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Welcome to the Sticks

Original title: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis
  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Dany Boon and Kad Merad in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
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A French public servant from Provence is banished to the far North. Strongly prejudiced against this cold and inhospitable place, he leaves his family behind to relocate temporarily there, w... Read allA French public servant from Provence is banished to the far North. Strongly prejudiced against this cold and inhospitable place, he leaves his family behind to relocate temporarily there, with the firm intent to quickly come back.A French public servant from Provence is banished to the far North. Strongly prejudiced against this cold and inhospitable place, he leaves his family behind to relocate temporarily there, with the firm intent to quickly come back.

  • Director
    • Dany Boon
  • Writers
    • Dany Boon
    • Alexandre Charlot
    • Franck Magnier
  • Stars
    • Kad Merad
    • Dany Boon
    • Zoé Félix
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    44K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dany Boon
    • Writers
      • Dany Boon
      • Alexandre Charlot
      • Franck Magnier
    • Stars
      • Kad Merad
      • Dany Boon
      • Zoé Félix
    • 61User reviews
    • 84Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations

    Videos1

    Welcome to the Sticks - US Trailer
    Trailer 2:05
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    Dany Boon and Kad Merad in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
    Dany Boon and Kad Merad in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
    Dany Boon and Kad Merad in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
    Dany Boon and Kad Merad in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
    Zoé Félix and Kad Merad in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
    Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
    Zoé Félix in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
    Kad Merad in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
    Philippe Duquesne, Anne Marivin, Kad Merad, and Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
    Patrick Bosso in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
    Michel Galabru in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
    Anne Marivin in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)

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    Kad Merad
    Kad Merad
    • Philippe Abrams
    Dany Boon
    Dany Boon
    • Antoine Bailleul
    Zoé Félix
    Zoé Félix
    • Julie Abrams
    Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret
    • Raphaël Abrams
    Anne Marivin
    Anne Marivin
    • Annabelle Deconninck
    Philippe Duquesne
    Philippe Duquesne
    • Fabrice Canoli
    Guy Lecluyse
    • Yann Vandernoout
    Line Renaud
    Line Renaud
    • La maman d'Antoine
    Michel Galabru
    Michel Galabru
    • Le grand oncle de Julie
    Stéphane Freiss
    Stéphane Freiss
    • Jean Sabrier
    Patrick Bosso
    • Le gendarme A7
    Jérôme Commandeur
    • L'inspecteur Lebic
    Alexandre Carrière
    Alexandre Carrière
    • Tony - l'amoureux d'Isabelle
    Fred Personne
    • M. Vasseur
    Franck Andrieux
    • M. Leborgne
    Jean-Christophe Herbeth
    • M. Mahieux
    Jean-François Picotin
    • M. Tizaute
    Jenny Clève
    Jenny Clève
    • La mamie 'Quinquin'
    • Director
      • Dany Boon
    • Writers
      • Dany Boon
      • Alexandre Charlot
      • Franck Magnier
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    • Trivia
      Instead of using well known dialects for the German dubbed version, the dubbing studio created a completely new fictional dialect with as much similarity to the original French ch'ti dialect as possible.
    • Goofs
      When Philippe Abrams knocks down Antoine Bailleul with his car, one of the windshield wipers rights itself then is back down on the next shot.
    • Crazy credits
      after the movie, while the closing credits scroll over the screen, some outtakes are shown.
    • Connections
      Featured in La noche de...: La noche de... 8 apellidos vascos (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Un Clair de Lune à Maubeuge
      Music by Pierre Perrin and Claude Blondy

      Lyrics by Pierre Perrin

      Performed by the Harmonie Municipale de Bergues

    User reviews61

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    7/10
    Not sure if it will work for people that don't understand French
    I didn't know what to expect from Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis. The story sounded all a bit cliché to me but since a lot of my friends in Belgium used their expressions after watching the movie I thought I give it a shot. And honestly I did like the movie. I don't know though if it will work for English speaking people or other languages than French in fact. Because if you don't understand or speak the French language a lot of humor will make no sense at all, even translated. Because most of the humor comes from the dialect they speak in the North of France, close to the Belgian border. For me it was all easy to understand since I'm from Belgium but I have my doubt it will have the same effect on other people not understanding French. Basically the story is a guy moving from the South of France to the North and of course he has the usual prejudice about it being cold there, and full of a bit retarded people. It's like somebody from California was forced to go live in Alaska. Kad Merad and Dany Boon are playing the main characters and they did a good job. Don't expect it to be a great story, it's just a funny view between the differences of North and South.
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    • deloudelouvain
    • Aug 22, 2017

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    • Release date
      • February 27, 2008 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
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      • Official site (Russia)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Лашкаво прошимо
    • Filming locations
      • Bergues, Nord, France
    • Production companies
      • Pathé Renn Productions
      • Hirsch
      • Les Productions du Chicon
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    • Budget
      • €11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $245,144,417
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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