Cast & Crew

Directed by

Alain Berbérian
Frédéric Forestier

Writing Credits

Alexandre Coquelle
(as Matt Alexander)
Manuel Delilez
Thomas Langmann
Matthieu Le Naour
(as Matt Alexander)
Dominique Mézerette

Cast

Gérard Lanvin
Moltès
Benoît Poelvoorde
Francis Reggio
José Garcia
Mustapha Amel alias "Le Turc"
Djimon Hounsou
Det. Youssouf
Rossy de Palma
Pauline Reggio
Jean Benguigui
Saddam
Gary Tiplady
Le géant / The Giant
Gérard Darmon
Kowalski
Stomy Bugsy
Malian #1
Marco Prince
Malian #2
Omar Sy
Malian #3
Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas, the soccer player
Lionel Chamoulaud
Journalist of Paris-Dakar
Nicolas Koretzky
Jean Monthieux (as Nikola Koretzky)
Luq Hamet
Un infirmier
Michel Crémadès
M. Martinet, le voisin
Jamel Debbouze
Le maton malien
Momo Debbouze
Un maton
Thomas Langmann
Le frère du Turc

Produced by

Bénédicte Bellocq
executive producer
Souad Lamriki
executive producer
Thomas Langmann
line producer
Jean-Louis Monthieux
executive producer
Benoit Ponsaillé
assistant producer
Jacques-Eric Strauss
associate producer
Fabienne Tsaï
associate producer
Fouede Zabaiou
producer

Music by

Romaric Laurence
composer
Jean-Louis Viale

Cinematography by

Vincent Mathias
Christophe Paturange
Jean-Pierre Sauvaire
Manuel Teran
(as Manu Teran)

Editing by

Philippe Bourgueil

Casting By

Françoise Menidrey

Production Design by

Carlos Conti

Art Direction by

Laurent Ott

Costume Design by

Chattoune
Sylvie Ong

Makeup Department

Valérie Beaudenuit
makeup artist
Laurent Bonney
hair stylist
Stéphane Chauvet
special makeup effects artist
Dominique Colladant
special makeup effects artist
Mathieu Gueracague
hair stylist
Sarah Guetta
key hair stylist
Amina El Halhouli
makeup artist
Sébastien Imart
special makeup effects artist
Jérôme Jardin
special makeup effects artist
Diane Mahmoudi
hair stylist
Corinne Maillard
key makeup artist
Guillaume Tixier
hair stylist

Production Management

Francis Barrois
unit manager
Zoubir Belgsir
assistant production manager
Nicolas Borowsky
unit manager
Laurent Chiomento
assistant unit manager
Nicolas Davy
assistant unit manager
Jean-Marc Deschamps
production manager
Lionel Kopp
post-production supervisor
Alain Mougenot
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mathilde Cukierman
second assistant director
Matthieu de la Mortière
second assistant director
Cécile Denis
second assistant director
Guilain Depardieu
trainee assistant director
Amine Lamriki
assistant director trainee
Khalid Maadour
trainee assistant director
Pascal Roy
first assistant director
Christophe Vassort
first assistant director

Art Department

Mathilde Abraham
set dresser
Jean-Claude Bourdin
first assistant decorator
Marie Breger
painter
Bruno de Dieuleveult
storyboard artist
Patrick Delmas
carpenter
Jean-Marc Desages
head painter
Vincent Deslandes
painter
Régis Didry
carpenter
Ephraïm Drouet
lighting artist
Alain Frentzel
painter
Eric Frion
carpenter
Isabelle Globensky
sculptor
Christian Guillebaud
carpenter
Bertrand Guinnebault
painter
Fabienne Haertling
painter
Leonardo Haertling
assistant art director
Sandrine Jarron
assistant art director
Abdelouahab Laaroussi
assistant art director
Guillaume Legrand
painter
Christian Lionel
carpenter
Daniel Mauvignier
head painter
Guy Monbillard
property master
Jean-Pierre Nossereau
assistant art director
Laurent Ott
first assistant decorator
Thierry Pelloie
constructor
Alain Pitrel
set dresser
Bastien Poulet
property master
Marie Predieri
painter
Clotilde Prevost
painter
Stanislas Robiolle
painter
Roger Saillard
head carpenter
Laurent Saimond
property master
Caroline Sina
plasterer
Cecile Vatelot
assistant art director
Gérard Violas
carpenter
Patrick Widdrington
construction manager
Albert Wiss
painter

