''Les Tuche'' is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Olivier Baroux. Three sequels had been released since the first opus. In the film, a perpetually

unemployed Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is the proportion of people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for Work (hu ...

lower class family wins a fortune in a

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. The

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family then attempts to fit in with the

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Plot

The Tuche family is the stereotypical unemployed lower class French family. Jeff (the father) is the proud descendant of the unemployment welfare inventor, and has never worked a day in his life. Out of his 3 kids, the youngest one seems to be extremely intelligent. This will come in handy when all of a sudden, they win €100 million in the lottery, and will attempt to fit in

Cast

* Jean-Paul Rouve as Jeff Tuche *

Isabelle Nanty Isabelle Nanty (; born 21 January 1962) is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter. Career Nanty was a teacher for several years at the Cours Florent. She then received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising A ...

as Cathy Tuche *

Claire Nadeau Claire Nadeau (; born 1 June 1945) is a French actress. Theater Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nadeau, Claire French film actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses Actresses from ...

as Grandma Suze * Théo Fernandez as Donald Tuche * Sarah Stern as Stéphanie Tuche * Pierre Lottin as Wilfried Tuche * Fadila Belkebla as Mouna * Karina Testa as Salma * Philippe Lefebvre as Bickard * Ralph Amoussou as Georges Diouf *

Jérôme Commandeur Jérôme Commandeur (born 12 April 1976) is a French comedian, actor and director. Early life and education Jérôme Commandeur was born in Argenteuil and grew up in Poissy. He attended the Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. He ...

as Hermann * Valérie Benguigui as Claudia *

Omar Sy Omar Sy (, ; born 20 January 1978) is a French actor, best known in France for his sketches with Fred Testot on the '' Service après-vente des émissions'' television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gained wider recognition for his role in the ...

as Bouzolles's monk *

Kad Merad Kad Merad (born Kaddour Merad, ; 27 March 1964) is a French-Algerian writer and actor. Life and career Kad Merad was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, on 27 March 1964 to an Algerian father and a French mother. During his teens, he played d ...

as Bouzolles's fishmonger *

Pierre Bellemare Pierre Bellemare (21 October 1929 – 26 May 2018) was a French writer, novelist, radio personality, television presenter, TV producer, director, and actor. Television * '' La Tête et les Jambes'' * '' La Caméra invisible'' * '' J'ai un Se ...

as Bouzolles's mayor * Olivier Baroux as Monnier

Remake

An Italian

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entitled '' Poveri ma ricchi'' () was released in December 2016.

References

External links

* 2011 films 2011 comedy films French comedy films 2010s French-language films Films set in France Films shot in France Pathé films Films directed by Olivier Baroux 2010s French films Films produced by Richard Grandpierre Films about families Fiction about unemployment Films about lotteries Films set in Monaco French-language comedy films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub