Philippe, a rich quadriplegic who owns a luxurious Parisian mansion, is interviewing to recruit a live-in carer to help him. 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 to receive his welfare benefits.
Unfortunately for him, he gets hired.
The start of an improbable friendship. Based on a true story
Usually I am not a big fan of non English spoken movies ( not even Dutch ;-), but this movie is fantastic! It's no surprise this movie is currently the second most successful French movie of all time.
Great acting, humor and personal drama makes this movie stand out.
The scenes of Paris by night are gorgeous and glamorous.
The life of Driss reflects how it it is to live in Paris when you do not have money to spend.
It's a modern Annie, but without bursting out in songs and a scary-looking butler. :-)
The only thing that at times distracted me from the movie was the resemblance of Francois Cluzet with Dustin Hoffman. In the beginning I really was impressed by how well Dustin Hoffman was speaking French :-)
Fact:
Omar Sy received the Cesar Award for Best Actor. He is the first actor of African descent to receive this award
In need of a feel good movie? Intouchables is the movie to watch
