Boys on the Beach (1999)
"Le ciel, les oiseaux,... et ta mère!" (original title)

Director:

Djamel Bensalah

Writers:

Djamel Bensalah (screenplay), Gilles Laurent (collaborator for adaptation)

Stars:

Jamel Debbouze, Stéphane Soo Mongo, Lorànt Deutsch

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamel Debbouze	...	Youssef
Stéphane Soo Mongo	...	Stéphane
Lorànt Deutsch	...	Christophe
Julien Courbey	...	Mike
Olivia Bonamy	...	Lydie
Marie Roversi	...	Christelle
Jessica Beudaert	...	Dora
Julia Vaidis-Bogard	...	Léa
Sam Karmann	...	Le contrôleur
Jean-Louis Livi	...	Le préfet
Charley Fouquet	...	La rollerwoman
Ludivine Sagnier	...	Dance girl 1
Ludivine Rosenblat	...	Dance girl 2
Ramzy Bedia	...	Le présentateur
Eric Judor	...	Le journaliste

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

racism | buddy | expanded from earlier film | drug dealer | resort | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

20 January 1999 (France)

Also Known As:

Homeboys on the Beach

Filming Locations:

Anglet, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Extravaganza Films, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Best Job in the World (1996)

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Soundtracks

"El camino Part 1"
Performed by Shazz

User Reviews

A new director is born, he's talentful

If Djamel Bensalah reads it, he can write me because I have many things to tell him, positive things. If the screenplay is not very tough, we see with the way of directing of that new director that there is something very new, with many ideas of directing, as the scene where the heroes are in the nightclub, in order to show that they're boring, he did a reference to IAM's videoclip "je danse le mia" or the reference to old movies, when Hollywood movies were good movies (except this year with "The mask of Zorro", very honest) like "Casablanca". But sometimes, when it's filmed with hand camera, the result is sometimes under the average quality of the movie and some people may find it exhausting. Then the acting is quite correct, but we also see Jamel Debbouze, but different than in his weekly prestations in "H" and "NPA1", but there are new actors that we ought to watch out for the future.