Emmanuel Carrère's 'Ouistreham (Between Two Worlds)' Premieres at Cannes

Emmanuel Carrère's film 'Ouistreham (Between Two Worlds)' premiered at the Directors' Fortnight of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Based on Florence Aubenas's investigative book 'Le quai de Ouistreham', the film explores the gig economy, a theme previously tackled by Ken Loach in 'Sorry We Missed You' (Cannes 2019) and 'Bread and Roses' (2000), and Chloé Zhao in 'Nomadland'. The cast, led by Juliette Binoche, consists mostly of women working in cleaning companies. The story focuses not only on exploitation but also on the delicate relationships within temporary communities of invisible workers and the ethics of documenting them from within. Carrère, more a writer than a director, is interested in the ethnographic dilemma of how an outsider enters a group. The film questions whether Marianne's deception constitutes betrayal or authentic connection, as characters like Christèle confront her about her true identity. The audience is left to decide between gratitude and offense, as the film depicts women earning seven euros an hour cleaning ferry cabins, yet still finding joy in singing and dancing.