Demandez la permission aux enfants (2007)

Director:

Eric Civanyan

Writers:

Guillaume Breton (written by)
Eric Civanyan (writer)

Release Date:

4 April 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Sister Sister Relationship | Cell Phone | Telephone | Young Boy | Mother Son Relationship

Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire	...	Marie
Pascal Légitimus	...	Francis
Anne Parillaud	...	Anna
Pierre Cassignard	...	David
Michèle Garcia	...	Élisabeth
Michel Vuillermoz	...	François-Xavier
Marie Bunel	...	Laurence Culerrier
Hélène Surgère	...	Bonne Maman
André Chazel	...	Bon Papa
Marie-France Santon	...	La directrice de l'école
Bob Martet	...	Le type du palier
Véronique Viel	...	La femme de la campagne
Xavier Letourneur	...	Le type de la campagne
Thierry Heckendorn	...	M. Huet
Karine Pinoteau	...	La vendeuse chez Darty

Also Known As:

Kid Power (Europe: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:96 min (European Film Market)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva)

Company:

Les Films Manuel Munz

Crappy Families

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When I saw this in a Multiplex the audience were falling about with laughter so it must be doing something right. Three couples each with kids or, to put it another way, three couples each with the kids from hell. It's a simple premise; once they get through fantasizing about killing their respective kids the adults decide to play the kids at their own game and show them how it feels: in a typical example a boy who consistently makes farting noises and pretends they emanate from the maid is slipped an ultra strong laxative by his mother and then finds his father has nailed the lid on the toilet seat. Subtle it's not but funny ... yes, that example is about the most off-color in the whole movie. It's not going to win any prizes except one for passing the time entertainingly and at least it isn't Matrix #19