After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, brooding outlaw Ruby befriends Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy Quentin, Ruby is forced to take him along as he pursues his former partners in crime to avenge the death of the woman he loved and get to the money.
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Cast
52 people
Gérard Depardieu
Quentin
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Jean Reno
Ruby
Known for
Léon: The Professional
The Da Vinci Code
Richard Berry
Commissioner Vernet
Known for
22 Bullets
Father Son Therapy
André Dussollier
Prison psychiatrist
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Tell No One
Jean-Pierre Malo
Vogel
Known for
The Loner
Treasure Hunters: On the Tracks of Khufu
Leonor Varela
Katia / Sandra
Known for
Blade II
Cleopatra
Jean-Michel Noirey
Lambert
Known for
My Summer in Provence
The Round Up
Laurent Gamelon
Mauricet
Known for
P.R.O.F.S.
A House of Your Dreams
Aurélien Recoing
Rocco
Known for
Blue Is the Warmest Color
13 Tzameti
Vincent Moscato
Raffi
Known for
Vive la France
Jo's Boy
Ticky Holgado
Martineau
Known for
Delicatessen
A Very Long Engagement
Michel Aumont
Nosberg
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The ComDads
Francis Veber Director · Marco Prince Composer Luciano Tovoli Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $28M · Budget $27M · United States release November 11, 2003
Box office
Budget
$27,440,000
Worldwide gross
$27,729,359
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
UGC
Production
Filmauro
Production
DD Productions
Production
EFVE
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Tais-toi !
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · October 22, 2003
Theatrical
France · October 22, 2003
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 2003
Theatrical
Argentina
August 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Australia
April 8, 2004 · Theatrical
Austria
July 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Bahrain
September 1, 2004 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 28, 2005 · Limited theatrical
March 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Chile
December 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 17, 2004 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Finland
November 26, 2004 · Theatrical
France
August 3, 2026 · TV · TMC
Germany
June 17, 2004 · Theatrical
October 14, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Greece
April 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 15, 2004 · Theatrical
August 17, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Iceland
January 14, 2005 · Premiere · French Film Festival
Israel
May 20, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
November 14, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
January 17, 2004 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
January 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Latvia
March 19, 2004 · Theatrical
Lebanon
April 1, 2004 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 23, 2004 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 20, 2004 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 25, 2004 · Theatrical
Norway
July 23, 2004 · Theatrical
Panama
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Poland
August 27, 2004 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 28, 2004 · Theatrical
Slovakia
July 1, 2004 · Theatrical
Slovenia
April 1, 2004 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 27, 2004 · Theatrical
Spain
August 20, 2004 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 25, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
October 22, 2003 · Theatrical · French
January 22, 2004 · Theatrical · German
Thailand
February 13, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Türkiye
April 23, 2004 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Venezuela
May 6, 2005 · Theatrical
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