The Carriers Are Waiting (1999)
Roger Closset is a man who obviously loves his family, though that doesn't always make them feel better. Dad is an obsessive type with a short fuse and a long list of curious ideas, and his wife and children must often bear the brunt of his eccentricities. Roger works as a reporter, a job he doesn't like which doesn't pay especially well, either. One day, Roger learns an area business association is sponsoring a contest for a family that can break a world record, with the grand prize being a new car. Suddenly, Roger gets a brainstorm -- if his son can open and shut a door 40,000 times in 24 hours, the car will be theirs. 15-year-old Michel, however, is not at all happy to have been drafted into this new responsibility, especially when dad builds a practice door in the backyard and finds a trainer to teach Michel how to open and close it with greatest efficiency.
Director: Benoît Mariage
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Benoît Poelvoorde as Roger |
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Morgane Simon as Louise |
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Bouli Lanners as L'entraîneur |
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Dominique Baeyens as Madeleine |
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Philippe Grand'Henry as Félix |
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Jean-François Devigne as Michel |
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Lisa Lacroix as Jocelyne |
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Philippe Nahon as Le responsable |
| Directing | Benoît Mariage | Director |
| Writing | Emmanuelle Bada | Writer |
| Writing | Jean-Luc Seigle | Writer |
| Camera | Philippe Guilbert | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Philippe Bourgueil | Editor |
| Production | Dominique Janne | Producer |
| Writing | Benoît Mariage | Writer |