7 Minutes (2016 film)

7 Minutes (7 minuti) is a 2016 Italian-Swiss-French drama film co-written and directed by Michele Placido.

The film premiered at the 11th Rome Film Festival and was later screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Inspired by a true story, it is loosely based on a drama play of the same name by Stefano Massini.

Plot
A textile company is acquired by a foreign multinational corporation. The new owner seems intent on not making redundancies but asks the workers to sign a particular clause that provides for the 7-minute reduction of lunch time. The development of the debate among the workers will bring each one of them to a phase of profound reflection.

Cast

 * Ottavia Piccolo as Bianca
 * Cristiana Capotondi as Isabella
 * Ambra Angiolini as  Greta
 * Fiorella Mannoia as Ornella
 * Violante Placido as Marianna
 * Clémence Poésy as Hira
 * Maria Nazionale as Angela
 * Balkissa Maiga as Kidal
 * Sabine Timoteo as Micaela
 * Luisa Cattaneo as Sandra
 * Erika D'Ambrosio as Alice
 * Anne Consigny as Madame Rochette
 * Michele Placido as Michele Varazzi