''Épouse-moi mon pote'' (meaning "Marry me, my dude" in French) is a 2017 French

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. It is the first feature film directed by Tarek Boudali. He also plays the lead role in the film. The film was launched on 25 October 2017 on French screens.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of Yassine, a straight Moroccan guy (played by the director of the film Tarek Boudali) who, by a stroke of bad luck, becomes an illegal immigrant in France. He solves the problem by tying the knot with his best buddy, Fred (played by

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), except that an immigration officer Dussart (played by

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) seems to have sniffed out their fake marriage union.

Cast

* Tarek Boudali as Yassine *

as Fred * Charlotte Gabris as Lisa * Andy Raconte as Claire * David Marsais as Stan * Baya Belal as Ima *

as Dussart *

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as Daoud * Nadia Kounda as Sana * Julien Arruti as The blind *

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as Yassine's father * Yves Pignot as The mayor *

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as A qatari

Reception

''Épouse-moi mon pote'' grossed $21.5 million at the box office.

References

External links

* 2017 films 2010s French-language films French comedy films 2017 comedy films 2010s French films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub