Les Tuche is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Olivier Baroux. Three sequels had been released since the first opus.
In the film, a perpetually unemployed lower class family wins a fortune in a lottery. The nouveau riche family then attempts to fit in with the upper class in Monaco.
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Plot
The Tuche family is the stereotypical unemployed lower class French family.
Jeff (the father) is the proud descendant of the unemployment welfare inventor, and has never worked a day in his life. Out of his 3 kids, the youngest one seems to be extremely intelligent. This will come in handy when all of a sudden, they win €100 million in the lottery, and will attempt to fit in Monaco's upper class.
Cast
Jean-Paul Rouve as Jeff Tuche
Isabelle Nanty as Cathy Tuche
Claire Nadeau as Grandma Suze
Théo Fernandez as Donald Tuche
Sarah Stern as Stéphanie Tuche
Pierre Lottin as Wilfried Tuche
Fadila Belkebla as Mouna
Karina Testa as Salma
Philippe Lefebvre as Bickard
Ralph Amoussou as Georges Diouf
Jérôme Commandeur as Hermann
Valérie Benguigui as Claudia
Omar Sy as Bouzolles's monk
Kad Merad as Bouzolles's fishmonger
Pierre Bellemare as Bouzolles's mayor
Olivier Baroux as Monnier
Remake
An Italian remake entitled Poveri ma ricchi (lit. 'Poor but rich') was released in December 2016.