Summary
Summer, 1910. Inspectors Machin and Malfoy investigate the mysterious disappearances of several tourists on the beautiful beaches of Slack Bay, where a strange community of fishermen lives.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 65Audiences 57GoodWatch 61
Metascore66
Tomatometer64%
Letterboxd · 9 K ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.0
User score6.0
Audience score42%
Box office
11%of its budget back
- Budget
- $8 M
- Worldwide
- $921 K
Worldwide it made back $921 K of the $8 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 2 min
Longer than most comedies, +22 min on the typical 100
typical 100122Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 15 countries, rent or buy in 16 more
+5Released
2016
May 13, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
France
Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 29
Fabrice LuchiniAndré van Peteghem
Juliette BinocheAude van Peteghem
Valeria Bruni TedeschiIsabelle van Peteghem
Jean-Luc VincentChristian van Peteghem
Brandon LavievilleMa Loute Brufort
RaphBillie van Peteghem
Didier DesprésAlfred Machin
Cyril RigauxMalfoy- LDLaura DupréNadège
Thierry LavievilleL'Eternel Brufort- CCCaroline CarbonnierMrs. Brufort
- MRManon RoyèreBlanche van Peteghem
Lauréna ThellierGaby van Peteghem
Maya SaracLa dame à l'ombrelle jaune- NNNoah NoulardCloclo Brufort
- JTJulian TeitenPatte Brufort
- NCNoa CretonTi-Louis Brufort
- FFFabien FenetL'ecclésiastique
- YBYohann BelzLe pêcheur du parc à huîtres
- YPYohann PoulainLe policier naufrage
- CDCécile DesprésLa serveuse omelette
- CCChristian CoeugnietLe colonel
- AVAngélique VergaraNudiste 1
Anna ZakharovaNudiste 2
Directing · 1
- Bruno Dumont Director, Screenplay, Editor
Production · 8
- Rachid Bouchareb Producer
- Muriel Merlin Producer
- Jean Bréhat Producer
- Clément Morelle Casting
- Thanassis Karathanos Co-Producer
- Geneviève Lemal Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Guillaume Deffontaines Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Basile Belkhiri Editor
Sound · 3
- Emmanuel Croset Sound Designer
- Philippe Lecoeur Sound Designer
- Romain Ozanne Sound Editor
Art · 2
- Riton Dupire-Clément Production Design, Set Decoration
- Martin Dupont-Domenjoud Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Alexandra Charles Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Yves Domenjoud Visual Effects Supervisor
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