Sound Department

Vincent Arnardi
re-recording mixer
Selim Azzazi
sound editor
Xavier Bonneyrat
sound editor
Annabel Callard
assistant post-synchronization (as Anabelle Callard)
Vincent Cosson
sound recordist
Pascale Fenouillet
sound editor
Michel Filippi
adr supervisor
Julien Gonzalez
sound assistant
Laurent Kossayan
re-recording mixer / sound effects editor
Damien Lazzerini
sound mixer (as Damien Bera)
François Lepeuple
foley artist
Stéphan Lucas
foley technician
Olivier Marlangeon
assistant foley artist
Igor Thomas-Gerard
dialogue editor
Jacques Thomas-Gérard
sound mixer
Yannick Vergne
assistant sound editor
Dominique Warnier
sound

Special Effects by

Jean-Baptiste Bonetto
special effects supervisor
Bernard Bordet
special effects assistant
Noel Chainbaux
special effects assistant
Lahcen Chamane
special effects technician (credit only)
Yves Domenjoud
special effects producer
Emilie Ferrenq
special effects assistant
Olivier Marais
special effects crew
Arnaud Peltier
armourer
Julien Poncet de la Grave
special effects assistant
Romain Rosier
special effects technician

Visual Effects by

Agnès Berger Sébenne
visual effects supervisor (as Agnès Sébenne)
Kevin Berger
digital compositor / set supervisor
Alexandre Bon
digital compositor
Cyrille Bonjean
digital compositor
Charly Boudriot
digital compositor
Stephanie Boutinaud
digital effects artist
Pascal Buron
visual effects coordinator
Christophe Courgeau
matte painter
Nabila Daniault
digital grader
Olivier Debert
digital artist / visual effects
Fabrice Delapierre
digital artist
Sophie Denize
visual effects producer
Christel Doebele
digital compositor
Cédric Fayolle
digital compositor
Arnaud Fouquet
visual effects supervisor
David François
digital compositor
Eric Fréchou
digital compositor
Mathilde Germi
visual effects coordinator
Christian Guillon
visual effects supervisor
Benoit Holl
animator
Krao
visual effects supervisor
Marc Latil
digital artist
Stephane Lavoix
digital compositor
Bruno Le Provost
head of CGI Lighting
Sergeï Lourié
digital compositor
Basile Maffone
digital compositor
Stéphane Monnier
digital compositor
Francois-Xavier Nallet
CGI effects supervisor
Hugues Namur
compositing effects supervisor
Prothais Nicolas
senior animator
Thierry Noblet
digital artist
Kilou Picard
visual effects producer
Nicolas Rey
CGI effects supervisor
Stéphane Richez
matchmove artist
Julien Rousseau
digital compositor
Bruno Sommier
visual effects
Jean-Francois Theault
digital compositor
Matthieu Toullet
Specter assistant
Malek Touzani
animator
Pénélope Van de Cave
digital compositor (as Pènèlope Vandecave)
Olivier Veau
digital compositor
Vincent Venchiarutti
visual effects

