A Village Almost Perfect!

A Village Almost Perfect!

2014 · 98 min · FR · 5.4 (113 votes)
Dir. Stéphane Meunier · Starring Didier Bourdon, Lorànt Deutsch, Lionnel Astier, Denis Podalydès, Élie Semoun, Carmen Maura
Comedy

"Saint-Loin-la-Mauderne", a tiny village hurt by the financial crisis and the desertification. Its last hope : Start back the Smoked Salmon factory. The only issue : Insurances require a permanent doctor on site. But it s has been 5 years the previous doctor retired without setting a replacement. The whole village,supporting their surly major Germain, will try everything to convince the very Parisian Doctor Maxime Meyer that happiness is only at Saint-Loin-la-Mauderne! This movie is the french remake of the Canadian movie 'la Grande Seduction'

VIBE

A charmingly optimistic tale of a small French village banding together. It's a feel-good comedy about finding happiness and community against the odds, with gentle humor and a heartwarming ensemble.

quirkyheartwarmingoptimisticcharminglightheartedsteadyfish-out-of-water comedyensemble castgentle humorFrench cinemacommunityresiliencesmall-town lifeeconomic hardship
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