Les 11 commandements (or The 11 Commandments in English speaking countries) is a French comedy film, made in 2004, featuring Michaël Youn. It is comparable to the American TV series Jackass. It was theatrically released in France in February 2004 and led the French box office in its first week of release.
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Plot
Variety's review of the film describes its plot as "Six lads. . . embark on idiotic physical challenges at the behest of the God of Jokes (Dieudonné), to restore mirth to a morose planet." The crew of stuntmen and pranksters have to perform 11 commandments (which are like tasks or tests). These tasks include:
Being a "wall", while Djibril Cissé strikes footballs into them
Seeing who can obtain the highest penalty by annoying the local law enforcement officers (this is an ongoing contest between casts throughout the film, inserts are shown between commandments)
Converting a villa into a swimming pool by blocking all the exits and flooding it
Rollerskating or inline skating after taking sleeping pills
Competing against each other on a racing track dressed as penises
Devastating a supermarket after starting using ketchup jets on bystanders and on each other
Playing beach volleyball while under the influence of Viagra
Eating the second hottest chili in the world
Singing a country and western song in the middle of library in Paris
Trying to serve food in a restaurant after voluntarily altering their balance
Ploughing a penis into a corn field
Driving around a town dressed as Adolf Hitler
Recreating a medieval duel while riding airplane staircases
Delivering pizza with a surprise - the surprise being an instant party of around 50 people
Riding completely nude mocking a romantic video clip
Performing ballet in zero gravity
Ruining a van by eating junk food and proceeding to clean it up by filling it with foam
Playing the bagpipes while riding an ostrich
Sneaking farm animals into an upper-class hotel
Having a picnic on a tennis court while Amélie Mauresmo is serving tennis balls at them
Performing a particular song against the sporting event host and being booed by the audience
Riding an astronaut training centrifuge while being inebriated
Performing a "My Sharona" adaption while blocking a street
Playing escalating practical pranks on each other during credits (as outtakes)
Cast
Michaël Youn : Mike
Vincent Desagnat : Vincent
Benjamin Morgaine : Ben
William Geslin : Willy
Tefa : Tefa
Dieudonné : The God of Jokes
Gad Elmaleh : Gad
Jurij Prette : Yuri
Patrick Timsit : Toto / Fifou
Djibril Cissé : Himself
Amélie Mauresmo : Herself
Gad Elmaleh : Himself
Delphine de Turckheim : A policewoman