Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache co-written and co-directed A Difficult Year (French: Une année difficile), a light, pleasant (rather shallow) French comedy.
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The film’s likable protagonists are Albert (Pio Marmaï) and Bruno (Jonathan Cohen), two friends with compulsive spending habits who are drawn into environmental activism by the promise of free food and beer rather than any political conviction.
The cast also includes Mathieu Amalric, Luàna Bajrami, James Gaspar De Almeida, Jean-Louis Garçon, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Noémie Merlant, Héléna Mogelan, Marie Papillon, Sophie Parel, Julie Tessier and Gaïa Warnant.
The film had its international premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2023 Toronto Film Fest.
Theatrically released on October 18, 2023 by Gaumont, the movie was moderately popular at the box-office.
Cast
Pio Marmaï as Albert
Noémie Merlant as Valentine
Jonathan Cohen as Bruno
Mathieu Amalric as Henri
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet as Quinoa
Luàna Bajrami as Antilope
