Case départ

Name: Case départ
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2011-07-06
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Thomas Ngijol, Fabrice Eboué, Joséphine de Meaux, Etienne Chicot, Ériq Ebouaney

2011·Movie·94 min·★ 6.0(557)

Comedy More French titles

Two contempo Frenchmen of Antillean descent visit their ancestor's time as well as their land in the slavery-themed French era.

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About Case départ

Case départ is a 2011 French-language comedy film directed by Thomas Ngijol and Fabrice Eboué. The cast is led by Thomas Ngijol, Fabrice Eboué, Joséphine de Meaux. It has a runtime of 1h 34m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 600 ratings.

Case départ was produced by Légende Films and made in France. It was released on July 6, 2011.

Director: Thomas Ngijol, Fabrice Eboué
Writers: Jérôme L'hotsky, Fabrice Eboué, Thomas Ngijol
Release date: July 6, 2011
Original language: French
Status: Released
Country: France
Budget: $9 million
Production: Légende Films

#slavery#time travel#attempt to escape#black humor#marooned#back in time#french colony#black slave#whipping a slave#anachronism#changing the past or future#sold into slavery#antilles#estranged brother

Case départ cast & crew

Case départ was directed by Thomas Ngijol and Fabrice Eboué and written by Jérôme L'hotsky, Fabrice Eboué, and Thomas Ngijol.

The cast features Thomas Ngijol as Joël / Gédéon, Fabrice Eboué as Régis / Gaspard, Joséphine de Meaux as Joséphine Jourdain, Etienne Chicot as Monsieur Jourdain, Ériq Ebouaney as Isidore, and Michel Crémadès as Isaac.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Jean-Claude Aumont and it was produced by Alain Goldman.

Is Case départ worth watching?

Case départ holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 557 ratings, a more divisive comedy films.

At 1h 34m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Case départ is worth a place on your watchlist.

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