Mammuth (2010)

A retiree battles to obtain his rightfully due pension.

Directors:

Gustave de Kervern, Benoît Delépine

Writers:

Benoît Delépine, Gustave de Kervern

Stars:

Gérard Depardieu, Yolande Moreau, Isabelle Adjani

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gérard Depardieu	...	Serge Pilardosse, dit Mammuth
Yolande Moreau	...	Catherine Pilardosse
Isabelle Adjani	...	L'amour perdu de Serge
Miss Ming	...	Solange Pilardosse, la niéce
Benoît Poelvoorde	...	Le concurrent
Bouli Lanners	...	Le recruteur
Catherine Hosmalin	...	La copine de Catherine
Blutch	...	L'employé de la caisse de retraite
Philippe Nahon	...	Le directeur á l'hospice
Anna Mouglalis	...	La fausse handicapée
Albert Delpy	...	Pierre, le cousin
Bruno Lochet	...	Le client au restaurant
Rémy Roubakha	...	L'autre client du restaurant
Joseph Dahan	...	Le troisléme client du restaurant
Gustave de Kervern	...	L'employé charcuterle (as Gustave Kervern)

Storyline

Serge Pilardosse has just turned 60 and is about to retire from his job in a slaughterhouse. He has always worked from the age of sixteen, never been on sick leave. So, how will this man fill his days? He does not like reading; doing odd jobs about the house is not his cup of tea; shopping is not his passion ... To make matters worse, his wife Catherine, who still works in a supermarket, notices that her husband will not get full retirement benefits since some of his former employers failed to do the requisite paperwork. So off goes Serge, riding his old Munch "Mammut" bike, in search of the missing documents ...

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Plot Keywords:

supermarket | retiree | retirement | work | pension | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Ad Vitam [fr]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

30 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Den siste mammuten

Filming Locations:

Charente-Maritime, France

Box Office

Budget:

€2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

GMT Productions, No Money Productions, arte France Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

French visa # 124018.

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Connections

Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: Paul y Los Pingüinos del Sr. Popper (2011)

User Reviews

different

there are ways and ways to tell a story. Here the two talented directors tried to prove to everyone that everyone's worth watching. like many movies, this one, depending mainly on your mood at the precise time you "encounter" it, will either disgust you or mesmerize you. I sort of loved it, from the beginning till the very end. Pathetics scenes are meant to be pathetic, showing us all of our lives are meaningless and ridiculous from time to time. Though I'm not much into Adjani, Yolande Moreau's acting, for instance is astounding, and unique, almost moving in its "uselessness". The thing is you have to throw away all your prejudices against "people of no importance" before watching this, because if you don't, you will be indeed disappointed and/or upset about losing your time and your money. gave it 8/10, because of its originality, nasty yet tender humor and Yolande Moreau's lines.