
The middle-aged titular heroine (Masiero) of this bare-bones, Dardenne-esque debut has certainly fallen on hard times: Living between her car and a storage shed, working a part-time job as a hotel chambermaid, and trying against all odds to obtain public housing, Louise scrapes by on a day-to-day subsistence that’s only a few Euros away from skid row.

as Louise Wimmer

as Didier

as Nicole

as Séverine

as Paul

as Le manager de l'hôtel

as Mlle Rebihi

as Mme Charrière

as Jessica

as Eric Wimmer

as Le vendeur du worldcash

as Sylvie

as Madame Arnold

as La fille du parking