Samy lives happily with his wife, Alice, in a poor urban housing project amongst friends and neighbours. For his son’s birthday, the richest man in France throws open his grand department store, offering the boy whatever he wants. Alexandre chooses Samy, the night watchman, as his new toy…
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Cast
52 people
Daniel Auteuil
Philippe Étienne
Known for
Caché
La Belle Époque
Jamel Debbouze
Samy
Known for
Amélie
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Alice Belaïdi
Alice
Known for
The Climb
A Little Something Extra
Simon Faliu
Alexandre
Known for
Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be
Les Blagues de Toto
Lucie Fabry
Kelly Duchuc
No other roles listed
Anna Cervinka
Léa
Known for
Je ne suis pas un héros
Laurent Saint-Gérard
Henri
Known for
Penny Pincher!
Return of the Hero
Salim Kissari
Jean-Louis
Known for
Houria
Lucía Sánchez
Ana Maria
Known for
My Donkey, My Lover & I
A Summer Dress
Dorylia Calmel
Stef
Known for
Let the Corpses Tan
Atmen Kelif
Moussa
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia
The World Petanque Tour
Redouanne Harjane
Nono
Known for
MFKZ
Earth and Blood
James Huth Director · Stéphane Le Parc Cinematographer Monica Coleman Editor
Worldwide gross $7.3M · Budget $13M · First release October 1, 2022
Box office
Budget
$13,125,000
Worldwide gross
$7,295,051
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Eskwad
Production
Wild Bunch
Production
M6 Films
Production
Sony Pictures Entertainment France
Production
Sony Pictures International Productions
Production
Canal+
Production
Ciné+
Production
M6
Production
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Studio
France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Nouveau Jouet
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
France · October 1, 2022
Premiere
France · October 19, 2022
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
February 24, 2023 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 15, 2023 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 23, 2022
France
February 16, 2023 · Digital · VOD
February 22, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
August 31, 2023 · Physical
Greece
May 11, 2023 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 22, 2022
Israel
November 23, 2023 · Theatrical
Italy
November 1, 2023 · Theatrical
Poland
December 23, 2022
Russia
December 22, 2022 · Theatrical · Наше кино
Spain
September 8, 2023 · Theatrical
Taiwan
March 3, 2023 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 24, 2023 · Theatrical · Turkish
April 30, 2025 · Digital · French · tabii
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