7 Minutes
Directed by	Michele Placido
Screenplay by	Michele Placido Stefano Massini Toni Trupia
Based on	7 Minutes by Stefano Massini
Produced by	Federica Vincenti
Starring	Ambra Angiolini Cristiana Capotondi Fiorella Mannoia Maria Nazionale Violante Placido Clémence Poésy Sabine Timoteo Ottavia Piccolo Anne Consigny Michele Placido
Cinematography	Arnaldo Catinari
Music by	Paolo Buonvino
Distributed by	Koch Media
Release date	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) (Roma Film Festival)
Running time	90 minutes
Language	Italian

7 Minutes (Italian: 7 minuti) is a 2016 Italian-Swiss-French drama film co-written and directed by Michele Placido.

The film premiered at the 11th Rome Film Festival and was later screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Inspired by a true story, it is loosely based on a drama play of the same name by Stefano Massini.^[1][2]

Plot

A textile company is acquired by a foreign multinational corporation. The new owner seems intent on not making redundancies but asks the workers to sign a particular clause that provides for the 7-minute reduction of lunch time. The development of the debate among the workers will bring each one of them to a phase of profound reflection.

Cast

• Ottavia Piccolo as Bianca
• Cristiana Capotondi as Isabella
• Ambra Angiolini as Greta
• Fiorella Mannoia as Ornella
• Violante Placido as Marianna
• Clémence Poésy as Hira
• Maria Nazionale as Angela
• Balkissa Maiga as Kidal
• Sabine Timoteo as Micaela
• Luisa Cattaneo as Sandra
• Erika D'Ambrosio as Alice
• Anne Consigny as Madame Rochette
• Michele Placido as Michele Varazzi