The biggest box-office smash in French history shows the French in the mood to laugh at themselves. In a desperate attempt to appease his unhappy wife with a transfer to the French Riviera, the post office manager Philippe Abrams instead gets sent to the middle of nowhere. The town of Bergues to be exact, in a remote corner of northern France called the Pas de Calais. Here the locals have their own way of doing things, and saying things. The townspeople speak a dialect called Ch'ti, which to Philippe's ears is little more than gibberish. At first, Philippe has trouble understanding what anyone has to say, let alone being able to make any friends. But as the rural eccentrics gradually worm their way into his affections, he comes to appreciate the gentle pace of life in his new home... Dany Boon's deeply charming comedy might dispel the notion that the French cannot laugh at themselves. The director's own turn as a particularly dim-witted mailman is also a piece of terrific comedy. An American remake starring Will Smith is already planned, but the French original will be very hard to top. "Genuinely affecting... fiendishly funny." (The Guardian)