Didier Travolta is a 40-year-old disco music fan who has no job, lives with his mother, and has a son he hasn't seen for a while. The mother of his son refuses to send him their son for the holidays unless he can offer him a real vacation, not just going to bars of the French port city of Le Havre. Penniless, the only way he can see his son is by winning a dance contest organized by his friend Jackson, with the prize of a vacation to Australia for two.
Acting
Dubosc commits fully to midlife disco desperation.
Costume
Polyester suits that scream 1978 never died.
Practical Effects
Actual Le Havre locations give authentic grimy charm.
Director
Fabien Onteniente
Franck Dubosc
Didier Travolta
Emmanuelle Béart
France
Gérard Depardieu
Jean-François
Samuel Le Bihan
Walter
Abbes Zahmani
Neuneuil
Annie Cordy
Mme Graindorge
Isabelle Nanty
La baronne
François-Xavier Demaison
Guillaume
Christine Citti
Coco
Chloé Lambert
Cerise
Xavier Beauvois
Le chef Buffalo Grill
Marie-Christine Adam
La directrice embauche
Pauline Delpech
Christelle
Xavier Beauvois
Docker 1
Jérôme Boyer
Docker 2
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's title character name 'Didier Travolta' legally skirts no lawsuits while winking at Saturday Night Fever.
Le Havre's post-industrial port setting mirrors France's own struggle with disco-era nostalgia versus economic reality.
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