Movie
French Tech
Overview
Down-on-his-luck, unemployed Alexandre has two months to prove to his wife he can take care of his two young kids and be financially independent. Now, the thing is, although The Box, a user-friendly startup, wants to hire him on pro- bation, the company’s slogan is “No kids!” and Séverine, his future boss, is a short-tempered “killer”. So if Alexandre wants to land the job, he’s bound to lie... Will his meeting with Arcimboldo, an “entrepreneur of himself” and the king of online odd jobs, help the brave, disoriented Alexandre overcome all those challenges?
Details
- Release date
- 2021-01-14
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Why Not Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, La Région Île-de-France, Canal+, OCS, Cinémage 14 Développment, Cinécap 3
- Country
- France
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Denis Podalydès as Alexandre Duveteux
- Sandrine Kiberlain as Séverine Cupelet
- Bruno Podalydès as Arcimboldo
- Yann Frisch as Aymeric
- Leslie Menu as Sarah
- Luàna Bajrami as Suzie
- Michel Vuillermoz as le banquier
- Jean-Noël Brouté as le ventouseur de chez Wyn Wyn
- Isabelle Candelier as la femme d'affaires
- Philippe Uchan as le chauffeur épuisé du VTC
- Patrick Ligardes as le maire de Croisseuil
- Florence Muller as Gisèle, le femme du maire et première adjointe de Croisseuil
Crew
- Bruno Podalydès - Director
- Bruno Podalydès - Screenplay
- Denis Podalydès - Screenplay
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