Two idiots, one dead lottery winner, and a whole village of accomplices. What could go wrong?
Two friends on a small island in Brittany discover the lottery winner is dead with the winning ticket. They plan a village-wide scam to take his place.
Acting
Darmon and Bourdon's bickering old-man chemistry
Production
Brittany coastline so gorgeous it almost steals focus
Writing
Escalating lies that spiral beautifully out of control
Director
Hervé Mimran
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mimran shot across six actual Brittany villages, and locals reportedly kept 'auditioning' to be extras in the scam crowd scenes.
The film riffs on real French lottery folklore—several 'missing winner' cases made headlines, inspiring a minor genre of 'what if someone stole it?' comedies.
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