Radiostars

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Radiostars
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Directed byRomain Levy
Written byRomain Levy
Mathieu Oullion
Produced byAlain Attal
Starring Manu Payet
Clovis Cornillac
CinematographyLaurent Tangy
Edited byStéphan Couturier
Music by Robin Coudert
Production
companies
Les Productions du Trésor
Mars Films
Chaocorp et Picseyes
Distributed byMars Films
Release dates
  • 20 January 2012 (2012-01-20)(L'Alpe d'Huez)
  • 11 April 2012 (2012-04-11)(France)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget6.2 million [1]
Box office$4.5 million [2]

Radiostars is a 2012 French comedy film co-written and directed by Romain Levy. [3]

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Plot

Having failed to break into show business in New York as a comedian, Ben returns to Paris with his unaccomplished dream. He meets Alex, the star presenterr of the Blast FM flagship radio show, the "Breakfast Club". Soon, Ben joins the team formed by Alex, Cyril and Arnold, and together they travel the roads of France to meet and win over the listeners to their radio show once again.

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  2. "Radiostars". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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    - ""Radiostars" : un road-movie racoleur et téléphoné" ["Radiostars" : a catchy and phoned road movie]. Le Monde (in French). 10 April 2012.