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"New neighbors, new problems!"

2025 1h 40m FR

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 78

Comedy

Synopsis

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Two years after moving to the French countryside and seeing hunting banned, Adelaide and Simon discover that living close to nature can be rewarding, peaceful... and unbelievably boring. Desperate to make new friends, they're overjoyed when Bernard's witty, wealthy son Stan and his smart, aristocratic wife Bennie move to town—with kids the same age as theirs. But what seems like a gift from heaven turns out to be a Trojan horse: Stan and Bennie are die-hard coursers, determined to hunt on horseback with their hounds wherever they please. Chaos ensues. The clash becomes a full-blown war as Stan buys up land, bribes the locals, and plans to turn the forest into a playground for the ultra-rich. With help from Bernard and his old hunting buddies, can Addie and Simon rally the villagers and spark a rural revolt to save their peaceful corner of the world?

“New neighbors, new problems!”

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Cast

Didier Bourdon
Bernard
Camille Lou
Adélaïde
Hakim Jemili
Simon
Thierry Lhermitte
Gaspard
Julien Pestel
Benjamin
Jean-François Cayrey
Michel
Chantal Ladesou
Agent
André Penvern
André

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frédéric Forestier
Writers: Antonin Fourlon
Languages: German
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released last year.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Chasse gardée - Saga" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frédéric Forestier, shot by Christian Abomnes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Erwann Chandon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Thibaut Damade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Didier Bourdon and Camille Lou and Hakim Jemili carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "New neighbors, new problems!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt36280391 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frédéric Forestier directs. Christian Abomnes behind the camera. Erwann Chandon scores. Thibaut Damade cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Part of the "Chasse gardée - Saga" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Frédéric Forestier, shot by Christian Abomnes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Erwann Chandon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Thibaut Damade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Didier Bourdon and Camille Lou and Hakim Jemili carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "New neighbors, new problems!".
8IMDB entry: tt36280391 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "social satire", "family saga", "misunderstandings", "family tensions".