Turf
Feb 13 2013
•2h 42m
•Comedy
This is the story of four French friends: the Greek (an osteopath), Fifi (who lives with his mother), Fortuné (a West Indian) and Freddy (a gambler). They meet up regularly at a Parisian bookmakers’, their favourite haunt. Tired of frittering away the little spare cash they have, they agree to give up gambling. But no sooner have they taken this pledge than Fate intervenes, in the guise of the turf king, Monsieur Paul. The latter persuades the four friends to buy a champion racehorse, not knowing that it is in fact an old nag…
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Alain Chabat
Le Grec
Édouard Baer
Freddy
Philippe Duquesne
Fifi
Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Fortuné
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