Nothing to Declare (2010)

A Belge-Francophobe customs officer is forced to team up with a Frenchman during the elimination of the Franco-Belge borders in the 90s.

Director:

Dany Boon

Writers:

Dany Boon (scenario and dialogue), Yaël Boon (collaboration)

Stars:

Benoît Poelvoorde, Dany Boon, Christel Pedrinelli

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Benoît Poelvoorde	...	Ruben Vandevoorde
Dany Boon	...	Mathias Ducatel
Christel Pedrinelli	...	Olivia Vandevoorde
Karin Viard	...	Irène Janus
Joachim Ledeganck	...	Léopold Vandevoorde
Philippe Magnan	...	Le divisionnaire Mercier
Julie Bernard	...	Louise Vandevoorde
Nadège Beausson-Diagne	...	Nadia Bakari
Jean-Paul Dermont	...	Le père Vandevoorde
Zinedine Soualem	...	Lucas Pozzi
François Damiens	...	Jacques Janus
Guy Lecluyse	...	Grégory Brioul
Bouli Lanners	...	Bruno Vanuxem
Laurent Gamelon	...	Duval
Eric Godon	...	Le chef Willems

Storyline

A Belge-Francophobe customs officer is forced to team up with a Frenchman during the elimination of the Franco-Belge borders in the 90s.

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Plot Keywords:

customs officer | year 1993 | year 1986 | written and directed by cast member | comedy duo | 

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Taglines:

Ein grenzenloser Spaß! [German release]

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

2 February 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

Nada que declarar

Filming Locations:

Ixelles, Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium

Box Office

Gross USA:

$182,295

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$94,003,020

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pathé, Les Productions du Ch'timi, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 104622 delivered on 22-9-2011.

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Connections

Featured in Rien à déclarer: Le making of (2011)

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Soundtracks

I Believe I Can Fly
Written and Produced by R. Kelly
Performed by R. Kelly

User Reviews

Pleasant but not memorable

I suspect this movie grew out of the phenomenal success of Dany Boon's previous movie, Bienvenu chez les Ch'tis (2008), which set box office records in France two years before. That movie was about cultural differences between middle-class Frenchmen and the Ch'tis, the French who live in the far northeast corner of France (what was once the Nord Pas de Calais and is now trying to come up with a new name for itself). That movie plays on cultural stereotypes, true, but it is often very funny.

This one is less funny, frankly, though not without laughs.

This time the clash is between the French and the Belgians. More specifically, it is the story of a family of rabidly anti-French Belgians and the problems they cause for one of their own, who has had the misfortune to fall in love with a Frenchman (Boon). The jokes are usually pretty obvious, but the characters are generally likable - with the exception of the Belgian border patrol guard, who is just too extreme.

You won't be bored, but I can't imagine you'd come back for seconds.