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‘Les Intouchables’ it’s a French dramatic comedy that was released on November 2011. Directed by a famous duo - Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano (makers of ‘Tellement Proches’ and ‘ Nos jours heureux’) that movie has been acclaimed cultural phenomenon by French public opinion. The action takes place in a sumptuous arrondissement in Paris as well as in the poor suburbs during modern times. Generally speaking all the screenplay is based on the contrast between the rich and the poor, between well-educated and truants, between well-mannered and ill-mannered which creates comic effect. One of the main character- Driss (a young son of immigrants with Senegalese accent, played by a very famous French comedian Omar Sy) comes to an interview organized by a wealthy tetraplegic – Philippe( played by an excellent actor Francois Cluzet)  who is searching for a male nurse. Driss does it only to obtain a signature that is obligatory to get the unemployment benefit . You can imagine how he’s surprised when he acknowledge that he has been employed by an elderly man. They soon become friends, they share their experiences, Philippe is happy that he has finally found a man who doesn’t  pity him and Driss (turned into the street by his mother) has a roof above his head, he can taste a luxurious life, drive Masserati  and become acquainted with classical music. Driss organize a date for his employer with a mysterious girl who is a platonic love of Philippe even though they have never seen each other. The movie is based on the real story of an aristocrat and his Algerian male nurse. It’s an universal story of the comprehension between social classes- very utopian for me but pleasant for poor people. Social differences in  France, especially in Parisian region provoke riots, that’s why big efforts are made to appease it. We can notice also that both poor and rich are presented in a positive light, maybe that’s why this film is successfull. It’s an illustration of a thesis that we are all equal because we are human and money doesn't count. In the country where a revolutionary motto ‘Liberté, égalité, fraternité’ has recently lost on the significance, that movie wakes up the republican spirit of French people. I didn’t laugh a lot during the movie but i found it touching. Actors were just made for their roles. Summing up i recommend this film for everybody who speaks French cause I’m not sure if it can be seen in polish cinemas.