A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
Acting
Omar Sy's breakthrough—pure chaotic charisma
Score
Ludovico Einaudi's piano will destroy you softly
Writing
True story dialogue that never feels like Oscar bait
Director
Éric Toledano
François Cluzet
Philippe
Omar Sy
Driss
Anne Le Ny
Yvonne
Audrey Fleurot
Magalie
Joséphine de Meaux
La DRH société de courses
Clotilde Mollet
Marcelle
Alba Gaïa Bellugi
Elisa
Cyril Mendy
Adama
Salimata Kamate
Fatou
Absa Diatou Toure
Mina
Grégoire Oestermann
Antoine
Dominique Daguier
Ami Philippe
François Caron
Ami Philippe
Christian Ameri
Albert
Thomas Solivérès
Bastien
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Omar Sy became the first Black actor to win the César for Best Actor for this role, beating Jean Dujardin in The Artist.
The film sparked controversy for its 'magical Negro' undertones, yet French audiences embraced it as proof of colorblind republican ideals—tensions still debated today.
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