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2008
1h 46m
6.7(2514 votes)
Comedy
Drama
Romance

Overview

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...

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Production Companies

Pathé Renn Productions
Pathé
TF1 Films Production
Pictanovo

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Cast & Crew

28 members
Acting

Kad Merad

Philippe Abrams

Kad Merad
Acting

Dany Boon

Antoine Bailleul

Dany Boon
Acting

Zoé Félix

Julie Abrams

Zoé Félix
Acting

Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret

Raphaël Abrams

Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret
Acting

Anne Marivin

Annabelle Deconninck

Anne Marivin
Acting

Philippe Duquesne

Fabrice Canoli

Philippe Duquesne
Acting

Guy Lecluyse

Yann Vandernoout

Guy Lecluyse
Acting

Line Renaud

Mrs. Bailleul

Line Renaud
Acting

Michel Galabru

Julie's Great Uncle

Michel Galabru
Acting

Stéphane Freiss

Jean

Stéphane Freiss
Acting

Patrick Bosso

Policeman on A7

Patrick Bosso
Acting

Jérôme Commandeur

Inspector Lebic

Jérôme Commandeur
Acting

Alexandre Carrière

Tony

Alexandre Carrière
Acting

Fred Personne

Mr. Vasseur

Fred Personne
Acting

Franck Andrieux

Mr. Leborgne

Franck Andrieux
Acting

Jean-Christophe Herbeth

Mr. Mahieux

No Image
Acting

Jean-François Picotin

Mr. Tizaute

Jean-François Picotin
Acting

Jenny Clève

Old Lady singing the 'P'tit Quinquin'

Jenny Clève
Acting

Sylviane Goudal

Customer at Post Office

Sylviane Goudal
Writing

Yaël Boon

Angry Customer at Post Office

Yaël Boon
Production

Christophe Rossignon

Brewery Server

Christophe Rossignon
Acting

Zinedine Soualem

Momo

Zinedine Soualem
Directing

Guillaume Morand

Philippe's Ex-Colleague

No Image
Acting

Nadège Beausson-Diagne

Office Worker at Salon

Nadège Beausson-Diagne
Acting

Jean-François Elberg

Gas Station Employee

Jean-François Elberg
Acting

Eric Bleuzé

Man with Moped

Eric Bleuzé
Acting

Bruno Tuchszer

Policeman in Bergues

Bruno Tuchszer
Acting

Suzie Pilloux

Woman at Julie's uncle's

Suzie Pilloux

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