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Hikers in Saint-Tropez

2008 · 105 min

A breezy French comedy of awkward reunions and holiday mishaps, light on its feet with a steady stream of cringe and charm.

Directed by
Philippe Harel
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Karin Viard, Benoît Poelvoorde, Vincent Elbaz
Overview
Ten years after their disastrous walking holiday in Corsica, four friends – Cora, Nadine, Mathieu and Louis – decide to spend the summer together on the Côte d’Azur. To their surprise, who should they meet in St-Tropez but Eric, the guide-from-Hell who transformed their last holiday into a nightmare and whom they swore never to see again...

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Philippe Harel
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Karin Viard, Benoît Poelvoorde, Vincent Elbaz
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • healing
Places
  • sea
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Philippe Harel
Written by
Sylvie Bourgeois, Eric Assous, Philippe Harel
Starring
Karin Viard, Benoît Poelvoorde, Vincent Elbaz, Philippe Harel, Cyrielle Clair, Géraldine Pailhas, Alain Guillo, Sacha Bourdo
Music
Jérôme Rebotier, David Hadjadj
Cinematography
Laurent Machuel
Runtime
105 min
Country
France, Belgium
Languages
French

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