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You Don't Choose Your Family

César Borgnoli, an unsuccessful car salesman from Italy, lives well beyond his means. In order to get out of his financial disaster, he agrees to a deal: he pretends to be the husband of his sister's girlfriend Kim so she can legally adopt a little girl from Thailand. Caesar believes this to be a great idea and is looking forward to his trip to Thailand. After all, he is going to be able to mix business with pleasure--so he thinks. He didn't expect the local police, the Chinese Triads and the director of the orphanage to chip in, who want to make sure that little Mai is going to end up in a nice family.

Top Cast

  • Christian Clavier

    Christian Clavier

    César

  • Jean Reno

    Jean Reno

    Luix

  • Muriel Robin

    Muriel Robin

    Kim

  • Héléna Noguerra

    Héléna Noguerra

    Alex

  • Michel Vuillermoz

    Michel Vuillermoz

    Jean-Paul

  • Hélène Patarot

    Hélène Patarot

    Mère supérieure

  • Anna Gaylor

    Anna Gaylor

    La mère de César

  • Caroline Anglade

    Caroline Anglade

    Coralie, la coiffeuse

  • Sophie-Charlotte Husson

    Sophie-Charlotte Husson

    La présentatrice TV

Overview

César Borgnoli, an unsuccessful car salesman from Italy, lives well beyond his means. In order to get out of his financial disaster, he agrees to a deal: he pretends to be the husband of his sister's girlfriend Kim so she can legally adopt a little girl from Thailand. Caesar believes this to be a great idea and is looking forward to his trip to Thailand. After all, he is going to be able to mix business with pleasure--so he thinks. He didn't expect the local police, the Chinese Triads and the director of the orphanage to chip in, who want to make sure that little Mai is going to end up in a nice family.

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