BienvenuechezlesCh'tis

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BienvenuechezlesCh'tis[3](Frenchpronunciation:
[bjv
nyeleti]English:Welcometo

BienvenuechezlesCh'tis

theSticks[4]orWelcometotheLandofShtis[4])isa2008Frenchcomedyfilmstarring
DanyBoon,KadMeradandZoFlix.
ThefilmbrokenearlyeveryboxofficerecordinFrance:itdebutedasthetopfilmat793
sites.[5]Asof28February2010,thefilmhadbeenseenby20.5millionpeoplein23
weeks,therebybreakingthelongstandingrecordheldby1966'sLaGrandeVadrouille
(17.27millionadmissions).

Contents
1Plot
2Cast
3Reception
4Awardsandnominations
5Adaptation
6Notesandreferences
7Discography

Frenchfilmposter

Directedby

DanyBoon

Producedby

ClaudeBerri
JrmeSeydoux
Path
Hirsch
LesProductionsduCh'Timi

8Externallinks

Plot
PhilippeAbramsisthemanagerofthepostalservice(LaPoste)inSalondeProvence,
BouchesduRhne,insouthernFrance.HeismarriedtoJulie,whosedepressivecharacter
makeshislifemiserable.Philippedoeseverythingtogetajobatanofficeonthe
Mediterraneanseasidetomakeherhappy.Asthisfavourablepositionwillbegrantedto

TF1FilmsProduction[1]
Writtenby

DanyBoon
AlexandreCharlot
FranckMagnier

Starring

DanyBoon
KadMerad

somebodywhoisdisabled,Abramsdecidestopretendthatheis.However,the
managementfindsout.Aspunishment,heisbanishedfortwoyearstoBergues,atown
nearDunkirkinnorthernFrance.NorthernFranceandtheNordPasdeCalaisregionin
particularisconsidered"thesticks"acoldandrainyplaceinhabitedbyunsophisticated
ch'tiswhospeakastrangelanguage(called"ch'ti"inlocalparlance,and"cheutimi"inthe
South).HehastospendhisfirstnightatAntoine'splaceAntoineisoneofhisco
workers.FirstPhilippedislikesAntoineforhisrudenessandbecausehethinksAntoineis
gay(hefoundphotographsofAntoinedressedasawoman,buttheyweretakenduringa
carnivalparty).Finally,AntoineandPhilippebecomebestfriends.

ZoFlix
Musicby

PhilippeRombi

Distributedby

PathDistribution

Releasedates

20February2008

Runningtime

106minutes

Country

France

Language

French
Ch'ti

ToPhilippe'ssurprise,Berguesprovestobeacharmingplaceteemingwithwarm,friendly
11million
Budget
peopleandcoworkers.Soon,heiscompletelywonover,eatingsmellyMaroillescheese
(approxUS$15.3million)
talkingtovirtuallyeverylocal(bydeliveringtheirmail,andacceptingtherecipient's
$245,144,417[2]
Boxoffice
invitationforadrink)playingatthebeachplayingthebellsatthebelltowertogether,
(approx162,347,296)
drinkingbeerlikealocal,goingtoanRCLensfootballmatchandsoforth.Hetriesto
describethehappyturnofeventstohiswifewhohasremainedintheSouthwiththeir
youngson,butshedoesnotbelievehim.ThisinspiresPhilippetotellherwhatshewantstobelieve:thathislifeiswretchedthere.
EverythinggoesfineuntilJuliedecidestojoinhimintheNorthtorelievehisgloom.Philippeisforcedtoconfesstohisnewfriendsand
colleaguesthathehasdescribedthemasbarbarianstohiswife.First,theyareangry,buttheythendecidetohelphimbybehavingassuchto
coverforhisliesandtoscareJuliesoshewilldepartquickly.AlsotheyletherstayintheoldminingplaceofBergues,pretendingitisthe
maintown.Juliehasaverybadweekend,butdecidesshewillmovetoBerguestostaywithPhillipe,tobesupportive.
Justwhenshe'sreadytogobacksouth,shediscoversthatshehasbeentrickedwhenalocalbikertellsJuliethattheactualtownofBerguesis
severalkilometersaway.WhenPhilippefindsJulieathisrealBergueshome,hetellsherthetruthaboutthehappinessandfriendshipthatthe
townhasbroughthim.Julieisdisappointedatfirst,butafterrealisingherhusbandishappy,shedecidestomovenorthtobewithhim.
Meanwhile,AntoineandAnnabellehadbeendatingforoverayear,buthadbrokenupduetoAntoine'spassivenesstowardshismother.
Despitetheirsplit,AntoinestillhasfeelingsforAnnabelle,whonowhasanewboyfriend.Uponlearningthis,Antoinecheershimselfupby
drinkingalcoholduringhisworkhoursandbehavesinanerraticmanner.WhenPhillipeurgesAntoinetotakecourageandbeassertive,
AntoinefinallyconfessestohismotherthathelovesAnnabelleandisplanningtomovetoanewplacewithher.Unexpectedly,hismotheris
happyaboutitshehaswaitedalltheseyearsforAntoinetostandupforhimself.Asaresult,AntoineproposestoAnnabellebythebelltower
whenitisplayingaStevieWondersong.Annabelleaccepts,andtheygetmarried.
Threeyearslater,Phillipereceivesatransfertomovesouth.Acceptingtheoffer,Phillipeandhisfamilymovesouth.Justasheisabouttosay
goodbye,heisreducedtotears,provingAntoine'stheoryontheCh'tisproverb("Avisitorbrays[cries]twiceupnorth:onceonhisarrivaland
onceathisdeparture.")

