Business is Booming

Business is Booming

5.3IMDb Score
Released:2002-07-03
Genre:Comedy
Duration:90 min
Country:France
Director:Éric Veniard
Actors:Clovis Cornillac, Denis Podalydès, Axelle Laffont, Husky Kihal, Camille Japy
Production:

Overview:

Tired of being bossed around, Jean-Jacques, a talented cook quits his job to start up his own restaurant. He does a business course run by Claude, a frustrated writer. Lacking the necessary capital to get started, Jean-Jacques realizes that his dream may come to nothing. He stresses out, can’t sleep, starts taking tranquilizers mixed with alcohol.

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