A Difficult Year

"What's the worst that could happen to them?"

2023 2h 0m FR

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 340

Comedy

Synopsis

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Compulsive spenders Albert and Bruno are in debt up to their necks. While seeking help from community workers to get their lives back on track, they run into a group of young green activists. Lured by the free beer and snacks rather than by the ideals of eco-activists, Albert and Bruno find themselves joining the movement without much conviction.

“What's the worst that could happen to them?”

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Cast

Pio Marmaï
Albert Laprade
Jonathan Cohen
Bruno Ambrosi
Noémie Merlant
Cactus
Mathieu Amalric
Henri Tomasi
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Quinoa
Luàna Bajrami
Antilope
Sandrine Briard
Sirène
Oussama Kheddam
Sofiane

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Éric Toledano
Writers: Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Languages: French
Countries: France

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MONEY

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Earned back only 54% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Éric Toledano, shot by Mélodie Preel. 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 Erol Sarp. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Pio Marmaï and Jonathan Cohen and Noémie Merlant carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What's the worst that could happen to them?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt21352380 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Éric Toledano directs. Mélodie Preel behind the camera. Erol Sarp scores. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 54% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Directed by Éric Toledano, shot by Mélodie Preel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Erol Sarp. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Pio Marmaï and Jonathan Cohen and Noémie Merlant carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "What's the worst that could happen to them?".
7IMDB entry: tt21352380 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.