Sami and Patrick are long-time friends. Sami is a hypochondriac. One day, following a misunderstanding at the hospital, Sami thinks he has an incurable neurological disease. He decides to live his last moments to the fullest and goes to India to be treated by a great local "doctor". In the meantime, his friend Patrick, who has been accompanying and supporting him without knowing that this illness is in fact fictitious, finds himself without a wife or job. The initial situation seems to be reversed; Patrick is out of luck and Sami seems less and less ill.
Acting
Clovis Cornillac's slow-burn meltdown is masterclass frustration
Practical Effects
India location shooting adds genuine texture to the absurdity
Writing
The reversal premise actually sticks the landing
Director
Gérard Bitton
Clovis Cornillac
Patrick Machado
Pascal Elbé
Sami
Alice Taglioni
Justine
Pierre Richard
Christian
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Renard
François Civil
Patrick Machado enfant
Christian Charmetant
Le professeur Fontana
Éric Seigne
Le docteur Girardet
Anne Suarez
Renatta
Christian Drillaud
Peter Knall
Valérie Kéruzoré
L'assistante de Fontana
Jacky Nercessian
Le producteur
Elise Larnicol
La chargée de programme
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a weird 2000s French trend of 'white guy finds himself in India' comedies that aged questionably.
Pierre Richard plays the father despite being only 17 years older than Clovis Cornillac—classic French cinema casting energy.
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