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Welcome to the Sticks

2008-02-20 · 106 min · ★ 6.7

Comedy · Drama · Romance

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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Directors
Dany Boon
Production companies
Pathé Renn Productions, Hirsch, Pathé, TF1 Films Production, Les Productions du Ch'timi, Pictanovo
Countries
France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 11,000,000
Revenue
USD 245,144,417

Top Cast

Kad MeradKad MeradPhilippe Abrams
Dany BoonDany BoonAntoine Bailleul
Zoé FélixZoé FélixJulie Abrams
Lorenzo Ausilia-ForetLorenzo Ausilia-ForetRaphaël Abrams
Anne MarivinAnne MarivinAnnabelle Deconninck
Philippe DuquesnePhilippe DuquesneFabrice Canoli
Guy LecluyseGuy LecluyseYann Vandernoout
Line RenaudLine RenaudMrs. Bailleul
Michel GalabruMichel GalabruJulie's Great Uncle
Stéphane FreissStéphane FreissJean
Patrick BossoPatrick BossoPoliceman on A7
Jérôme CommandeurJérôme CommandeurInspector Lebic
Alexandre CarrièreAlexandre CarrièreTony
Fred PersonneFred PersonneMr. Vasseur
Franck AndrieuxFranck AndrieuxMr. Leborgne
Jean-Christophe HerbethMr. Mahieux
Jean-François PicotinJean-François PicotinMr. Tizaute
Jenny ClèveJenny ClèveOld Lady singing the 'P'tit Quinquin'
Sylviane GoudalSylviane GoudalCustomer at Post Office
Yaël BoonYaël BoonAngry Customer at Post Office

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