Kad Merad,
Dany Boon,
Zoé Félix,
Anne Marivin,
Philippe Duquesne
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A man born and raised on France's Southern coast is exiled to the Northern territories in this comedy from actor, director and screenwriter Dany Boon. Philippe Abrams (Kad Merad) helps run the post of... read more
DVD Release Date: December 2, 2008
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April 4, 2009Slight, but amusing film. The parts where the wife goes to visit are hilarious, and I give full marks to whoever did the translating for the subtitltes!
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January 31, 2011Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis.
Simply formulaic, but charmingly funny.
I'll start out by saying that I've lived in Belgium my whole life, and I speak French. Coming from that point of view, this film was hilarious. I loved that it begins pouring rain the second he enters into the t... read more -
April 5, 2010Charming, at times downright hilarious comedy. Unfortunately I don't speak a word of French and have no deeper knowledge of the culture clash between North and South - the film is probably truly funny to French audiences, as the success in France also demonstrates.
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July 30, 2008Alright, so it made about twenty million bucks in France alone, so it MUST be some good, right?
Yeah. It's good. And it's funny. Boon sure knows how to stage delightfully likeable (and unlikeable) characters in an offbeat environment. The laughs come quick, and most of the tim... read more -
September 5, 2011Advice--make sure you have GOOD subtitles. Might be the reason why it was as good as I had suspected it would be, but still an enjoyable film. Would still recommend if you like Dany Boon or French film in general.
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February 22, 2009Very charming French comedy that was all the rage in France in 2008--every person in France saw this film and it is solid enough to hold the attention. Not earthshaking by any means but well-played, well-paced and deftly built, it's worth a view.
Critic Reviews
January 23, 2009
Kamal Al-Solaylee, Globe and Mail
January 23, 2009
Greg Quill, Toronto Star
[Dany] Boon tinkers with the formula just enough to make his story fresh and the sentiment at its heart not too sweet, though compounded contrivances in the last 30 minutes of the picture threaten to ... Full Review
May 10, 2009
Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses
den mporeis kai ola na ta katalabaineis ap' aytin tin farsokomodia poy den stereitai ekstatikon empneyseon sti domi, ektos ki an ta 'heis zisei apo konta Full Review
January 23, 2009
Liz Braun, Jam! Movies
Welcome to the Sticks is the most successful movie ever released in France, possibly because self-deprecating humour is so rare there. Full Review
August 29, 2008
Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
In this comedy about misconceptions, love and true friendship, Danny Boon gives us an enjoyable lesson in avoiding making assumptions about people Full Review
August 29, 2008
Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
Thoroughly enjoyable and contagiously funny, this is solid French gold Full Review
April 25, 2008
Boyd van Hoeij, european-films.net
A winner. Puts its tale of a southern postal worker hoping for a transfer to the Côte d'Azur through the very effective reverse psychology wringer when he ends up in the dreaded north instead - but di... Full Review
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