After winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket.
Acting
Poelvoorde's manic energy carries every scene he's in.
Stunts
Chaotic prison break and chase sequences, pure physical comedy.
Director
Frédéric Forestier
Benoît Poelvoorde
Francis Reggio
Gérard Lanvin
Gérard Moltès
José Garcia
Mustapha Amel, aka "The Turk"
Djimon Hounsou
Detective Youssouf
Rossy de Palma
Pauline Reggio
Jean Benguigui
Saddam
Gary Tiplady
Requin, the Giant
Gérard Darmon
Kowalski
Stomy Bugsy
Malian guy
Marco Prince
Malian guy
Omar Sy
Malian guy
Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas, the football player
Nicolas Koretzky
Jean Monthieux
Luq Hamet
Nurse
Frédéric Merlo
Parking attendant
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a remake of the 1991 Belgian film 'La Mort du gros,' also starring Poelvoorde—he basically remade his own breakout hit for French audiences.
Released when French cinema was aggressively chasing Hollywood blockbuster energy—hence the casting of Hounsou fresh from 'Gladiator' and 'Amistad.'
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