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Real Story!! Paralyzed French Millionaire Hires a Young Immigrant to Take Care of Him - YouTube
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Welcome back to Movie Recaps.
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Today I will show you a biography, comedy,
drama film from 2011, titled The Intouchables.
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Spoilers ahead!
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Watch out and take care.
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One late night in Paris, Driss is driving
his employer Philippe through the city.
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When waiting in traffic gets too boring, Driss
breaks the speed limit and begins driving
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quite fast, dodging other cars and not caring
about traffic signs.
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This causes the police to go after him, and
Driss bets 100 euros that he can lose them,
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but after driving under a bridge, the cops
catch up by ambushing them from both sides.
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Driss doesn't look too worried though, and
this time, he bets 200 euros that he can get
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them an escort.
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The cops make him leave the car and he starts
acting then, behaving offendedly and telling
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them Philippe can't move and he was taking
him to the hospital.
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The officers find proof of this when they
find the wheelchair in the truck and, when
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approaching Philippe, they see him convulsing,
which is also an act.
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Seeing as it's an emergency, the cops forgive
Driss for breaking the speed limit and offer
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themselves as escorts on his way to the hospital.
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To celebrate winning the bet, Driss plays
"September" by "Earth, Wind & Fire", and when
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they arrive at their destination, he shares
a smoke with Philippe as soon as the cops
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are gone.
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Driss promises he'll handle it and drives
them away just before the hospital staff could
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find them.
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This friendship began many months ago.
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Philippe and his assistant Magalie are holding
interviews to find a new caretaker for him,
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but it isn't going too well, because all applicants
have very standard or awkward answers to their
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interview questions.
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But they're suddenly surprised when Driss
storms in, ignoring the fact it isn't his
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turn quite yet, because he only wants some
papers to be signed saying they won't hire
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him so he can get the unemployment benefits.
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He's blunt and a little rude, even hitting
on Magalie, but Philippe finds him amusing
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and asks him to come back the next day for
his signed papers.
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Driss goes back to his home in a humble neighborhood
and tries to take a bath while all his little
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siblings bother him, only managing to get
it done in time thanks to his sister Mina,
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who is a bit older than the others and more
responsible.
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While waiting for their mom to arrive, he
looks through the window and notices his brother
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Adama getting out of a suspicious car.
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When the boy enters the apartment, he just
says he was at school and leaves again after
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grabbing his bag, causing Driss to be even
more sure that he's up to something.
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In the evening, his mom arrives, and he gifts
him a Fabergé egg he stole and tells her
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he's been away on vacation when she asks.
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She isn't happy to see him though, because
he disappeared for six months and never called,
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and now he's shown up out of nowhere as if
her home was a hotel.
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As she's absolutely done with all his lies
and she has other children she has to take
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care of, she kicks him out and tells him not
to come back.
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Driss spends the night having a smoke and
some snacks with some neighborhood friends.
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The next day, Driss goes back to Philippe's
house for his papers, and he's received by
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the housekeeper, Yvonne, who shows him around
the place and tells him about Philippe's daily
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routine, she also shows him the room he would
get for himself with his very own bathroom.
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Driss can't help staring at the bathtub before
he's dragged to see Philippe, who offers the
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signed sheet of paper but also a job opportunity.
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Driss accepts the one-month trial, and Philippe
tells him he bets he won't last two weeks.
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After bringing his things to his room, Driss
is taught how to take care of Philippe.
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He must learn how to keep his legs stimulated,
how to put him in the wheelchair, how to help
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him shower and change his clothes.
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Things get awkward when Driss discovers he
must put on him some high stockings and even
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clean his butt after Philippe uses the bathroom,
but no matter how much he complains and says
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he won't do those chores, he ends up accepting
them as part of his job.
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Later in the evening, while he's enjoying
a snack on the roof, he's interrupted by Philippe's
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daughter Elisa and her boyfriend Bastien,
who are looking for a private place to make
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out, and he kicks them both out after refusing
to share his beer.
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Driss quickly gets used to the daily routine
with Philippe, even if at first he does make
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some mistakes he learns from, like handing
the phone to Philippe instead of putting it
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on his ear or forgetting the baby monitor
while having a bath.
