《衡量一个人》片名取自柏拉图名言:「衡量一个人,端看他拥有权力时的所做所为」(The measure of a man is what he does with power)。剧情描述一个中年失业父亲、奋力寻找工作的故事,他在经历各种羞辱人的面试和受训课程后,最后找到了令他讨厌的超市警卫的工作,却拥有监视顾客与同侪的无上权力。但他被迫必须揪出在超市行窃的小贼,而这些人却都是跟他一样同属生活无继的人...
France, sports teacher by day, worker by night and activist; Patrick, obscure and lonely Parisian lawyer specializing in environmental law; and Mathias, lobbyist and man in a hurry, will see their des...