XXL (film)

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XXL
Directed by Ariel Zeitoun
Written by Florence Quentin
Produced by Alain Goldman
Patrick Batteux
Starring Gérard Depardieu
Michel Boujenah
CinematographyPhilippe Pavans de Ceccatty
Edited byHugues Darmois
Music by Goran Bregović
Production
company
Distributed by Gaumont Film Company
Release date
  • 10 December 1997 (1997-12-10)
Running time
95 min
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$11 million [1]
Box office$2.2 million

XXL is a 1997 French comedy directed by Ariel Zeitoun.

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Plot

Alain Berrebi directs with his sister Lorène, a company of ready-to-wear in the Path. Their business is booming to the point to consider acquiring a nearby shop, which belongs to David Stern, the father of his fiancée Arlette. The case seems about to arrive when Mr. Stern learns that Baptiste Bourdalou, who once saved his life from death camps during World War II, has died ...

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  1. "XXL (1997) - JPBox-Office".