Odd Job (French: Un petit boulot) is a 2016 French comedy film directed by Pascal Chaumeil.[3][4]
| Odd Job | |
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| Un petit boulot | |
| Directed by | Pascal Chaumeil |
| Screenplay by | Michel Blanc |
| Based on | Since the Layoffs by Iain Levison |
| Produced by | Yann Arnaud Genevieve Lemal |
| Starring | Romain Duris Michel Blanc |
| Cinematography | Manuel Dacosse |
| Edited by | Sylvie Landra |
| Music by | Mathieu Lamboley |
Production companies | Gaumont Film Company Scope Pictures |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Film Company |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $8.8 million [1] |
| Box office | $3 million [2] |
Plot
Jacques lives in a small town where all the inhabitants were put on straw stock following a dismissal. The factory closed, his girlfriend is gone and debts accumulate. So when the Mafia bookmaker corner him, asking him to kill his wife, Jacques gladly accepts.
Cast
- Romain Duris as Jacques
- Michel Blanc as Gardot
- Alice Belaïdi as Anita
- Gustave Kervern as Tom
- Alex Lutz as Brecht
- Charlie Dupont as Jeff
- Patrick Descamps as Walter
- Philippe Grand'Henry as Carl
- Iván Marcos as Jaime
- Thomas Mustin as Mulot
- Gael Soudron as Pierrot
- Carole Trevoux as Katie
Production
This is the last film Pascal Chaumeil directed, before he died on 27 August 2015.
