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Release Year1981
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes3
DirectorMahmoud Zemmouri
WritersMahmoud Zemmouri
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsTake Your Ten Thousand Francs and Get Out
About Take Your Ten Thousand Francs and Get Out
In 1980, Lionel Stoléru—France’s Secretary of State for Migrant Workers—introduced a "repatriation grant" of 10,000 francs (known as the "Stoléru million"), paid to immigrants who agreed to return permanently to their countries of origin. One Algerian family decided to leave France. Upon arriving in the small rural town of Boufarik, Algeria, in a brand-new Peugeot 404, they caused a scandal. Their liberated ways drew the villagers' ire, and the two children knew nothing about Algeria or local customs. The film was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in 1981, and in 1982, it won the Critics' Prize at the Chamrousse International Comedy Film Festival.
Directed by Mahmoud Zemmouri, Take Your Ten Thousand Francs and Get Out leans on a strong ensemble — Yves Neff, Fatiha Fawzi, Mostéfa Stiti — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1981.
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