Nicolas Klotz emerges as one of the most politically engaged, provocative and intellectually rigorous filmmakers working today with HEARTBEAT DETECTOR. Simon (Mathieu Amalric) works as the in-house psychologist at a chemical firm in Paris. The company has a recruitment policy based on his assessment of potential employees, and he organises motivational workshops for the staff. He is something of a company man, trusted by his superiors. When one of those superiors gives him the assignment of assessing the mental health of the firm’s director, however, it leads Simon to some disturbing revelations, which radically challenge his perceptions. A film of genuine political commitment, HEARTBEAT DETECTOR offers a searing comment on modern capitalism.