Summary
A closeted gay man's attempt to "act straight" for the sake of his job has unexpected consequences.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 52GoodWatch 54
IMDb5.8
Audience score46%
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100100Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 24 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+14Released
1996
March 27, 1996
30 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
César Awards1997
- Best Actress1997Won
- Best Actress1997Won
- Best Film1997Nominated
- Best Actor1997Nominated
- Best Supporting Actor1997Nominated
- Best Supporting Actress1997Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 14 more19 people
- Patrick TimsitAdrien
- Fanny ArdantEvelyne, dite Eva
- Richard BerryAlexandre Hagutte
- Michèle LaroqueMarie Hagutte
- Jacques GamblinAndré Lemoine
- Christian BujeauDocteur Séverine
- Boris TerralCyril
- Axelle AbbadieClaire, la sœur de Marie
- FBFacundo BoPépito
Arno ChevrierBibiche
Yan DuffasFripounet
Dominique BesnehardRiki
Sacha BriquetEmilio
Laurent SpielvogelFrancis, l'employé de l'hôtel- EPEliane Pine CarringhtonRambo
Katrine BoormanIngrid
Isabelle FerronChantal
Céline CaussimonL'infirmière
Robert PlagnolLe curé
Directing · 1
- Gabriel Aghion Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Patrick Timsit Writer
- Pierre Palmade Dialogue
Production · 1
- Gérard Moulévrier Casting
Camera · 1
- Fabio Conversi Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Luc Barnier Editor
Art · 1
- Carlos Conti Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Didier Lavergne Key Makeup Artist
- Esther Laloum Hairstylist
- Patrice Iva Hairstylist
- Philippe Dana Makeup Artist
- Beryl Guichard Makeup Artist
- Sarah Guetta Hairstylist
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