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The Carriers Are Waiting

May 19, 1999 · 1h 34m
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Comedy
Drama

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Benoît Poelvoorde
Roger
Morgane Simon
Louise
Bouli Lanners
L'entraîneur
Dominique Baeyens
Madeleine
Philippe Grand'Henry
Félix
Jean-François Devigne
Michel
Lisa Lacroix
Jocelyne
Philippe Nahon
Le responsable
Directed by Benoît Mariage

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
K-Star, K2 SA, CAB Productions, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB, Eurimages, Office Fédéral de la Culture, CNC, Canal+, TSR, RTBF
Country
FR, CH
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