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He also learns to organize his mail in different
folders - most of the letters he opens for
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Philippe, but there's a series of private
ones he isn't allowed to look at.
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When he finds a flier promoting female escorts,
he decides to start a file just for those
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instead of throwing them in the trash as Philippe
says.
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It's not all work in this new life though,
Driss still makes sure to have a good time
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- he keeps trying to hit on Magalie to no
avail, and sometimes calls escorts to join
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him in bed.
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One morning, after Yvonne comes to his room
to scold him for being late, she finds some
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dangerous weapons in his bag, but she doesn't
comment on them yet.
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Driss' work today is to drive Philippe around,
but he refuses to put him in the back of a
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van as if he was cargo, so instead, he takes
him on one of the fancy cars that don't see
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much use.
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Philippe, who first thinks this isn't suitable
and says they should be pragmatic, is soon
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getting excited at the idea of a faster, less
boring ride, although Yvonne still disapproves.
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When they try to leave the building, there's
a neighbor parked at their entrance, ignoring
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the sign on the door that says it's forbidden.
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Driss wastes no time and goes after the guy,
grabbing him by the front of his shirt and
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threatening him until he moves the car.
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Philippe is impressed by his actions, but
Yvonne, once again, disapproves.
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The pair goes to a museum, where Philippe
is planning to buy a piece of artwork that
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Driss considers not worth the money because
it's just a red blotch on the canvas.
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Afterward, Philippe meets with a relative
of his, who tells him everyone is worried
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about Driss since he can be violent.
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He's also discovered he has a criminal record,
but Philippe doesn't care: he appreciates
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Driss because he doesn't pity him and doesn't
mind joking around with him.
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After another failed attempt at hitting on
Magalie, Driss has dinner with Yvonne in the
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kitchen while listening to Philippe dictate
a letter to Magalie.
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Claiming it's a private conversation, Yvonne
turns off the baby monitor and proceeds to
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explain what's going on: Philippe is penpals
with a woman called Eléonore, those are the
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letters he didn't let Driss open.
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But he's never met Eléonore in person, their
relationship is purely epistolar.
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Speaking of love, Driss teases Yvonne for
the looks the gardener gives her all the time
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before going to bed.
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He's trying to sleep when he hears some weird
sounds coming from the baby monitor: Philippe
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is having trouble breathing.
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Not being capable to ignore him even if he
tries, Driss goes to his room and gently guides
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him through the attack with soothing words
and a wet cloth to wipe his face.
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Philippe eventually falls asleep, only to
wake up again moments later, saying he needs
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air.
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This time Driss doesn't hesitate: he puts
Philippe on the wheelchair, covers him with
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blankets, and takes him out for a stroll by
the river.
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This is the first time Philippe has seen Paris
at night in a long time, and now he's more
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relaxed, he explains to Driss that the medicine
can only do so much and he sometimes experiences
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phantom pain.
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When they see some girls walking by, Philippe
also confesses he isn't capable of pleasuring
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a woman because of his situation, but he still
can enjoy some satisfaction when he gets his
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ears massaged because they are sensitive zones.
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When the phantom pain threatens to appear
again, Driss shares one of his joints with
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Philippe, who is skeptical at first but ends
up loving it.
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Afterward, they go to a restaurant, where
they joke around while sharing a meal, and
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Philippe decides to share more of his story.
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He met his wife when they were students, and
shortly after they got married, she had five
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miscarriages and was diagnosed with an incurable,
terminal illness.
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That's when they adopted Elisa.
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Philippe has always loved competitions, extreme
sports, and speed; and a paraglider gave him
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that.
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It was during a paragliding session that bad
weather caused him to crash and break his
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vertebrae, although he still thinks his real
handicap isn't the chair but living without
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his wife.
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After joking around so more, Philippe remembers
the date and realizes Driss has passed his
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one-month trial, so he's now officially hired.
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But he needs to start by bringing back the
Fabergé egg he stole because it was a gift
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from his wife - she would give him one every
year, and he has exactly twenty-five, matching
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their time together.
