

Les Parasites
1999-01-20 · 90 min · ★ 6.2
Oulage has it all planned: New Year's eve, at the stroke of midnight, he'll finally kiss Brigitte, the girl he's madly in love with. That'll be the moment, because Brigitte is having a costume party. Oulage has it all planned—except for the fact that Brigitte has also invited a gang of truly parasitical friends: an old girl friend who never leaves Brigitte's side, a manic-depressive police officer, a paranoid psychopath, a cannabis-addict suffering withdrawal pains, a stunning Cuban woman on the prowl for immigration papers, and many others who do everything to ruin Oulage's life.
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- Directors
- Philippe de Chauveron
- Production companies
- Canal+, Eskwad, M6 Films, Odessa Films, Urania-Film
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Oulage AbourOulage
Sabine BailPatricia
Pascal ElbéBenoît
Atmen KelifJean-Luc
Élie SemounBrigadier Schmitt
Estelle SkornikBrigitte
Roland MarchisioBruno
Frédéric SaurelThéo
Sabrina Van TasselCoralie
Leonor VarelaFidelia
Jean-François GallotteBrig. Gilbert
Ariane PiriéMme Drey
Jean-Luc PorrazM. Drey
André PenvernAlbert Wurtz
Marie-Christine AdamMartine Wurtz
Noam MorgenszternXavier
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