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Welcome to the Sticks

Original title: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis
  • 20082008
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
43K
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Dany Boon and Kad Merad in Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
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ComedyRomance
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.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
43K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Dany Boon
  • Writers
    • Dany Boon
    • Alexandre Charlot(dialogue)
    • Franck Magnier(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Kad Merad
    • Dany Boon
    • Zoé Félix
  • Director
    • Dany Boon
  • Writers
    • Dany Boon
    • Alexandre Charlot(dialogue)
    • Franck Magnier(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Kad Merad
    • Dany Boon
    • Zoé Félix
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 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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    Photos57

    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(dialogue)
      • Franck Magnier(dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
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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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    9/10
    if you learn the language, you will go far
    Dany Boon's "Bienvenue chez les ch'tis" ("Welcome to the Sticks" in English) reminded me of "My Cousin Vinny" and "Doc Martin", with a big-city person coming to a small town and having trouble understanding the mores. In this case, a man from southern France gets sent to a small town in the north and having trouble with their accents (to say the least). While there are a lot of challenges for the guy to overcome, he's just as foreign to the townspeople.

    In addition to the humor, the movie also looks at the stereotypes that people can have of those from certain regions (i.e., in the US, northerners tend to view southerners as ignorant yahoos). It's not the greatest French movie that I've ever seen, but it does a good job addressing the prejudices that the people throughout France have of each other. You just know that the French have countless stereotypes of foreigners. I recommend it.
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    • Oct 15, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 27, 2008 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • 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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    Box office

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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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