
These Birds Walk
2012

Representation Score
Excellent
2014
Director
Nora Philippe
Runtime
78 minutes
Average Rating
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Nora Philippe’s documentary-drama offers a sharp critique of institutional frameworks through a social realist lens. The film excels by grounding its narrative in the multicultural reality of the Parisian suburbs, using a diverse cast to navigate systemic friction. While the film effectively reflects ethnic diversity and critiques state authority, it lacks specific focus on LGBTQ+ or disability-related narratives, focusing instead on socio-economic struggles and the psychological toll of bureaucracy.
Category Breakdown
The film does not explicitly mention LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on professional and systemic pressures within a job center.
Women such as Samia and Corinne hold positions of administrative authority and systemic management, challenging traditional gender hierarchies within the bureaucratic setting.
The Parisian suburb setting and characters like Samia and Zuleika reflect the multicultural reality of contemporary France. The cast represents a diverse workforce navigating state institutions.
The film critiques Western institutions by portraying the job center as a dehumanizing, Kafkaian world. It highlights the tension between individuals and capitalist structures.
There is no indication that neurodivergence or physical disabilities drive the narrative. The focus remains on socio-economic conditions and the psychological impact of bureaucracy.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
This is the story of a team of 40 agents facing 4,000 job seekers at a job centre in the Parisian suburbs. Samia, Corinne, Thierry, Zuleika must support and monitor, bring in the numbers, obey policy guidelines and communication injunctions, and find job offers while none is to be found. Will their strong sense of humor save them from the Kafkaian world they work in?

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