Two Days, One Night
Two Days, One Night (French: Deux jours, une nuit) is a 2014 drama film written and directed by the Dardenne brothers, starring Marion Cotillard and Fabrizio Rongione. It is an international co-production between Belgium, France and Italy. The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or.
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| French | Deux jours, une nuit |
| Directed by | Luc Dardenne Jean-Pierre Dardenne |
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| Cinematography | Alain Marcoen |
| Edited by | Marie-Hélène Dozo |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Budget | €7 million |
| Box office | $9 million |
The film and Cotillard's performance received generally positive reviews. It grossed $9 million worldwide on a €7 million budget, becoming the Dardenne brothers' highest-grossing film. It won the Sydney Film Prize at the 2014 Sydney Film Festival, was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, nominated for two César Awards, nominated for three European Film Awards, winning Best Actress for Cotillard, and for nine Magritte Awards, winning three, including Best Film and Best Director for Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Cotillard also won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress.
The film was selected as Belgium's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated, though Cotillard received a Best Actress nomination for her performance in the film, making her the first actor to be nominated for a Belgian film.