Turf

Overview

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…

Directed by Fabien Onteniente

Top cast

Alain Chabat

Le Grec

Édouard Baer

Freddy

Philippe Duquesne

Fifi

Lucien Jean-Baptiste

Fortuné

Vahina Giocante

Banette

Sergi López

Monsieur Delgado

Gérard Depardieu

Monsieur Paul

Héléna Noguerra

Christine

Nozha Khouadra

Monique

Abbes Zahmani

Maurice

Marthe Villalonga

Mme Garcia

Charles Gérard

Casquette

Peggy Leray

Claire

Xavier Beauvois

Commissaire Dubiton

Alexis Moncorgé

Belin

Gabrielle Atger

Ingrid

Alex Lutz

Le baron de Sonneville

Valéry Zeitoun

M. Beretta

Pierre Ménès

Invité plateau télé

Jérôme Commandeur

Jean Bruno

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