Don't Make Me Laugh deftly balances anger and humor in a story of power, control, and manipulation. It explores gender roles in work and life, the competition imposed on women, and, ultimately, the triumph of fighting back.
Over the course of a night in police custody, a young woman tries to understand the rage that led her to assault a refugee on the Paris metro. She too is a foreigner, now earning a living as an interpreter for asylum seekers in the outskirts of the city.