Cast
KadMeradasPhilippeAbrams,Headofthelocalpostoffice
DanyBoonasAntoineBailleul,postmanandcarillonperformer
ZoFlixasJulie,spouseofPhilippeAbrams
LorenzoAusiliaForetasRaphalAbrams
AnneMarivinasAnnabelleDeconninck
PhilippeDuquesneasFabriceCanoli
GuyLecluyseasYannVandernoout
PatrickBossoasPolicemanonA7
ZinedineSoualemasMomo

DanyBoonduringtheshootingat
Bergues.

JrmeCommandeurasInspectorLebic
LineRenaudasAntoine'smother
MichelGalabruasJulie'suncle
StphaneFreissasJean
AlexandreCarrireasTony
JennyClveasTheoldladywhosingstheP'titquinquin(NorthernFrenchhymn)
FredPersonneasM.Vasseur
ChristopheRossignon
GuillaumeMorand

Reception
Thefilmreceivedgenerallypositivereviews,with5outof7ofpositivereviewsonRottenTomatoes.[6]ThefilmhasgrossedUS$192,928,551
intheboxofficeinFrancealone.[7]

Awardsandnominations

CsarAwards:NominatedforbestWritingOriginal(MaximeQuoilin)
EuropeanFilmAwards:NominatedforAudienceAwardoftheBestFilm

Adaptation
On20May2008,itwasannouncedthatDanyBoonwasintheprocessofsigningadealwithWillSmithtomakeanEnglishadaptationofthe
film.ThisnewfilmwillbecalledWelcometotheSticks.[8]Atthemomentitisnotclearwhotheactorswillbeorwhatwillbetheexactnature
oftheplot,buttherehavebeenhintsthatpartofthestorywillrevolvearoundamultinationalcompany.[9]
AnItalianadaptation,BenvenutialSud,wasproducedandreleasedbyMedusaFilmin2010.Theplotissimilartotheoriginalversion:the
manager(ClaudioBisio)ofapostalservicenearMilan,innorthernItaly,isbanishedfortwoyearstoCastellabate,[10]atownnearSalerno,in
southernItaly.DanyBoonappearsinacameo.

Notesandreferences
1. ^http://en.unifrance.org/movie/28483/welcometothelandofchtis
2. ^BoxOfficeMojo"TotalLifetimeGrosses"(http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=bienvenuechezleschtis.htm)
3. ^TheFrenchwordCh'tiisslangforsomeonefromNorthernFrance.SeePicardlanguage.
4. ^abWelcometotheSticks(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1064932/)attheInternetMovieDatabase
5. ^BienvenuechezlesCh'tis:BoxOffice(http://www.allocine.fr/film/boxoffice_gen_cfilm=126535.html).Retrieved30July2008.
6. ^http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bienvenuechezleschtiswelcometothelandofshtiswelcometothesticks/
7. ^BoxOfficeMojo(http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/france/?yr=2008&wk=26&p=.htm)
8. ^"LesCh'tisamericains(pg17)"(http://www.grenobleetmoi.com/pdf/archives/g_moi86.pdf).Grenoble&moi.Retrieved30May2008.
9. ^"WillSmithvacoproduireunremakedufilm"BienvenuechezlesCh'tis" "(http://www.lematin.ch/fr/depeches/people/willsmithvacoproduireun
remakedufilmbienvenuechezleschtis_68160025).LeMatinOnline.Retrieved22May2008.
10. ^(Italian) Article(http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/salerno/notizie/spettacoli/2010/24novembre2010/castellabatebenvenutisudecacciaufficio
postalechenonesiste1804234319666.shtml)ontheCorrieredelMezzogiorno

Discography
TheCDsoundtrack,includingthescoresofLaMaisonduBonheurandNothingtoDeclare,allcomposedbyPhilippeRombi.

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