Doctor Knock is a former thug who has become a doctor and arrives in the small village of Saint-Maurice to make his fortune according to a particular method. It will make the villagers believe that they are not as healthy as they might think. It is thus that he will find in each one an imaginary symptom, or not, and thus will be able to exercise his profession lucratively. Under his seductive looks and after gaining the confidence of the village, Knock is on the verge of achieving his ends. But his past catches up with him and an old acquaintance disrupts the doctor's plans.
Acting
Omar Sy's grin could sell snake oil to a pharmacist
Production
Gorgeous 1950s French countryside, all lies and lambs
Writing
Modern scammer logic in classic farce clothing
Director
Lorraine Lévy
Omar Sy
Knock
Ana Girardot
Adèle
Alex Lutz
Le curé Lupus
Hélène Vincent
La Veuve Pons
Pascal Elbé
Lansky
Christian Hecq
Le facteur
Audrey Dana
Mme Mousquet
Sabine Azéma
La Cuq
Michel Vuillermoz
Mr Mousquet
Andréa Ferréol
Mme Rémy
Rufus
Le vieux Jules
Pierre Aucaigne
Michalon
Nicolas Marié
Le docteur Parpalaid
Stéphanie Bataille
Irène
Sébastien Castro
L'instituteur Bernard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the SIXTH film adaptation of Jules Romains' 1923 play—France keeps remaking it because the healthcare satire never stops being relevant.
Omar Sy, typically cast as warm heroes, weaponizes that same likability here—making you root for a medical scammer until the very end.
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