With films such as US Go Home (1994), Nénette et Boni (1996), Beau Travail (1999), set in Africa; Trouble Every Day (2001), and Vendredi soir (2002), she established a reputation as a filmmaker who "has been able to reconcile the lyricism of French cinema with the impulse to capture the often harsh face of contemporary France."
Con filmes como US Go Home (1994), Nénette et Boni (1996), Beau travail (1999), Trouble Every Day (2001) e Vendredi soir (2002), estabeleceu unha reputación como realizadora, que «puido reconciliar a lírica do cinema francés co impulso por capturar a, a miúdo, dura cara da Francia contemporánea».