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Directed by | Jan Kounen |
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Based on | 99 Francs byFrédéric Beigbeder |
Produced by | Ilan Goldman |
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Cinematography | David Ungaro |
Edited by | Anny Danché |
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Distributed by | Pathé Distribution |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $12.5 million |
Box office | $13.4 million[1] |
99 Francs is a 2007 Frenchsatiricalcomedy-drama film directed byJan Kounen from a screenplay he co-wrote withNicolas & Bruno, based on the 2000novel of the same name byFrédéric Beigbeder. The film starsJean Dujardin. It released in France on 26 September 2007.[1]
The film is a satire on the modern advertisement business. The plot mainly concerns the story of a commercial advertisement designer, Octave Parango, who has an easy-going, highly paid job, and an active free life mainly consisting of drugs and random one-time sexual encounters. However, he starts growing weary of his job, and after having his first ever long-time relationship with fellow worker Sophie fail miserably, he organises a revolt against the advertisement business and his own life.
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