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Paulette (2012)

R  |   |  Comedy, Crime  |  14 August 2015 (USA)
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Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.

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Cast

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Bernadette Lafont ...
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Maria
Dominique Lavanant ...
Françoise Bertin ...
Renée
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Walter
Ismaël Dramé ...
Léo (7 ans)
Jean-Baptiste Anoumon ...
Ousmane
Axelle Laffont ...
Agnès
Paco Boublard ...
Vito
Mahamadou Coulibaly ...
Idriss
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Momo
Aymen Saïdi ...
Rachid
Soufiane Guerrab ...
Zak
Samir Trabelsi ...
Pierrot
Alexandre Aubry ...
Tit'Yves
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Storyline

Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet. One evening when she attends a curious traffic incident outside her building, Paulette sees the sign of destiny. She decides to start selling cannabis. After all, why should she not? Paulette was formerly pastry chef. Her gift for trade and cooking skills are assets towards finding original solutions in the conducting of her new business. Written by Sddq.Shahid

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Rated R for drug content and language | See all certifications »
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Also Known As:

El postre de la alegría  »

Box Office

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$1,548 (USA) (11 September 2015)

Gross:

$29,494 (USA) (11 September 2015)
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While the intro to our main character might not be as powerful as in the animated "Up", you still get a feeling for a character that will be very difficult to identify with at first. It's a grandmother who is really naughty and seems to hate everyone and everything. But the actress is so good with a script that is really more than fine, that you do care in the end.

You might already know where this is going (sort of), but it's really fun to watch how we get there. The french keep it real (as much as possible), with added story lines, that do not feel that they disrupt or corrupt the main story. It actually adds to it, in small but very funny pieces. I can only recommend this if you like naughty comedies


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