Welcome to the Sticks

Welcome to the Sticks

Directed by Dany Boon

Produced by Pathé Renn Productions, Hirsch

2008106 min6.7 / 10

A warm-hearted comedy about cultural prejudice and personal transformation, where a southern French snob is exiled to the industrial north and discovers unexpected community and belonging.

Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France...

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  • Is Welcome to the Sticks one of a kind? No. Less singular than 97% of films.

  • Does Welcome to the Sticks end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Welcome to the Sticks easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Welcome to the Sticks violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Welcome to the Sticks scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Welcome to the Sticks sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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