Ben, who dreamed of himself as a comic in New York, is back in Paris, his professional and emotional life in complete disarray. He encounters Alex, the star host of the Breakfast Club, a popular morning radio show. With Cyril, a forty-something who'd prefer not to be, and Arnold, the charismatic leader of the gang, they call the shots on Blast FM. In next to no time Ben is hired to write for them. He's barely joined the team when a tidal wave hits the station: Breakfast Club listenership is in free fall. They set out on a bus to travel to every corner of France to meet and win over their public once again. For these arrogant Parisians, a real journey of initiation arises from this radio-phonic road trip, shaking up all their certainties.
Acting
Cornillac's magnetic jerk energy keeps the unlikable crew watchable.
Writing
Sharp regional France jokes that actually land outside Paris.
Direction
Lévy's loose, improvisational style suits the rambling road structure.
Director
Romain Lévy
Manu Payet
Alex
Clovis Cornillac
Arnold
Douglas Attal
Ben
Pascal Demolon
Cyril
Benjamin Lavernhe
Smiters
Côme Levin
Jérémy
Zita Hanrot
Jennifer
Sam Karmann
J.R. Jablonski
Jacky Ido
Léonard De Vitry
Juliette Plumecocq-Mech
Daniel(le)
Ana Girardot
Sabrina
Laurent Bateau
Frédérico
Anthony Sonigo
Bastien
Daniel Cohen
Le fauconnier effaroucheur
Mona Walravens
Sonia, « la nazie bonnasse »
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film satirizes France's notorious Paris-province divide, where 'the regions' are treated as exotic territory by capital-dwelling elites—a tension still explosive in French politics.
Director Romain Lévy co-wrote this after working in French radio; several cringe-worthy on-air bits are allegedly verbatim from his own experiences. The van breakdown scene? Actually happened.
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