5.6/10
IMDB Rating : 5.6
FD Smart Rating : 5.6
Synopsis : In this biopic, French comedy icon Coluche jumps into the 1981 presidential race, but what began as a joke soon poses a formidable threat to rivals.
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France
Lea Drucker , Olivier Gourmet , Francois-Xavier Demaison , Alexandre Astier , Laurent Bateau
Diasteme , Antoine de Caunes , Philippe Boggio , Jean-Michel Vaguelsy
French [Original]
French
Biography, Drama, History
2008
1h38m
Recommended for ages 13 and over
October 1980. Michel Colucci, better known as Coluche, is the French people's favorite comedian. He performs every night to a packed house at the Théâtre du Gymnase. One day, always inclined to go too far, Coluche announces - for laughs - his candidacy for the 1981 French presidential elections. Looked down upon by the professionals of politics, he is soon supported by French voters, who always love when a clown thumbs his nose at the mighty. In a poll published in December, he is even credited with 16% of voting intentions...