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2008•1h 46m•

★6.7(2,571 ratings)

ComedyDramaRomance

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...

Director

Dany Boon

Writers

Dany Boon, Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier

Watchlist

Main Cast

Kad Merad

Philippe Abrams

Dany Boon

Antoine Bailleul

Zoé Félix

Julie Abrams

Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret

Raphaël Abrams

Anne Marivin

Annabelle Deconninck

Philippe Duquesne

Welcome to the Sticks

2008•1h 46m•

★6.7(2,571 ratings)

ComedyDramaRomance

Overview

Director

Dany Boon

Writers

Dany Boon, Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier

Watchlist

Main Cast

Kad Merad

Philippe Abrams

Dany Boon

Antoine Bailleul

Zoé Félix

Julie Abrams

Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret

Raphaël Abrams

Anne Marivin

Annabelle Deconninck

Philippe Duquesne

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Dany Boon
Script Supervisor: Isabelle Thévenet
First Assistant Director: Nicolas Guy

Writing

Screenplay: Dany Boon
Screenplay: Alexandre Charlot
Screenplay: Franck Magnier

Production

Executive Producer: Eric Hubert
Producer: Claude Berri
Production Manager: Bruno Morin
Casting: Gérard Moulévrier
Producer: Jérôme Seydoux
Casting: Elise Leire

Music & Sound

Sound Engineer: Lucien Balibar
Original Music Composer: Philippe Rombi
Sound Editor: Franck Desmoulins
Sound Editor: Roman Dymny
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: François Groult

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Pierre Aïm

Editing

Editor: Luc Barnier
Editor: Julie Delord

Art Direction

Production Design: Alain Veissier
Set Decoration: Sébastien Monteux-Halleur
Art Direction: Elise Leire

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Florence Sadaune

Keywords

jealousyclock towerprovencesouthern franceliepostmanmama's boybiaslocal specialityrelocationprejudicecultural differencejob transfernorthern francebell towerpostal workerhospitalitycommunity spiritdialectsmall communitywine drinkingunhappy marriagesocial prejudiceaccentsdisability fraud

Did You Know?

The original title is "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis" (FR).

With a budget of $11.0M, the film grossed $245.1M — a profit of $234.1M (2129% ROI).

The runtime is 106 minutes (1h 46m).

The film was directed by Dany Boon.

The screenplay was written by Dany Boon and Alexandre Charlot.

The score was composed by Philippe Rombi.

Cinematography was handled by Pierre Aïm.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1064932.

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Rating

6.7/10

Good

2,571 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

Français

Country of Origin:

France

Budget:

$11,000,000

Revenue:

$245,144,417

Production Companies:

Pathé Renn Productions

Hirsch

Pathé

TF1 Films Production

Les Productions du Ch'timi

Pictanovo

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Welcome to the Sticks

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Kad Merad

Dany Boon

Zoé Félix

Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret

Anne Marivin

Philippe Duquesne

Welcome to the Sticks

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Kad Merad

Dany Boon

Zoé Félix

Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret

Anne Marivin

Philippe Duquesne

Guy Lecluyse

Line Renaud

Michel Galabru

Stéphane Freiss

Patrick Bosso

Jérôme Commandeur

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