''I Feel Good'' is a 2018 French comedy satire of both capitalism and communism directed by

Benoît Delépine Benoît Delépine (born 30 August 1958) is a French comedian and film director. He is known for his satirical activities on TV channel Canal+. Director of the TV program '' Guignols de l'info'' for many years, he currently writes TV programs abo ...

and

Gustave de Kervern Gustave Kervern (born 27 August 1962), also known as Gustave de Kervern and Gustave K/Vern, is a French actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaboration with Benoît Delépine. Life and career In 2004 he wrote, directed, ...

Plot

Jacques, an ambitious man pushed from the home by his old parents, decides one fine day to become rich and famous by exploiting the vein of low cost

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in Eastern Europe. To develop his business plan, he takes refuge with his sister Monique, director of an

Emmaus Emmaus (; Greek: Ἐμμαούς, ''Emmaous''; la, Emmaus; , ''Emmaom''; ar, عمواس, ''ʻImwas'') is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before tw ...

village. By dint of giving them a better future, he will eventually take a whole group of companions to a clinic in Bulgaria, to all come back more beautiful.

Cast

Jean Dujardin Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...

as Jacques Pora *

Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations. Career She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in two movies: Sept piè ...

as Monique Pora * Jean-Benoît Ugeux as Vincent

Production

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on the film began in August 2017 in

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. Sequences were shot in Romania at

Nicolae Ceaușescu Nicolae Ceaușescu ( , ; – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician and dictator. He was the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and the second and last Communist leader of Romania. He was ...

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and in Bulgaria at the

Buzludzha Monument The Monument House of the Bulgarian Communist Party (), also known as the Buzludzha Monument (), was built on Buzludzha Peak in central Bulgaria by the Bulgarian communist government and inaugurated in 1981. It commemorated the events of 1891, wh ...

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* 2018 films 2018 comedy films French comedy films Belgian comedy films German comedy films American comedy films 2010s French-language films French satirical films Films directed by Benoît Delépine Films directed by Gustave Kervern Films shot in Bulgaria Films shot in Romania 2010s satirical films 2010s American films 2010s French films 2010s German films {{Belgium-film-stub