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Title: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (2008)
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| Kad Merad | ... | Philippe Abrams | |
| Dany Boon | ... | Antoine Bailleul | |
| Zoé Félix | ... | Julie Abrams | |
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Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret | ... | Raphaël Abrams |
| Anne Marivin | ... | Annabelle Deconninck | |
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Philippe Duquesne | ... | Fabrice Canoli |
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Guy Lecluyse | ... | Yann Vandernoout |
| Line Renaud | ... | La maman d'Antoine | |
| Michel Galabru | ... | Le grand oncle de Julie | |
| Stéphane Freiss | ... | Jean Sabrier | |
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Patrick Bosso | ... | Le gendarme A7 |
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Jérôme Commandeur | ... | L'inspecteur Lebic |
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Alexandre Carrière | ... | Tony - l'amoureux d'Isabelle |
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Fred Personne | ... | M. Vasseur |
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Franck Andrieux | ... | M. Leborgne |
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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. Leaving his child and wife behind, the crucified man leaves for his frightening destination, a dreadfully cold place inhabited by hard-drinking, unemployed rednecks, speaking an incomprehensible dialect called Ch'ti. Philippe soon realizes that all these ideas were nothing but prejudices and that Bergues is not synonymous with hell... Written by Guy Bellinger
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northern france | drunken man | alcoholic drink | alcohol | provence |Taglines:
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
27 February 2008 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
€11,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
€20,873,413 (France), 2 March 2008, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$1,477,650Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$246,622,067Company Credits
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Written by Alexandre Desrousseaux
Sung by Jenny Clève (1853)
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With 20.2 million viewers, it is the most successful French film in France. Former distinction holder was La Grande Vadrouille (1966). See more »Crazy Credits
after the movie, while the closing credits scroll over the screen, some outtakes are shown. See more »Soundtracks
Le p'tit QuinquinWritten by Alexandre Desrousseaux
Sung by Jenny Clève (1853)
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I saw this movie in Lille, France, two weeks after the premiere, and the movie theaters were full. Everyone wanted to see it. (After two weeks, 15 million viewers. That's a lot.) Even though they sometimes spoke Ch'ti it was quite easy to understand, and many parts would have been funny in any language. I really recommend everyone to see it, no matter if you speak French or not. Many of the jokes with words (jeu de mots) are only comprehensible if you speak French, but it's still great. The point with the movie isn't just the language, another aspect is the prejudices the Southerns have about the Northerns. Which can be found in many more countries than France. I really think that it's a movie everyone can find something to like about. Maybe the French over-hyped it, but it's still a superb movie.