Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
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...
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $11,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $245,144,417.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 12.053 |
Directed By
Dany Boon
Crew
Pierre Aïm
Dany Boon
Florence Sadaune
Alexandre Charlot
Dany Boon
Philippe Rombi
Lucien Balibar
Bruno Morin
Alain Veissier
Franck Magnier
Eric Hubert
Claude Berri
Jérôme Seydoux
Luc Barnier
Gérard Moulévrier
Sébastien Monteux-Halleur
Elise Leire
Elise Leire
Isabelle Thévenet
Julie Delord
Richard Pezet
Nicolas Guy
Bernard Lorain
Franck Desmoulins
Roman Dymny
François Groult
TOP CAST
Kad Merad
Philippe Abrams
Dany Boon
Antoine Bailleul
Zoé Félix
Julie Abrams
Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret
Raphaël Abrams
Anne Marivin
Annabelle Deconninck
Philippe Duquesne
Fabrice Canoli
Guy Lecluyse
Yann Vandernoout
Line Renaud
Mrs. Bailleul
Michel Galabru
Julie's Great Uncle
Stéphane Freiss
Jean
Patrick Bosso
Policeman on A7
Jérôme Commandeur
Inspector Lebic
Alexandre Carrière
Tony
Fred Personne
Mr. Vasseur
Franck Andrieux
Mr. Leborgne
Jean-Christophe Herbeth
Mr. Mahieux
Jean-François Picotin
Mr. Tizaute
Jenny Clève
Old Lady singing the 'P'tit Quinquin'
Sylviane Goudal
Customer at Post Office
Yaël Boon
Angry Customer at Post Office
Christophe Rossignon
Brewery Server
Zinedine Soualem
Momo
Guillaume Morand
Philippe's Ex-Colleague
Nadège Beausson-Diagne
Office Worker at Salon
Jean-François Elberg
Gas Station Employee
Eric Bleuzé
Man with Moped
Bruno Tuchszer
Policeman in Bergues
Suzie Pilloux
Woman at Julie's uncle's
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