Louise and Blanche run L'Etape, a cafe restaurant in a Savoy village. Facing them is Le Virage, run by Lucie and her daughters. The rivalry between the two cafes will be exacerbated during the truckers' strike that blocks the village.
Acting
Balasko and Testud's mother-daughter bickering is deliciously authentic.
Production
Savoy village setting makes you hungry and want to move to mountains.
Director
Gérard Krawczyk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Josiane Balasko co-wrote the screenplay, drawing from her own working-class Parisian roots and love of physical comedy.
The film gently mocks France's reputation for strikes while celebrating the café as sacred community space — a tension only French cinema could navigate this lightly.
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