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2008 | 106m | French
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Dany Boon |
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| Writer: | Alexandre Charlot, Dany Boon, Franck Magnier |
| Staring: |
| 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... | |
| Release Date: | Feb 20, 2008 |
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| Director: | Dany Boon |
| Writer: | Alexandre Charlot, Dany Boon, Franck Magnier |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | provence, postman, local speciality, cultural difference, bell tower, community spirit, wine drinking, accents, clock tower, lie, bias, prejudice, northern france, hospitality, small community, social prejudice, jealousy, southern france, mama's boy, relocation, job transfer, postal worker, dialect, unhappy marriage, disability fraud |
| Production Companies | TF1 Films Production, Pathé Renn Productions, Hirsch, Pathé, Les Productions du Ch'timi, Pictanovo |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $245,144,417
Budget: $11,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 (Update) Entered: Jun 28, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alexandre Charlot | Screenplay |
| Pierre Aïm | Director of Photography |
| Luc Barnier | Editor |
| Lucien Balibar | Sound Engineer |
| Bruno Morin | Production Manager |
| Elise Leire | Casting, Art Direction |
| Sébastien Monteux-Halleur | Set Decoration |
| Dany Boon | Screenplay, Director |
| Franck Magnier | Screenplay |
| Philippe Rombi | Original Music Composer |
| Florence Sadaune | Costume Design |
| Gérard Moulévrier | Casting |
| Alain Veissier | Production Design |
| Isabelle Thévenet | Script Supervisor |
| Richard Pezet | Delegated Producer |
| Nicolas Guy | First Assistant Director |
| François Groult | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Julie Delord | Editor |
| Bernard Lorain | Production Manager |
| Franck Desmoulins | Sound Editor |
| Roman Dymny | Sound Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Claude Berri | Producer |
| Eric Hubert | Executive Producer |
| Jérôme Seydoux | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 23 | 40 | 17 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 34 | 73 | 23 |
| 2024 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 13 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 454 | 454 |