99 Francs (film)
2007 film by Jan Kounen
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99 Francs is a 2007 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jan Kounen from a screenplay he co-wrote with Nicolas & Bruno, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Frédéric Beigbeder. The film stars Jean Dujardin. It released in France on 26 September 2007.[1]
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| Directed by | Jan Kounen |
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| Produced by | Ilan Goldman |
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| Cinematography | David Ungaro |
| Edited by | Anny Danché |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Distribution |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $12.5 million |
| Box office | $13.4 million[1] |
Plot
The film is a satire on the modern advertisement business. The plot mainly concerns the story of a commercial advertisement designer, Octave Parango, who has an easy-going, highly paid job, and an active free life mainly consisting of drugs and random one-time sexual encounters. However, he starts growing weary of his job, and after having his first ever long-time relationship with fellow worker Sophie fail miserably, he organises a revolt against the advertisement business and his own life.
Cast
- Jean Dujardin as Octave Parango
- Jocelyn Quivrin as Charles 'Charlie' Dagout
- Patrick Mille as Jean-François 'Jeff' Marolles
- Vahina Giocante as Sophie
- Elisa Tovati as Tamara
- Nicolas Marié as Alfred Duler
- Frédéric Beigbeder as badman
- Dominique Bettenfeld as Jean-Christian Gagnant
