Situation depart

A Mars Distribution discharge of a Legende presentation of the Legende, Legende Films, TF1 Films Push., Mars Films production, in colaboration with Canal Plus, Cinecinema, TF1 Video. (Worldwide sales: Other Position Prods., Paris.) Created by Ilan Goldman. Directed by Lionel Steketee, Fabrice Eboue, Thomas Ngijol. Script, Eboue, Ngijol, Jerome L'Hostky.With: Fabrice Eboue, Thomas Ngijol, Stefi Celma, Eriq Ebouaney, Etienne Chicot, Catherine Hosmalin, David Salles, Franck p la Personne, Josephine p Meaux, Franck Migeon, Max Baissette p Malglaive, Isabelle del Carmen Photo voltaic Montalvo. French, Creole dialogueTwo contempo Frenchmen of Antillean descent visit their ancestors' time in addition to their land in slavery-designed French laffer "Situation depart," from rookie helming trio Lionel Steketee, Fabrice Eboue and Thomas Ngijol. Also starring popular standup comics Eboue and Ngijol (each of Cameroonian heritage), pic does not push it is time-travel conceit far enough to develop a lot more than easy laughs and broad experience. Nevertheless, urban appeal and topicality in multicultural Gaul has switched this into among the summer's local sleeper hits. Middle-class Joel (Eboue), "from Normandy" though he's half Antillean, is equally as delicately racist as his co-workers. His half-brother, Aggis (Ngijol), however, uses his skin tone as any excuses for everything, including his low station in existence. At their dad's deathbed, they reveal little respect to see relatives history -- and with an auntie's witchcraft end up being employed as slaves along their forefathers until they have learned their lesson. Thesp-author-helmers' standup background shows within the episodic structure and preference for hit-or-miss punchlines over proper scene configurations, though Cuba-shot locations look great. Title means "Start," such as the first square of the game. Camera (color), Jean-Claude Aumont editor, Frederique Olszak music, Alexandre Azaria production designer, Christian Marti costume designers, Pierre-Jean Larroque, Gilles Bodu-Le Moine. Examined at Le Structure, Metz, France, This summer 15, 2011. Running time: 94 MIN. Contact Boyd van Hoeij at news@variety.com