99 Francs (film)

99 Francs
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jan Kounen
Screenplay by	Nicolas & Bruno Jan Kounen
Based on	99 Francs by Frédéric Beigbeder
Produced by	Ilan Goldman
Starring	Jean Dujardin Jocelyn Quivrin Patrick Mille Vahina Giocante Elisa Tovati Nicolas Marié Frédéric Beigbeder Dominique Bettenfeld
Cinematography	David Ungaro
Edited by	Anny Danché
Music by	Jean-Jacques Hertz François Roy
Production companies	Film 99 Francs Pathé Arte France Cinéma
Distributed by	Pathé Distribution
Release date	26 September 2007 (2007-09-26) (France)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$12.5 million
Box office	$13.4 million

99 Francs is a 2007 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jan Kounen from a screenplay he co-wrote with Nicolas & Bruno, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Frédéric Beigbeder. The film stars Jean Dujardin. It released in France on 26 September 2007.

Plot

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.

Cast

• Jean Dujardin as Octave Parango
• Jocelyn Quivrin as Charles 'Charlie' Dagout
• Patrick Mille as Jean-François 'Jeff' Marolles
• Vahina Giocante as Sophie
• Elisa Tovati as Tamara
• Nicolas Marié as Alfred Duler
• Frédéric Beigbeder as badman
• Dominique Bettenfeld as Jean-Christian Gagnant

External links

• 99 Francs at IMDb 
• 99 Francs at AllMovie
• 99 Francs at Rotten Tomatoes