Home Sweet Home

Movie
German title	Home Sweet Home
Original title	La Maison du Bonheur
Country of production	France
original language	French
Publishing year	2006
length	100 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Dany Boon
script	Dany Boon
production	Claude Berri
music	Philippe Rombi
camera	Jean-Marie Dreujou
cut	Luc Barnier
occupation
	Dany Boon : Charles Boulin; Michèle Laroque : Anne Boulin; Daniel Prévost : Jean-Pierre Draquart; Zinedine Soualem : Mouloud Mami; Laurent Gamelon: Donatello Pirelli; Line Renaud : Aunt Suzanne Bailleul; Michel Vuillermoz : Jacques Kurtz; Ariane Séguillon: Nicole Kurtz; Gaëlle Bona: Elisabeth; Antoine Chappey : Alexis Boulin; Laure Sirieix: Norah Boulin; Didier Flamand : banker; Thierry Desroses: Architect; David Strajmayster: McDonald’s manager;

Home Sweet Home is a 2006 French comedy film .

action

Charles Boulin is a debt collector with a credit company called Crédilem.

After his wife Anne accuses him of being stingy, he decides to surprise her by buying a house in the country. Before he got around to buying the house, however, a colleague snatched it from him. In his disappointment, he steals the bag that contains the signed contracts from his colleague, learns the address of the house owner and makes the purchase of the house clear in his favor.

Having already received several warnings at work, Boulin is fired on the spot for, among other things, the theft of the bag, secret inadmissible percentage reductions on customer repayment rates and the taking of pledged items. Since his termination is also considered to be his own fault, he is not granted the previously promised loan for the renovation of the country house.

In order to reduce renovation costs, Charles Boulin hopes in his distress for the help of the devious realtor who sold him the house, which was in need of renovation. He promises a remedy through befriended craftsmen, his "best team": Mouloud Mami and Donatello Pirelli. Both of them clumsy craftsmen, but the house is gradually in ruins as the renovation progresses.

Charles is now in debt - because of the refused bank loan, he has to sell the apartment together without his wife and daughter finding out. After being kicked out of work, he lives off odd jobs while trying to convince his family to move into the new house - which he succeeds in doing. The house, however, is completely in ruins after a gas explosion.

In his distress, Boulin makes a deal with the broker - and he sells Boulin's house to his ex-colleague, who has tried to snatch it away from him. Since he is still greedy for the property, he buys it contractually "unseen", while Boulin buys back his old condominium with the purchase price.

criticism

"Turbulent romantic comedy tailored entirely to French realities and mentalities without any particular originality."

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

Home sweet home alone in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Home sweet home, happiness alone in the online film database
Official website

Individual evidence

^ Certificate of Release for Home Sweet Home, happiness alone . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2011 (PDF; test number: 129 293 V).
↑ Sweet home, happiness alone. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[FSK-1] Certificate of Release for Home Sweet Home, happiness alone . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2011 (PDF; test number: 129 293 V).

[2] Sweet home, happiness alone. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .