The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Burning Out is literally a drama about life and death. For two years, the Belgian director Jérôme le Maire followed the members of a surgical unit in one of the biggest hospitals in Paris. Constantly under severe stress, understaffed and subject to severe budget cuts, employees fight each other for resources. Meanwhile the management imposes ever more stringent efficiency and profitability targets. All over Europe burnout has reached epidemic proportions among employees in the public and private sectors. Will we end up killing ourselves? Or will we be able to find meaning and joy at work?
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Jérôme Le MaireDirector
- Jérôme Le MaireWriter
- Pascal ChabotWriter
Stills
Themes
work ethicco-workers relationshiphospital staffworkplace harassmentwork harassmenthospital crisis