colleagues and their employer without addressing non-straight relationships.
Control and influence are primarily held by male characters within a male-dominated jewelry store. The plot prioritizes professional power dynamics over challenging traditional gender roles or patriarchal structures.
The setting suggests a relatively homogeneous social stratum within a Quebecois context. There is no evidence of a diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast.
The narrative disrupts traditional corporate hierarchies by portraying a ruthless boss. It explores moral relativism through the complex consequences of the protagonist's revenge.
No visible or invisible disabilities are portrayed as central to the characters or the narrative ability to act.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Bernard, an accountant in an upscale jewellery store, suffers from daily psychological abuse by his boss Vendôme. Thanks to his pal Robert, also victim of harassment by this cruel man, Bernard will toy with the consequence of a well-deserved retaliation at the expense of his boss. However, as not everything is perfect in this world, Bernard will also have to experience the sometimes less pleasant after effects of this ruthless act of revenge.

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