''Radin!'' is a 2016 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Fred Cavayé Fred Cavayé (Rennes, 14 December 1967) is a French director and screenwriter. He started working in the world of fashion as a photographer. Filmography Director Short films * 1996: ''Jean-René'' * 1999: ''J'' * 2001: ''Chedope'' * 2003: '' ...

. It stars

Dany Boon Dany Boon (; born Daniel Farid Hamidou on 26 June 1966) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Starting out as a comedian during the 1990s, he found success in 2008 as an actor and director in the film comedy ''Welcome to ...

Laurence Arné Laurence Arné (born 4 February 1982) is a French actress, comedian and writer. Filmography Theatre References External links * Living people French film actresses 21st-century French actresses 1982 births People from Angoulême ...

Noémie Schmidt Noémie Schmidt (born 18 November 1990) is a Swiss actress, most notable for her television and film work, including Henrietta of England in ''Versailles'' (2015–2017). Her role in ''The Student and Mister Henri'' (2015) won her the Prix Premier ...

and

Patrick Ridremont Patrick Ridremont (born 9 August 1967) is a Belgian comedian and actor. He was born in Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Personal life Ridremont has three daughters with Arielle Harcq. He was married ...

Cast

as François Gautier *

as Valérie *

as Laura * Patrick Ridremont as Cédric * Christophe Canard as Gilles * Christophe Favre as Demeester * Karina Marimon as Carole *

Sébastien Chabal Sébastien Chabal (born 8 December 1977) is a French former rugby union player. He played number eight and lock for Bourgoin (1998–2004), Sale Sharks (2004–2009), Racing Métro 92 Paris (2009 – February 2012), and for the French nationa ...

as himself

Release

''Radin!'' was released in France on 28 September 2016, where it topped the box office during its opening week with 1,002,709 entries.

Reception

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large ...

'' found that the film provided "a handful of decent laughs" but it "ultimately runs out of comic steam about midway through" and that "the third-act twist that makes it all happen is one of the easiest, lamest screenwriting tools in the book."

References

External links

* 2016 films 2016 comedy films 2010s French-language films French comedy films Films directed by Fred Cavayé Films scored by Klaus Badelt 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub