On ne choisit pas sa famille
Synopsis
Having lived well beyond his means, César Borgnoli, an Italian car dealer, is on the brink of ruin. His sister Alex, who lives with her girlfriend Kim, offers to save the family business by cutting him a deal. César must pretend to be Kim's husband so that they can go to Thailand to legally adopt little Maily, an adorable 5-year-old girl that Alex and Kim long to welcome in their home.
César imagines that it'll just be a matter of a weekend trip during which he can combine business and pleasure. However, the vibe is bad between him and Kim, his "new wife." And then there's the local police, Chinese triads, and a few heads of stuffed fish... The weekend quickly becomes a nightmare. The phoney couple has barely arrived at the airport when they're greeted by Doctor Luix, the orphanage's doctor, a neurotic, grumpy widower who believes in traditional weddings and is very attached to Maily.
The scrupulous doctor accompanies César and Kim on their adventure to reassure himself that they are the perfect parents for the little girl, and above all to verify that they form a real couple.
Faced by the spectacle of this pair who never stop bickering, Doctor Luix is initially surprised, then becomes amazed. Then comes the day that he is stopped in his tracks by gorgeous Alex, who arrives in Bangkok to get her brother out of jail.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (15)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producers : Les Films du Kiosque, Ouille Productions
- Co-productions : TF1 Films Production, Aurel Films, STUDIOCANAL
- Film exports/foreign sales : Kinology, STUDIOCANAL
- French distribution : Universal Pictures International France
- News agency (France) : AS Communication
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producers : François Kraus, Denis Pineau-Valencienne, Christian Clavier
- Screenwriters : Christian Clavier, Michel Delgado
- Director of Photography : Pascal Ridao
- Music Composer : Ramon Pipin
- Assistant Director : Ivan Fegyveres
- Editor : Christophe Pinel
- Sound Recordist : Marc-Antoine Beldent
- Costume designer : Marie-Noëlle Van Meerbeeck
- Line Producers : Jean-Paul De Vidas, Serge Thimbre
- Production Manager : Jacques Attia
- Press Attaché (film) : Alexandra Schamis
- Sound editors : Jean Gargonne, Jean-Noël Yven
- Continuity supervisor : Marguerite Perlado
- Production Designer : Isabelle Quillard
- Casting : Françoise Menidrey, Sylvie Brocheré
- Sound Mixer : François-Joseph Hors
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2010
- French release : 09/11/2011
- Runtime : 1 h 43 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 128.487
- Visa issue date : 03/11/2011
- Approval : Yes
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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