A broke gambler and a blocked writer walk into a hotel... chaos ensues.
Vincent, a great connoisseur of racing and poker, and therefore in debt, lives in a hotel, as does André who is writing his first novel. Vincent's lenders are getting more and more urgent. To repay he must participate in a big game.
Acting
Smaïn and Russo's frayed-buddy chemistry carries every scene.
Director
Maurice Illouz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Maurice Illouz's only feature film; he spent his career in French television, which explains the snappy sitcom pacing.
Smaïn was a huge French TV star in the 90s; this film capitalized on his everyman-conman persona that made him the face of working-class Algerian-French comedy.
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