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Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France...

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Budget

$11000000

Revenue

$245144417

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.693/10

Release Date

20 February 2008

Country

France

Cast

Kad Merad

Kad Merad

Philippe Abrams

Dany Boon

Dany Boon

Antoine Bailleul

Zoé Félix

Zoé Félix

Julie Abrams

Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret

Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret

Raphaël Abrams

Anne Marivin

Anne Marivin

Annabelle Deconninck

Philippe Duquesne

Philippe Duquesne

Fabrice Canoli

Guy Lecluyse

Guy Lecluyse

Yann Vandernoout

Line Renaud

Line Renaud

Mrs. Bailleul

Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru

Julie's Great Uncle

Stéphane Freiss

Stéphane Freiss

Jean

Patrick Bosso

Patrick Bosso

Policeman on A7

Jérôme Commandeur

Jérôme Commandeur

Inspector Lebic

Alexandre Carrière

Alexandre Carrière

Tony

Fred Personne

Fred Personne

Mr. Vasseur

Franck Andrieux

Franck Andrieux

Mr. Leborgne

Jean-Christophe Herbeth

Jean-Christophe Herbeth

Mr. Mahieux

Jean-François Picotin

Jean-François Picotin

Mr. Tizaute

Jenny Clève

Jenny Clève

Old Lady singing the 'P'tit Quinquin'

Sylviane Goudal

Sylviane Goudal

Customer at Post Office

Yaël Boon

Yaël Boon

Angry Customer at Post Office

Christophe Rossignon

Christophe Rossignon

Brewery Server

Zinedine Soualem

Zinedine Soualem

Momo

Guillaume Morand

Guillaume Morand

Philippe's Ex-Colleague

Nadège Beausson-Diagne

Nadège Beausson-Diagne

Office Worker at Salon

Jean-François Elberg

Jean-François Elberg

Gas Station Employee

Eric Bleuzé

Eric Bleuzé

Man with Moped

Bruno Tuchszer

Bruno Tuchszer

Policeman in Bergues

Suzie Pilloux

Suzie Pilloux

Woman at Julie's uncle's

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