''Fonzy'' is a 2013 French comedy film about a fish deliveryman in Paris becomes involved in a legal battle with his sperm donation children. The film is a remake of the Quebecois film ''
Starbuck'' (2011).
Plot
Twenty years ago, Diego Costa, under the pseudonym "Fonzy", repeatedly donated sperm to the
sperm bank
A sperm bank, semen bank, or cryobank is a facility or enterprise which purchases, stores and sells human semen. The semen is produced and sold by men who are known as sperm donors. The sperm is purchased by or for other persons for the purpose o ...
. Today, at 42, he is a deliveryman in a family-owned
fishmonger
A fishmonger (historically fishwife for female practitioners) is someone who sells raw fish and seafood. Fishmongers can be wholesalers or retailers and are trained at selecting and purchasing, handling, gutting, boning, filleting, displaying, me ...
and leads a teenage irresponsible and blundering life. While his wife Elsa learns that she is pregnant, his past resurfaces. Diego discovers he is the father of 533 children, 142 of them want to know who is Fonzy.
Cast
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José Garcia as Diego
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Audrey Fleurot
Audrey Fleurot (; born 6 July 1977) is a French actress. She is best known for playing the Lady of the Lake in ''Kaamelott'', Joséphine Karlsson in ''Spiral'' and Hortense Larcher in ''Un village français''. In 2011, she played Magalie in the ...
as Elsa
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Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Lucien Jean-Baptiste (born 6 May 1964) is a French actor, writer and director.Gérard Hernandez
Julio Gerardo "Gérard" Hernandez (born 20 January 1933) is a Spanish-born French actor.
Biography
Hernandez was born in Valladolid, Spain and was naturalized French only in 1975. He is mostly famous for his mustache and for having voiced seve ...
as Ramon
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Arnaud Tsamere
Arnaud Tsedri (born 11 March 1975), better known by the stage name Arnaud Tsamere (), is a French comedian, actor, television presenter and sports journalist. Born in Bordeaux and raised in the Yvelines, he joined the Déclic Théâtre group aft ...
as Maître Chasseigne
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Alice Belaïdi
Alice Belaïdi (born 18 March 1987) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films and television shows since 2010.
Theatre
Filmography
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
French film actresses
Fren ...
as Sybille
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François Civil
François Civil (; born 29 January 1990) is a French actor. He has appeared in both French and English-language feature films and is known for his roles in ''Frank'' (2014), ''As Above, So Below'' (2014), ''Call My Agent!'' (2015–17), ''Five'' ...
as Hugo
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Alison Wheeler
Alison Wheeler (born 4 March 1972) is a British singer, best known as the female vocalist for The Beautiful South from 2003 until they disbanded in 2007.
Wheeler's career in music began at university in a cover band called Melt City, alongside ...
as Alix
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Pablo Pauly
Pablo Pauly (born 24 January 1991) is a French actor.
Theater
Filmography
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
French male film actors
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as Pablo
References
External links
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- Hollywood Reporter
2013 comedy films
2013 films
French comedy films
2010s French-language films
Films set in France
Films shot in France
Remakes of Canadian films
Films about sperm donation
2010s French films
French pregnancy films
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