Post office manager Philippe
Abrams (Kad Merad) and his wife, Julie (Zoe Felix) love the South of France but
when he's found out trying to cheat his way to a posting to the Riviera, he is
sent to the dreaded Nord Pas de Calais region for two years. This is France's
northernmost region, noted for bad weather, nasty factories and weird food, and
socially repressed locals who speak with a terrible dialect. Leaving behind his
wife and son Raphael, (Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret), Philippe soon finds to his surprise
that he's adapting well and enjoying his new environment, with local chum Antoine
(Dany Boon). He's reluctant to tell the pessimistic Julie, feeding her horror
stories she'd expect. But then Julie decides to be the tangibly supportive wife
and move north to be with him ....
Classic fish-out-of-water comedy with genial performances
and warm humour. A box-office record-breaker in its native France
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