7 minutes

A former textile company is acquired by a multinational corporation. No layoffs are announced, but the new management asks employees to accept a seven-minute reduction in their lunch break. Meeting behind closed doors to vote on this decision, eleven employees gradually see their convictions, fears, and contradictions emerge. What seemed like a mere detail turns into a profound debate about work, dignity, solidarity, and the power of speech.

Our multilingual adaptation brings together actors of different nationalities who perform the play in Italian, French, English, Polish, Ukrainian, Turkish, and Portuguese, with French surtitles, highlighting the universal nature of the themes explored in Stefano Massini's work.