Mandibles
When two simple-minded best friends find a giant fly trapped in the trunk of a stolen car, they decide to train it in hopes of striking it rich.
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Cast
18 people
Grégoire Ludig
Manu / Fred Breton
Known for
Max & Leon
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
David Marsais
Jean-Gab
Known for
Max & Leon
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
Adèle Exarchopoulos
Agnès
Known for
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Beating Hearts
India Hair
Cécile
Known for
Three Friends
Crash Test Aglae
Roméo Elvis
Serge
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Coralie Russier
Sandrine
Known for
Deerskin
BPM (Beats per Minute)
Bruno Lochet
Gilles
Known for
Superchondriac
Five
Raphaël Quenard
Raimondo
Known for
Yannick
Gold Brick
Marius Colucci
Gendarme 1
Known for
Populaire
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
Thomas Blanchard
Gendarme 2
Known for
Deerskin
Caprice
Gaspard Augé
Agent de sécu
Known for
Smart Ass
Philippe Dusseau
Michel Michel
Known for
The Chalet
The Bélier Family
Quentin Dupieux Director · Joan Le Boru Production designer Isabelle Pannetier Costume designer
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $4.9M · United States release July 23, 2021
Box office
Budget
$4,900,000
Worldwide gross
$2,044,087
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Chi-Fou-Mi Productions
Production
Artémis Productions
Production
Memento Production
Production
VOO
Production
BeTV
Production
Shelter Prod
Production
Belgium · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Mandibules
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 2020
Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
France · May 19, 2021
Theatrical
United States · July 23, 2021
Theatrical
United States · July 23, 2021
Digital
United States
March 12, 2021 · Premiere · Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
Argentina
November 7, 2022 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
Austria
June 1, 2021 · Premiere · Crossing Europe Linz Film Festival
Belgium
June 9, 2021 · Theatrical
Canada
July 9, 2021 · Theatrical
March 4, 2022 · TV · Super Écran
China
December 8, 2020 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
January 12, 2024 · Digital · 欢喜首映独播
Czechia
July 15, 2021 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 28, 2022 · Physical · DVD
Estonia
August 5, 2021 · Theatrical
Finland
December 1, 2021 · Premiere · Night Visions International Film Festival
France
September 16, 2020 · Premiere · Festival International du Film Grolandais de Toulouse
September 21, 2021 · Physical · DVD
January 25, 2022 · Digital · MyCanal
May 14, 2024 · TV · C8, free TV premiere
Germany
September 13, 2020 · Premiere · Fantasy Filmfest
December 8, 2022 · Digital
December 8, 2022 · Physical
Greece
November 11, 2020 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Indonesia
August 2, 2022 · Physical · DVD
Israel
August 26, 2021 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Italy
June 17, 2021 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
June 2, 2021 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 3, 2021 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
April 9, 2021 · Premiere · Imagine Film Festival
June 24, 2021 · Theatrical
Norway
July 23, 2021 · Theatrical
Poland
August 14, 2021 · Premiere · New Horizons International Film Festival
November 17, 2021 · Premiere · Splat! FilmFest
Portugal
September 16, 2021 · Theatrical
Russia
June 24, 2021 · Theatrical
Slovakia
July 15, 2021 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 24, 2020 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
June 29, 2021 · Premiere · Barcelona, Madrid, subtitled version，premiere
July 1, 2021 · Premiere · (Spain, limited, premiere
July 2, 2021 · Theatrical · Karma Films
Sweden
December 28, 2022 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
May 19, 2021 · Theatrical
July 24, 2021 · Premiere · Fribourg International Film Festival
Ukraine
July 15, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 21, 2021 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
September 17, 2021 · Theatrical
September 20, 2021 · Digital
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