''Vive la France'' is a 2013 French comedy film directed by

Michaël Youn Michaël Benayoun (; born 1973), known professionally as Michaël Youn, is a French actor, singer, comedian and television personality. Life and career Youn was born Michaël Benayoun in Suresnes, France, to a family of Hungarian, Italian, ...

Plot

Taboulistan is a tiny fictional country, supposedly wedged between

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

and

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

, virtually unknown to the world. Its only asset is a reputation for inventing

tabbouleh Tabbouleh ( ar, تبولة, translit=tabbūla; also tabouleh, tabbouli, tabouli, or taboulah) is a Levantine salad made mostly of finely chopped parsley, with tomatoes, mint, onion, bulgur (soaked, not cooked), and seasoned with olive oil, lemon ...

. Alas, the Lebanese have stolen the recipe that their country is famous for. So, two half-brother Taboulistani shepherds are sent to France by their president to promote their country. Their method: "terrorist advertising". They seek to destroy the

Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower ( ; french: links=yes, tour Eiffel ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Locally nicknamed "'' ...

using a plane. Following a strike at

Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, ), also known as Roissy Airport or simply Paris CDG, is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris ( and its metropolitan area), and the largest intern ...

, they land in

Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

. They meet with Corsican nationalists and board a boat for

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

. Unfortunately, one of them is the victim of an attack because he was wearing a PSG shirt, followed by a medical error. Unaware of their true motives a journalist helps them to go to Paris in orer to correct the medical error. Enroute they meet many hospitable people and overcome obstacles filled with high jinks. Once in Paris neither of the brothers can go through with the plan, but unbeknownst to them the Tabouli government has sent a back up crew. Luckily the brothers recognize them and foil their plan, becoming international heroes in the process and ironically bringing fame to Taboulistan.

Cast

* José García as Muzafar *

as Ferouz * Isabelle Funaro as Marianne Bouvier *

Ary Abittan Ary Abittan (born 31 January 1974) is a French people, French actor and humorist. Life and career Ary Abittan was born on January 31, 1974, in Paris. He comes from a Sephardic Jewish (Maghrebi Jewish) family. His father is from Morocco and his ...

as Jafaraz Ouèchemagül *

Moussa Maaskri Moussa Maaskri ( ar, موسى معسكري) (born 15 November 1962) is an Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital ...

as Adadat Ouèchmagül *

Vincent Moscato Thierry Vincent Moscato, known as Vincent Moscato (born 28 July 1965, in Paris) is a former French rugby union player as well as radio talk host and actor. Moscato played as a hooker. He won the French Top 14 title with CA Bordeaux-Bègles Giron ...

as Uncle Momo *

Guilaine Londez Guilaine Londez (born 1 January 1965) is a French film actress. She has appeared in more than sixty films since 1991. Filmography Theater References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Londez, Guilaine 1965 births Living people French ...

as Aunt Nanette *

Franck Gastambide Franck Gastambide (; born 31 October 1978) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He became famous in 2009 after creating the first web series from Canal+, ''Kaïra Shopping'', which was later shown on television and adapted ...

as Kevin * Jérôme Commandeur as The Cop * Émilie Caen as The Hostess * Jean-François Cayrey as Taxi Paris

References

External links

* 2013 comedy films 2013 films French comedy films Films set in Corsica 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub