''Heavy Duty'' () is a French film directed by

Bertrand Blier Bertrand Blier (; born 14 March 1939) is a French film director and writer. His 1978 film ''Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards. He is the son of famous French actor Bernard ...

, starring

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...

and

Christian Clavier Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He became widely popular after starring in two hit comedy series: Patrice Leconte's ''Les Bronzés'' and ''Les Visiteurs'' directed by Je ...

. It premiered on 13 March 2019.

Plot

Two men, one dressed in an overcoat and one dressed in rags, possess a script detailing their lives and deaths.

Cast

Production

The film is produced by Curiosa Films, Ouille Productions and Versus Production, with co-production support from Orange Studio. It reunites

and

who previously starred as

Asterix ''Asterix'' or ''The Adventures of Asterix'' (french: Astérix or , "Asterix the Gaul") is a ''bande dessinée'' comic book series about a village of indomitable Gaulish warriors who adventure around the world and fight the Roman Republic, wi ...

and

Obelix Obelix (; french: Obélix) is a cartoon character in the French comic book series ''Asterix''. He works as a menhir sculptor and deliveryman, and is Asterix's best friend. Obelix is noted for his obesity, the menhirs he carries around on his bac ...

in two films. It also reunites Blier and Depardieu, who had collaborated on films such as '' Going Places'', ''

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs ''Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' (french: Préparez vos mouchoirs) is a 1978 French romantic comedy film directed by Bertrand Blier and starring Carole Laure, Gérard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere and Riton Liebman. The film won the Academy Award for B ...

'', ''

Buffet froid ''Buffet froid'' is a 1979 French film written and directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Gérard Depardieu, Carole Bouquet, Bernard Blier and Jean Carmet. The film is a surreal black comedy portrayed as a crime thriller, set in Paris where contempo ...

'' and ''

Merci la vie Merci is a French word meaning "thank you". Merci may refer to: ;in music * ''Merci'' (Alpha Blondy album), 2002 * ''Merci'' (Florent Pagny album), 1990 * ''Merci'' (Magma album), 1984 ;in other contexts * Merci (candy), a brand of chocolate m ...

''. Filming began on 16 February 2018 and wrapped up on late March.

References

External links

* Films directed by Bertrand Blier French comedy films 2010s French-language films 2019 films 2010s French films Films produced by Olivier Delbosc {{2010s-France-film-stub