The Intouchables
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| Directed by | Olivier Nakache Éric Toledano |
| Produced by | Nicolas Duval Adassovsky Yann Zenou Laurent Zeitoun |
| Written by | Olivier Nakache Éric Toledano |
| Starring |
François Cluzet Omar Sy |
| Music by | Ludovico Einaudi |
| Cinematography | Mathieu Vadepied |
| Edited by | Reynald Bertrand |
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| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
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112 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget |
€9.5 million ($10.8 million) |
| Box office | €346 million ($426.6 million) |
The Intouchables (French: Intouchables [ɛ̃tuʃabl], UK: Untouchable) is a 2011 French buddy comedy-drama film directed by Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano. It stars François Cluzet and Omar Sy. Nine weeks after its release in France on 2 November 2011, it became the second biggest box office hit in France, just behind the 2008 film Welcome to the Sticks. The film was voted the cultural event of 2011 in France with 52% of votes in a poll by Fnac. The film has received several award nominations. In France, the film won César Award for Best Actor for Omar Sy, and seven nomination for César Awards include the César Award for Best Film But losing to the Academy Award for Best Picture winner The Artist.
At night in Paris, Driss is driving Philippe's Maserati at high speed. They are chased through the streets by the police, and eventually cornered. Driss claims the quadriplegic Philippe must be urgently driven to the emergency room; Philippe pretends to have a seizure and the fooled police officers escort them to the hospital.
The story of the friendship between the two men is then told as a flashback: Philippe, a wealthy quadriplegic who owns a luxurious hôtel particulier, and his assistant Magalie, are interviewing candidates to be his live-in caregiver. Driss, a candidate, has no ambitions to get hired. He is just there to get a signature showing he was interviewed and rejected in order to continue receiving his welfare benefits. He is told to come back the next morning to get his signed letter.
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