Gold Brick

On a crowded factory floor, Daniel Sauveur, a diligent but overlooked rank-and-file worker, watches his backbreaking efforts go unrecognized while higher-ups soak up accolades and bigger pay. Frustrated and determined to tilt the odds, he crafts a plan to profit from the very goods he handles every day. He discovers a way to move luxury perfume samples through the same channels used for ordinary inventory, exploiting a subtle loophole and enlisting a small, unlikely network. The risk builds as the scheme expands, drawing him into tense confrontations, near misses, and moral gray areas. What follows is a crisp blend of wit, danger, and consequence.

Directed by Jérémie Rozan, Gold Brick brings together Raphaël Quenard as Daniel Sauveur, Igor Gotesman as Scania, and Agathe Rousselle as Virginie in a sharp French crime comedy drama released in 2023.

Critics applaud the film's brisk pacing and its knack for weaving humor into a social critique about stagnant wages and exploitation. The central tension hinges on a tempting shortcut that exposes loyalty, ethics, and the limits of personal risk in a system that rewards the top.

Box office details for Gold Brick are not widely publicized; the film has had a limited release and festival circuit footprint, drawing a modest audience curious about its pointed satire and character-driven plot.