Mission Pays Basque (2017)

The adventures of a young woman (Elodie Fontan) full of prejudices about the Basque country. Through a romantic comedy film, go to the discovery of a new facet of life in a village. Mission... See full summary »

Director:

Ludovic Bernard

Writers:

Michel Delgado (dialogue), Michel Delgado (screenplay)

Stars:

Élodie Fontan, Florent Peyre, Daniel Prévost

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Élodie Fontan	...	Sibylle Garnier
Florent Peyre	...	Ramuntxo Beitialarrangoïta
Daniel Prévost	...	Ferran Beitialarrangoïta
Nicolas Bridet	...	Raphaël Morales
Barbara Cabrita	...	Arantxa
Ludovic Berthillot	...	Altzibar
Ilona Bachelier	...	Mirentxu
Damien Ferdel	...	Gaëtan Morales
Arielle Sémenoff	...	Jackie Morales
Éric Bougnon	...	Patxi (as Eric Bougnon)
Yann Papin	...	Xabi
Éric Naggar	...	Olivier Huysmans
Charles Petit	...	François Berliet
Patrick Ligardes	...	Le réceptionniste
Véronique Royer	...	La gendarmette

Storyline

The adventures of a young woman (Elodie Fontan) full of prejudices about the Basque country. Through a romantic comedy film, go to the discovery of a new facet of life in a village. Mission country Basque Streaming tells the journeys of Sibylle, a young Parisian with a very promising future. She has a job and a stable life in the French capital. On behalf of his company, she is sent on a mission in a small village near Bayonne. In this "forgotten corner", it should carry out a negotiation. Usually to buy a family hardware store into supermarket. . The young woman experienced despite herself about the stupidity of his own prejudices. Indeed, this city think getting a good deal by rolling the owner of the hardware store that has grown old. Unfortunately for her, the latter is under guardianship. So the young woman will have to then resume negotiations with Ramon (aka Florent Peyre), the guardian and get it over quickly. Indeed, this contract is very important to her, she plays her place...

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Plot Keywords:

singing in a car | basque country | paris france | fish out of water | weapons deal | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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User Reviews

much better than expected

Only watched this because it was available in a very short entertainment menu on my long haul flight. After Bienvenue chez les ch'tis and similar movies, my expectations were pretty low. Actually the actors are spot on and the plot, even if slightly ridiculous, stays entertaining. The only thing is it doesn't show half of the magnificent potential that this region of France has (yeah yeah I know Pays Basque is also and mostly on the Spanish side). No one goes does there without enjoying the super beaches, the hills and mountains, the food... The people certainly have their own way, customs and language, but they are actually very welcoming and that's something the movie shows pretty nicely. Oh and Parisians are not all pricks, well most of them, not all.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

12 July 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

Espadrilles

Box Office

Budget:

EUR4,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,021,120

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paradis Films, Orange Studio, D. Livingstone

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1