Turf

Turf

102 mins | Comedy | Feb. 13, 2013

This is the story of four French friends: the Greek (an osteopath), Fifi (who lives with his mother), Fortuné (a West Indian) and Freddy (a gambler). They meet up regularly at a Parisian bookmakers’, their favourite haunt. Tired of frittering away the little spare cash they have, they agree to give up gambling. But no sooner have they taken this pledge than Fate intervenes, in the guise of the turf king, Monsieur Paul. The latter persuades the four friends to buy a champion racehorse, not knowing that it is in fact an old nag…

Turf

102 mins | Comedy | Feb. 13, 2013

Turf
This is the story of four French friends: the Greek (an osteopath), Fifi (who lives with his mother), Fortuné (a West Indian) and Freddy (a gambler). They meet up regularly at a Parisian bookmakers’, their favourite haunt. Tired of frittering away the little spare cash they have, they agree to give up gambling. But no sooner have they taken this pledge than Fate intervenes, in the guise of the turf king, Monsieur Paul. The latter persuades the four friends to buy a champion racehorse, not knowing that it is in fact an old nag…
IMDb rating 4.2
Producers Pathé!
Original title Turf
Directors Fabien Onteniente
Writers Pierre Benichou, Philippe Guillard, Emanuel Booz, Fabien Onteniente, Alain Chabat

Cast

Alain Chabat

as Le Grec

Édouard Baer

as Freddy

Lucien Jean-Baptiste

as Fortuné

Vahina Giocante

as Banette

Sergi López

as Monsieur Delgado

Gérard Depardieu

as Monsieur Paul

Héléna Noguerra

as Christine

Nozha Khouadra

as Monique

Abbes Zahmani

as Maurice

Marthe Villalonga

as Mme Garcia

Charles Gérard

as Casquette

Peggy Leray

as Claire

Xavier Beauvois

as Commissaire Dubiton

Alexis Moncorgé

as Belin

Gabrielle Atger

as Ingrid

Alex Lutz

as Le baron de Sonneville

Valéry Zeitoun

as M. Beretta

Pierre Ménès

as Invité plateau télé

Jérôme Commandeur

as Jean Bruno

Cristiana Réali

as La femme élégante

Nanou Garcia

as Mme Marquez

Hamza Nourou

as Enfant de Fortuné

Adam Nouru

as Enfant de Fortuné

Victoria Olloqui

as Sandra

Marie Broche

as Barbara

Prescillia Andreani

as Fille Monaco

Nikos Aliagas

as Self

Quentin Merabet

as William - le fils de Freddy