Mine de rien is a French comedy film directed by Mathias Mlekuz, released in 2020.
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Plot
In a small town in northern France, a long-running mine is closing, leaving dozens of people without jobs. Not giving up, following the relocation of the company that promised to rehire them, the workers hold a sit-in in front of the site. Faced with a dilemma of the town's mayor, who threatens to seize the land, they come up with the idea to transform the old mine into an amusement park.
Cast
Arnaud Ducret: Arnault
Philippe Rebbot: Di Lello
Mélanie Bernier: Stella
Hélène Vincent: Thérèse, Arnault's Mother
Rufus: Roger Morels
Marianne Garcia: Bernadette
Cyril Aubin: René
Rebecca Finet: The Mayor
Mohamed Makhtoumi: Roschdy
Josef Mlekuz: Kévin
Philippe Cabrelli: Cédric, Bernadette's Son
Sophie Bourdon: Isabelle, Arnault's Ex-Wife
Patrick Rocca: Lucien Borowjack
Anthony Lequet: Victor
Yanis Richard: Johan
Gaëlle Fraysse: Sarah, Di Lello's Wife
François Godart: Jean-Frédéric
Tassadit Mandi: Madame Zelmani, Roschdy's Mother
Fabio Zenoni: Police Officer #1
Laurent Dauvillée: Police Officer #2
Inspiration
The director claims to have been inspired by the comedies of Yves Robert, Ettore Scola, Peter Cattaneo, and Ernst Lubitsch.
Filming
Filming took place from December to January 2019, primarily in Lens, Loos-en-Gohelle, and Liévin.
Awards
2020 L'Alpe d'Huez Film Festival: Audience award
Box office
The film was released on February 26, 2020, in 304 theatres, and sold 14,598 tickets for its first day. The film's weekend opening sold a total of 67,070 tickers. The week following sold a total of 84,133.
The overall consensus was that the film had a weak opening, affected in part by the Coronavirus.
During its first free broadcast on television on the C8 channel, the film garnered a total of 810,000 viewers.