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Release Year1991
Runtime1h 25m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes3
DirectorAlex Métayer
WritersAlex Métayer
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMohamed Bertrand-Duval
About Mohamed Bertrand-Duval
In this comedy, the requirements of living a respectable life grow too great for Maurice, as do the burdens of his well-paid executive position. After getting fired when a business proposal he has worked on is translated very badly to his English boss, he confides that he has lost his job to his wife. When she freaks out about that, he gets into his camper and heads south. There, a group of wandering Arab thieves rob him of everything he has of value but then admit him into their circle, calling him "Mohamed." One of their best scams comes when the newly renamed executive proposes that they rob his Paris home to raise money to start a restaurant. Though they are thieves, these new friends show every evidence of having more loyalty, good cheer, and basic morality than the associates the hero left behind.
Directed by Alex Métayer, Mohamed Bertrand-Duval leans on a strong ensemble — Alex Métayer, Moussa Maaskri, Didier Pain — 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 1991.
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