What does Cyrano de Bergerac do at a chicken farmer? This is the problem of Raymond, who has always kept his passion for the theater hidden. But when he is threatened with bankruptcy, he decides to try everything for the whole.
Acting
De Tonquédec's tender desperation in rubber boots.
Writing
Smart Cyrano transplant that respects its source.
Director
Mélanie Auffret
Guillaume de Tonquédec
Raymond Leroux
Léa Drucker
Anne-Marie Leroux
Lionel Abelanski
'Poupou'
Kate Duchêne
Wendy
Liliane Rovère
Aunt Simone
Michel Jonasz
Kerborgne father
Jean-Yves Lafesse
Olivier
Baptiste Perais
Quentin
Sacha Bejaoui
Tim Leroux
Philippine Martinot
Julie Leroux
Hervé Mahieux
Kerborgne son
Vinciane Amilhon
'La Guillerme'
Thierry Barbet
Hubert
Loïc Legendre
Bank branch manager
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Mélanie Auffret grew up in Brittany's agricultural belt and insisted on filming during actual chicken farming hours.
The film sparked debate in France about 'peasant cinema' — whether rural stories deserve rom-com treatment or patronize their subjects.
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