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In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up, paralyzed, in a wheelchair. It seems they are doomed to stay together. They no longer focus their rage on each other but on the manufacturer of the tractor, in Helsinki. So get ready for a hilarious wheelchair road movie.

Top Cast

  • Benoît Delépine

    Benoît Delépine

    Employee

  • Gustave Kervern

    Gustave Kervern

    Farm Labourer

  • Michel de Gavre

    Michel de Gavre

    Peasant

  • Isabelle Delépine

    Isabelle Delépine

    Employee's Spouse

  • Gérard Condejean

    Gérard Condejean

    Chinois Man

  • Pierre Ghenassia

    Pierre Ghenassia

    Boss

  • Pierre Carles

    Pierre Carles

    Doctor

  • Jan Bucquoy

    Jan Bucquoy

    Lover

  • Aki Kaurismäki

    Aki Kaurismäki

    Aaltra's Boss

Overview

In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up, paralyzed, in a wheelchair. It seems they are doomed to stay together. They no longer focus their rage on each other but on the manufacturer of the tractor, in Helsinki. So get ready for a hilarious wheelchair road movie.

Rating

6.2 / 10
67 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • Jeff_34
    Jeff_34
    10 Feb 10, 2017

    Epic film. Dark, crazy, real, real-life. **Hilarious.** It helps to speak French since it's hard to find a version with good subtitles. That bar scene is too funny but hard to follow if you don't ask your friendly neighbourhood frog what's going on. It's best to go into it knowing absolutely nothing and staying until the very end. What a ride, it's really worth it. ;)

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