Two Days, One Night (2014)

Film Summary: Directed by the Dardenne brothers, the story centers on Sandra, a worker at a Belgian factory who returns from medical leave only to find management has put her colleagues to a brutal vote: either dismiss her or forgo their annual bonus of 1000 euros. With only a weekend (two days and one night) to convince her colleagues—who themselves face financial hardship—to give up their bonus to save her job.

Economic Insight: The film presents a real-world application of "Zero-Sum Game" in the workplace, where one party's gain means another's loss. It offers sharp critique of modern "Labor Economics" that relies on cutting costs by placing employees in direct moral and economic confrontation with each other, thereby destroying worker solidarity in favor of management profits.