You Don't Choose Your Family

You Don't Choose Your Family

2011 · 103 min · FR · 5.8 (174 votes)
Dir. Christian Clavier · Starring Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Muriel Robin, Héléna Noguerra, Michel Vuillermoz, Hélène Patarot · Music Jean-Philippe Goude
ComedyAdventure

César Borgnoli, an unsuccessful car salesman from Italy, lives well beyond his means. In order to get out of his financial disaster, he agrees to a deal: he pretends to be the husband of his sister's girlfriend Kim so she can legally adopt a little girl from Thailand. Caesar believes this to be a great idea and is looking forward to his trip to Thailand. After all, he is going to be able to mix business with pleasure--so he thinks. He didn't expect the local police, the Chinese Triads and the director of the orphanage to chip in, who want to make sure that little Mai is going to end up in a nice family.

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A whirlwind of escalating absurdity and good intentions gone awry. It’s a chaotic, feel-good caper that’s as heartwarming as it is hilariously misguided, with a surprisingly touching core about what truly makes a family.

quirkychaoticheartwarmingslapstickpropulsivefish-out-of-water comedyabsurdistinternational flavorfamilyidentityfound familycultural clash
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