Welcome to the Sticks
2008 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 6.7
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...
Also known as Welcome to the Land of Shtis
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-02-20
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (2,579 votes)
- Box office
- $245,000,000
Themes
- jealousy
- clock tower
- provence
- southern france
- lie
- postman
- mama's boy
- bias
- local speciality
- relocation
- prejudice
- cultural difference
- +13 more
Awards & recognition
- Audience Award of the Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival · 2008
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2008 · nominated
Cast & crew
Kad Merad
as Philippe Abrams
Dany Boon
as Antoine Bailleul
Zoé Félix
as Julie Abrams
Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret
as Raphaël Abrams
Anne Marivin
as Annabelle Deconninck
Philippe Duquesne
as Fabrice Canoli
Guy Lecluyse
as Yann Vandernoout
Line Renaud
as Mrs. Bailleul
Michel Galabru
as Julie's Great Uncle
Stéphane Freiss
as Jean
Directed by Dany Boon