The title reflects the brand of a financial institution, the bank of the Saltim family: Frederic, the younger brother, runs the family bank; his brother Bruno rejected the position of executive director, and chose to fund a theatrical company. Around them, there is a net of family members, friends, and acquaintances who seem to swirl around the banking brothers. Frederic and Bruno are both trying to control the future of their beautiful niece, Vanessa. The coffee shop owners Eve and Jim complicate everybody's life with their intrigues and lies. A strange stage director comes from his foreign exile. And lack of funds suddenly reveals the true colors of everyone - in banking, on stage, and everywhere.
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Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Bruno Saltim
Known for
Emily in Paris
Taxi 2
Jean-Marc Barr
Frédéric Saltim
Known for
The Big Blue
Europa
Jeanne Balibar
Vanessa Bartholomioux
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
Les Misérables
Michèle Moretti
Florence
Known for
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
Five
Pascal Cervo
Félix
Known for
Winter Boy
Ghost Trail
Marilyne Canto
Eve La Rochelle
Known for
Camping 2
After You
Laurent Cygler
Jim La Rochelle
Also in
The Carpathian Mushroom
Big Man
Thomas Badek
Elie
Known for
Les Misérables
Ysé Tran
Margot Waï
Known for
Arabian Nights
Guardian Angels
Micheline Presle
Mrs. Saltim
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Donkey Skin
Frédéric Norbert
Hans Kalender
Also in
Bareback ou la Guerre des sens
One Nation, One King
Philippe Garziano
André Ferrara
Also in
The Passengers
The Lonely
Jean-Claude Biette Director · Crystel Fournier Cinematographer Claudine Merlin Editor
First release September 10, 2003 · Produced in Germany, France
Production
Gemini Films
Production
Germany · France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 10, 2003
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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