Stunts

Virginie Arnaud
stunts
Faycal Attougui
stunt driver
Laurent Avare
stunt wire rigger
Alain Barbier
stunts
Francis Bataille
stunts
Gilbert Bataille
stunts
Joseph Beddelem
stunts
Serge Beuchat
stunts
Alain Borcard
stunts
Alain Bour
stunts
Eric Buc
stunts
Rémi Canaple
stunt coordinator / stunt wire rigger / stunts
Patrick Cauderlier
stunts wire effects
Amedéo Cazzella
stunts (as Amadéo Cazzela)
Maurice Chan
stunts
Gilles Conseil
stunts
Philippe Dailler
stunts
Gil Demurger
stunt coordinator
Jean-Jacques Desplanque
stunts
Frédéric Dessains
stunts
Sety Diaby
stunts
Ludovic Dudot
stunts
Cyrille Dufaut
stunts
Guy Dupuis
stunts
Xavier Fabre
stunts
Bénédicte Follet
stunts
Sylvain Gabet
stunts
Jérôme Gaspard
stunts
Tarick Hadouch
stunts
Vincent Haquin
stunts
Christian Hening
stunts
Cyrille Hertel
stunts
Karim Hocini
stunts
Mouloud Ikhaddelene
stunts
Leonard Kwasmovska
stunts
Jean-Claude Lagniez
stunts
Sébastien Lagniez
stunt performer / stunts
Jean-François Lenogue
stunts
Gérard Lesage
stunt driver
Bruno Letrouit
stunts
Grégory Loffredo
stunts (as Gregory Loffredo)
Jorge Lorca
stunts
Nicky Naudé
stunt coordinator (as Nicky Naude)
Laurent Pailler
stunts
Pascal Riccieri
stunts
Pascal Roblin
stunts
Patrick Rombi
stunts
Patrick Ronchin
stunts
Thierry Saelens
stunts
Loiseau Sandrine
stunt double
Sébastien Seveau
stunts
Kazu Patrick Tang
stunt (as Patrick Tang)
Frédéric Vallet
stunts
Romain Iannetta
stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Boris Abaza
additional first assistant camera
François Adler
first assistant camera
Yves Agostini
camera operator
Emmanuel Assenat
grip
Mathilde Berlan
video assistant
Franck-Norman Bihi
electrician
Simon Bérard
gaffer
Sabine Cipolla
additional second camera assistant
Maxime Cointe
first assistant camera
Christophe Cojan
electrician
Alain Cousseau
gaffer
Robert Dona
grip
Bruno Dubet
key grip
Hugues Espinasse
focus puller
Euriel Etevenon
second assistant camera
Thierry Fonteny
grip
Gilles Husson
key grip
Maxime Héraud
first assistant camera
Cafer Ilhan
electrician
Malek Krimed
assistant camera
Maud Lemaistre
video assistant
Benoît Lemercier
electrician
Dominique Lepage
grip
Franck Lependu
electrician
Jean-Marie Leroy
still photographer
Loïc Limosin
additional electrician
Denis Louis
electrician
Driss Marzak
gaffer
Frédéric North
pilot: camera helicopter
Mathias Othnin-Girard
electrician
François Perrault-Alix
grip
Vincent Richard
additional electrician
Jan Rubens
steadicam operator
Etienne Saldés
key grip
Thomas Sidopoulos
grip
Honoré Soubrie
grip
Benjamin Speyer
crane technician
Piotr Stadnicki
first assistant camera (as Pierre Stadnicki)
James Swanson
aerial director of photography
Jean-Claude Temporelli
electrician
Pauline Teran
second assistant camera
Roger Tooley
steadicam operator

Casting Department

Marie-Sylvie Caillierez
casting associate / extras casting
Patricia Rufo
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sandrine Alpha
wardrobe
Emma Bellocq
head wardrobe: Morocco
Agnes Beziers
wardrobe (as Agnès Beziers)
Didier Despin
costumer
Sandrine Follet
costumer
William Manscour
costumer
Cyril Prebois
costumer
Valérie Servant
costumer

Editorial Department

Nicolas Criqui
digital conformation
Christel Dewynter
assistant editor
Anne Frey
assistant editor
Mike Joris
color timer
Emmanuel Le Ridant
telecine dailies colorist
Philippe Reinaudo
digital intermediate technical director
Hervé Schneid
consultant: editing

Location Management

Fettah Lahouissi
location manager
Aude Lemercier
location scout
Samir Mimouni
location manager
Marouane Reda
assistant location manager

Music Department

Amélie de Chassey
music supervisor
Paul Lavergne
executive music producer
Delphine Mathieu
music supervisor
Diomay Sarr
singer/songwriter: written & perfomed by

Script and Continuity Department

Marie Gennesseaux
assistant script editor
Anne Wermelinger
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Momo Debbouze
production assistant (as Mohamed Debbouze)
Gaelle Duchemin
production secretary (as Gaëlle Duchemin)
Jennifer Gay
translator: English subtitles
Marie Guillon
administrative assistant
Nicole Heitzmann
administrator
Sophie Hennard
production coordinator
Mona Houd
production coordinator
Marc Leroyer
armorer
Geraldine Niche
production secretary
Joel Proust
horse master
Corinne Saglio
assistant production accountant
Adrien Scolan
runner
Mia Frye
choreographer (uncredited)
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