''Supercondriaque'' (also known as ''Superchondriac'') is a 2014 French
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
written and directed by
Dany Boon.
Plot
Romain Faubert is a mature man who can never hide his
hypochondriasis
Hypochondriasis or hypochondria is a condition in which a person is excessively and unduly worried about having a serious illness. Hypochondria is an old concept whose meaning has repeatedly changed over its lifespan. It has been claimed that th ...
. Romain's fears are profitable for his doctor Dimitri Zvenka. Even so, Dimitri really wants to cure the patient who has no other friend than him. He feels that Romain's actual problem is his loneliness rather than anything else. He subsequently helps Romain in seeking an appropriate female companion, but after a great many futile attempts, he loses hope that Romain could ever succeed. In need of an alternative, he decides to take Romain with him when he goes to an eastern European refugee camp (refugees speak, in fact, distorted version of
Russian,
Ukrainian and
Slovenian, where Dimitri sometimes works on behalf of a non-profit organisation. He believes the sight of people who are really suffering might bring Romain to his senses. Yet Romain finally finds the love of his life when he gets to know Dimitri's sister who confuses him with Anton Miroslav, a certain freedom fighter. The real Anton Miroslav has stolen Romain's ID and is hiding in the apartment of the hypochondriac.
Cast
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Dany Boon as Romain Faubert
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Alice Pol as Anna Zvenka
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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 Dr. Dimitri Zvenka
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Jean-Yves Berteloot as Anton Miroslav
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Judith El Zein as Norah Zvenka
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Marthe Villalonga as Dimitri's mother
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Valérie Bonneton as Isabelle
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Bruno Lochet
Bruno Lochet (born 18 October 1959) is a French actor. He is best known for playing in the cult TV series '' Les Deschiens'' (1993–2002), in which he played alongside Yolande Moreau.
Theater
Filmography
Cinema
Television
Refe ...
as Policeman in the service of the immigration bureau
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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 Guillaume Lempreur
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Jonathan Cohen as Marc
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Vanessa Guide as Manon
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Marion Barby as Nina Zvenka
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Camille Chamoux as Dimitri's secretary
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Étienne Chicot as Professor
Reception
The film earned a total of internationally. ''L'Obs'' called it "un succès fou" — a huge success — "despite the critics" and noted that it attracted more cinemagoers in its first week than any film since ''
Nothing to Declare'', Boon's 2010 hit.
See also
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List of French films of 2014
References
External links
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2014 films
2014 comedy films
Belgian comedy films
French comedy films
2010s French-language films
Films about diseases and disorders
Films directed by Dany Boon
Films scored by Klaus Badelt
Films set in Europe
Films set in hospitals
Films set in fictional countries
Medical-themed films
French-language Belgian films
2010s French films
Films about hypochondriasis
2010s Belgian films