A Crime in Paradise
6.5
In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...
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Cast
12 people
Jacques Villeret
Jojo Braconnier
Known for
The Dinner Game
The Cabbage Soup
Josiane Balasko
Lulu Braconnier
Known for
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
The Hedgehog
André Dussollier
Maître Jacquard
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Tell No One
Suzanne Flon
La maîtresse
Known for
The Train
One Deadly Summer
Gérard Hernandez
Jacky
Known for
Fantastic Planet
Lucky Luke
Roland Magdane
Le patron du café
Known for
The Children of the Marshland
Jacques Dacqmine
Laborde, président du tribunal
Known for
The Ninth Gate
Germinal
Valérie Mairesse
Magali Gianelli, la femme du patron du café
Known for
Umbrella Coup
Banzaï
Dominique Lavanant
Mlle Goudilleux, la pharmacienne
Known for
French Fried Vacation 2
The Monster
Daniel Prévost
l'avocat général
Known for
The Dinner Game
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Levi Roots
Billy Springer
Known for
Rye Lane
Jean-Robert Lombard
Le greffier
Known for
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
Jean Becker Director · Sébastien Japrisot Writer Sacha Guitry Writer
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $12M · First release February 28, 2001
Box office
Budget
$11,900,000
Worldwide gross
$13,900,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Josy Films
Production
KJB Production
Production
Les Films Christian Fechner
Production
CNC
Production
Canal+
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Un crime au Paradis
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 28, 2001
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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