Character Relationship Map: Two Days, One Night

Characters

• Sandra (played by Marion Cotillard) — protagonist

  Protagonist and factory worker returning from depression leave. Fights to keep her job against a vote to replace her with a bonus, visiting coworkers to persuade them to change their votes. Ultimately...

• Manu (played by Fabrizio Rongione) — protagonist

  Sandra's supportive husband who encourages her to fight for her job. Helps her during a suicide attempt by forcing her to vomit up pills and stands by her throughout her weekend campaign to change vot...

• Juliette (played by Catherine Salée) — supporting

  Sandra's coworker and friend who advocates on her behalf to management. Helps negotiate a second secret ballot and encourages Sandra to personally persuade colleagues to change their votes.

• Mr. Dumont (played by Baptiste Sornin) — supporting

  Factory manager who initiates the vote on whether to keep Sandra or give bonuses to her colleagues. Later offers to retain her job while finding alternative funding for the bonuses by cutting a contra...

• Hicham's wife (played by Hassaba Halabi) — minor
• Jérôme's friend (played by Safia Gollas) — minor
• Jérôme (played by Yohan Zimmer) — minor
• Hicham (played by Hicham Slaoui) — minor
• Timur (played by Timur Magomedgadzhiev) — minor
• Anne (played by Christelle Cornil) — minor
• Willy's wife (played by Lara Persain) — supporting
• Timur's daughter (played by Rania Mellouli) — minor
• Willy (played by Alain Eloy) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Hicham's wife → Hicham (wife)
• Timur's daughter → Timur (daughter)
• Willy's wife → Willy (wife)
• Juliette → Mr. Dumont (Professional Employee Representative)

  Juliette directly argues Sandra's case to Mr. Dumont and asks for another ballot.

• Sandra → Mr. Dumont (Professional Employee)

  Sandra works at Solwal, where Mr. Dumont is the manager deciding whether to retain her position.

• Sandra → Manu (Family Wife)

  The plot identifies Sandra as Manu's wife and describes them raising a family together.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Sandra → Anne (Conflict Persuasion Target)

  Sandra visits Anne because Anne says she would like to vote for Sandra, but Anne's husband interrupts and throws Sandra out.

• Sandra → Timur (Social Former Helper)

  Timur says he is ashamed because Sandra covered for him after he broke a panel on his first day.

• Juliette → Manu (Alliance Campaign Ally)

  Juliette and Manu both push Sandra to speak personally with coworkers over the weekend.

• Sandra → Juliette (Social Friend)

  The plot explicitly describes Juliette as Sandra's coworker and friend.

• Jérôme's friend → Jérôme (friend)

Story Analysis

A woman fights to regain her job while confronting economic pressure, social solidarity, and the cost of survival.

Plot Progression

1. The Job Put To A Vote
2. A Second Chance
3. Knocking On Every Door
4. The Breaking Point
5. A Victory She Cannot Accept