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Three dads, five kids, zero clue — summer vacation becomes a marital roast.
TMDB
50
IMDb
56
Rotten Tomatoes
44
Audience Score
44
Google
80

August 15th (2001)

chaotic dad energyFrench farcedomestic disaster

Overview

Comedy

Three men are abandonned by their wives for a few days in the summer holidays. They are alone with five kids to feed and a house to maintain. And they will learn what they did wrong with their wives.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
marital complacencyunpaid emotional labormale accountabilityfound family chaos

Standout Aspects

Acting

Berling and Darroussin commit to the dad-bod slapstick.

Direction

Alessandrin keeps the chaos coherent, barely.

Best for:Streaming: Perfect background chaos while folding laundry.·Friends: Watch with co-parents who need catharsis.·Solo: Guilty pleasure for French comedy completists only.
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Director

Patrick Alessandrin

ReleasedApr 18, 2001
Runtime1h 32m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
EuropaCorp
TF1 Films Production

Top Cast

Richard Berry

Richard Berry

Max

Charles Berling

Charles Berling

Vincent

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Raoul

Blandine Bury

Blandine Bury

Stephanie

Mélanie Thierry

Mélanie Thierry

Julie

Selma El Mouissi

Selma El Mouissi

Nina

Manon Gaurin

Manon Gaurin

Alice

Ludmila Mikaël

Ludmila Mikaël

Louise Abel

Blandine Bury

Blandine Bury

Stéphanie

Marie-Christine Demarest

Marie-Christine Demarest

Madame Michaud

Jean-François Gallotte

Jean-François Gallotte

Fabrice

Serge Hazanavicius

Serge Hazanavicius

Loïc

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

This flopped in France but found ironic second life as a 'what not to do' marriage manual.

Trivia

Mélanie Thierry was 20 playing overwhelmed mom Julie; she'd become a César nominee for vastly darker roles.

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