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Summary
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+27)
Critics 57Audiences 84GoodWatch 70
Metascore57
IMDb8.5
User score8.4
Letterboxd · 1.1 M ratings4.2/5
Box office
33×its budget
- Budget
- $13 M
- Worldwide
- $427 M
Worldwide it earned $414 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 53 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109113Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 29 countries, rent or buy in 24 more
+19Released
2011
November 2, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
France
César Awards2012
- Best Actor2012Won
- Best Actor2012Won
- Best Film2012Nominated
- Best Director2012Nominated
- Best Original Screenplay2012Nominated
- Best Supporting Actress2012Nominated
- Best Cinematography2012Nominated
- Best Editing2012Nominated
- Best Sound2012Nominated
Golden Globe Awards2013
- Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language2013Nominated
BAFTA Awards2013
- Best Film Not In The English Language2013Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
Yes: it's rated R in the United States for strong language and sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 30 more38 people
- François CluzetPhilippe
- Omar SyDriss
- Anne Le NyYvonne
- Audrey FleurotMagalie
- Joséphine de MeauxLa DRH société de courses
- Clotilde MolletMarcelle
- Alba Gaïa BellugiElisa
- Cyril MendyAdama
Salimata KamateFatou
Absa Diatou ToureMina
Grégoire OestermannAntoine
Dominique DaguierAmi Philippe
François CaronAmi Philippe
Christian AmeriAlbert
Thomas SolivérèsBastien
Dorothée BrièreEléonore
Marie-Laure DescoureauxFemme de chambre
Émilie CaenGaleriste
Sylvain LazardNouvel auxiliaire 1
Jean-François CayreyNouvel auxiliaire 2
Ian FenelonCandidat
Renaud BarseCandidat
François BureloupCandidat
Nicky MarbotPolicier
Directing · 3
- Olivier Nakache Director, Screenplay
- Éric Toledano Director, Screenplay
- Nathalie Vierny Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Philippe Pozzo di Borgo Novel
Production · 9
- Laurent Zeitoun Producer
- Yann Zenou Producer
- Nicolas Duval Adassovsky Producer
- Gigi Akoka Casting
- Liv Charpentier Casting
- Hubert Caillard Associate Producer
Camera · 5
- Mathieu Vadepied Director of Photography, Art Direction
- Simon Beaufils Additional Camera
- Patrick De Ranter Steadicam Operator
- Jean-Claude Lother Still Photographer
- Océane Lavergne Additional Camera
Editing · 2
- Dorian Rigal-Ansous Editor
- Barbara Albucher Digital Intermediate
Sound · 5
- Ludovico Einaudi Original Music Composer
- Jean-Paul Hurier Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jean Goudier Sound Editor
- Pascal Armant Sound Recordist
- Michel Monier Dolby Consultant
Art · 6
- François Emmanuelli Production Design
- Olivia Bloch-Lainé Set Decoration
- Christine Teulier Property Master
- Maëlys Deschard Assistant Art Director
- Gabriel Botcherby Assistant Art Director
- Charles Rempenault Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Isabelle Pannetier Costume Design
- Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen Makeup Artist
- Catherine Duplan Key Hair Stylist
Lighting · 1
- Michel Sabourdy Gaffer
Other crew · 7
- Patrick Ronchin Stunt Coordinator
- Jean-Claude Lagniez Stunt Coordinator
- Jérémy Lagniez Stunt Driver
- Sébastien Lagniez Stunt Driver
- Alexandre Rambure Stunt Driver
- Julien Piguet Stunt Driver
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