The Intouchables (2011)

After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.

Directors:

Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano

Writers:

Olivier Nakache, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo (adapted from his autobiographical tale Le Second Souffle)

Stars:

François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny

Top Rated Movies #45 | Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 38 wins & 39 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
François Cluzet	...	Philippe
Omar Sy	...	Driss
Anne Le Ny	...	Yvonne
Audrey Fleurot	...	Magalie
Joséphine de Meaux	...	La DRH société de courses
Clotilde Mollet	...	Marcelle
Alba Gaïa Bellugi	...	Elisa
Cyril Mendy	...	Adama
Salimata Kamate	...	Fatou
Absa Diatou Toure	...	Mina
Grégoire Oestermann	...	Antoine
Dominique Daguier	...	Amie de Philippe
François Caron	...	Ami de Philippe
Christian Ameri	...	Albert
Thomas Solivérès	...	Bastien - dit le Plumeau (as Thomas Soliveres)

Storyline

In Paris, the aristocratic and intellectual Philippe is a quadriplegic millionaire who is interviewing candidates for the position of his carer, with his red-haired secretary Magalie. Out of the blue, Driss cuts the line of candidates and brings a document from the Social Security and asks Phillipe to sign it to prove that he is seeking a job position so he can receive his unemployment benefit. Philippe challenges Driss, offering him a trial period of one month to gain experience helping him. Then Driss can decide whether he would like to stay with him or not. Driss accepts the challenge and moves to the mansion, changing the boring life of Phillipe and his employees.

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Plot Keywords:

class differences | caregiver | black white friendship | disabled person | rich poor | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes you have to reach into someone else's world to find out what's missing in your own.

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the car race in the beginning, most stunts were done by a professional stunt driver, but in some of the moments, Omar Sy really drove the car himself.

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Goofs

When paragliding, the shadow of a cameraman is briefly visible over Driss.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Driss: [while driving] Outta the way.

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Crazy Credits

5% of the profits from the film will be donated to the Association Simon of Cyrene - 15 rue de Suffren - 75015 Paris whose purpose is to create shared living spaces for disabled adults and friends.

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

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Soundtracks

Prélude: Suite Violoncelle n° 1
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Le Capriccio Français

User Reviews

Excellent movie

This movie surprised us. We checked on IMDb and saw 8/10 for a french movie, without hesitation we went to the movie theatre to watch the movie.

The subject is hard but the movie is really funny. In a few seconds you are fully projected within the film from the beginning to the end. There is no special effet but the actors are playing very well and the movie is based on a real story.

If you are skeptical for French movie don't be for this one ... it is a must see movie.

Enjoy the movie.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

2 November 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

The Intouchables

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR9,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$103,507, 27 May 2012

Gross USA:

$10,198,820

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$426,588,510

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quad Productions, Ten Films, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1