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Welcome to the Sticks poster
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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 85.2 / 100
2008·Comedy / Romance / Drama·1h 46m

WELCOME TO THE STICKS

Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France...

Above the Line
Dany Boon·DirectorDany Boon·ScreenplayAlexandre Charlot·ScreenplayPierre Aïm·Director of PhotographyPhilippe Rombi·Original Music ComposerLuc Barnier·Editor
Cast
Kad Merad·Philippe AbramsDany Boon·Antoine BailleulZoé Félix·Julie AbramsLorenzo Ausilia-Foret·Raphaël AbramsAnne Marivin·Annabelle DeconninckPhilippe Duquesne·Fabrice CanoliGuy Lecluyse·Yann VandernooutLine Renaud·Mrs. BailleulMichel Galabru·Julie's Great UncleStéphane Freiss·Jean
Full Crew
(10 credits)
Directing· 1
Dany Boon·Director
Writing· 3
Dany Boon·ScreenplayAlexandre Charlot·ScreenplayFranck Magnier·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Pierre Aïm·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Luc Barnier·EditorJulie Delord·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Philippe Rombi·Original Music Composer
Production· 2
Claude Berri·ProducerJérôme Seydoux·Producer
By the Numbers
85.2
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
67%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$245M
ROI 2129%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0066CC
#FF9900
#FFFFFF
Mood
Joyful, Comedic
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features two men in the foreground, both laughing with their mouths open, against a bright blue sky with a distant building. The man on the left wear”

comedy
Key Elements
Motorcycle HandlebarsWatch
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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