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The next day, Driss goes to talk to Mina when
she's leaving school, who is a bit offended
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because he hasn't been answering her messages
except to ask her to look for the egg, she
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also tells him about some cops that have been
calling their home.
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Afterward, he visits Adama, who confesses
he was found with thirty grams on him.
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Driss wants to take him to lunch, but Adama
refuses and instead gets in the same suspicious
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car from before.
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Later on, Driss is allowed to be present while
Philippe dictates his letter for Eléonore
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to Magalie.
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He thinks this purple prose is very boring
and that Philippe should be more direct, he's
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also baffled to hear that this has been going
on for six months and they never exchanged
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pictures.
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When he finds her phone number on one of the
letters, he takes it as a sign and calls her,
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obliging Philippe to take the phone and finally
speak to her outside the written word.
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Their conversation goes so well, Philippe
is now on the phone with her all the time,
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even right before he and Driss attend the
opera, during which Driss laughs and makes
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fun of the costumes.
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The next day, Driss convinces Philippe to
accept to exchange pictures with Eléonore
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and chooses one of him in the wheelchair.
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Afterward, while he's painting, Elisa bursts
into his room to ask him for cigarettes and
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makes fun of him for trying to be artistic.
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Getting angry, he kicks her out before going
to see Philippe, who is currently asking Yvonne
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to change the chosen picture for one of him
when he wasn't quadriplegic.
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She hides the picture inside the escort file
right before Driss burst in, complaining about
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Elisa and telling Philippe he needs to discipline
her, something Yvonne agrees with.
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Philippe agrees to talk to her, but he's mostly
surprised when Driss lets it slip that he's
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been painting.
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Days continue to pass, and the friendship
between Philippe and Driss continues to grow.
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Driss takes him to play in the snow and brings
him with him when he goes out for a run, Philippe
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gets him his first suit and scolds his daughter
while Driss listens to him through the baby
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monitor.
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When Driss finishes his first painting, he
shows it to Magalie, who slaps him when he
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tries to kiss her.
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Philippe, however, likes the painting and
promises he'll try to sell it.
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The two of them have a great time with each
other, enjoying things like getting a faster
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car, sharing joints, and even hiring escorts
together.
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When Philippe's birthday comes, he isn't very
excited about it.
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Every year, he pretends to be surprised that
they're throwing a party and has to meet with
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all these relatives that only come to see
him on the date to check he's still alive.
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Philippe says it'll all be rather boring.
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While he and the guests enjoy some live classical
music, Driss searches for Elisa, who is crying
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in her room after having taken some of Yvonne's
pills, which won't kill her as she expected.
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The reason why she's sad is that Bastien broke
up with her and called her a tart, so she
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asks Driss to talk to the boy, which he accepts
to do for a price.
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Meanwhile, Philippe is showing Driss' painting
to his relative and manages to convince him
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to buy it for eleven thousand euros.
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Driss goes back to the dining room and chats
with Yvonne, who tells him Magalie is in a
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relationship with someone named Fred but things
are rather rocky at the moment, giving Driss
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hope.
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As the party begins to die down, Philippe
makes Driss listen to some of the most important
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songs in classical music history, but he can
only joke in response.
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After the band is done, he brings his I-pod
and plays "Boogie Wonderland" by "Earth, Wind
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& Fire" before he starts dancing right in
the middle of the floor.
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He's an incredible dancer and even convinces
the rest of the party to join him and dance
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with him, which Philippe enjoys watching.
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Later, when putting Philippe to bed, Driss
opens Eléonore's latest letter to him.
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She's sent her picture, showing she's rather
pretty, and is telling him they should meet
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next week when she visits Paris.
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When the day of the date comes, Yvonne and
Driss put Philippe through dozens of outfits
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until they find the perfect one.
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And since it's Yvonne the one that will take
Philipe to the date, Driss uses his day off
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to visit Bastien and threatens him until the
boy accepts to apologize to Eliza and to bring
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her croissants every day; he also asks him
to fix his hair.
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Afterward, he visits his mother at work, but
only to watch her from afar.
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At the restaurant, Yvonne and Philippe are
waiting for Eléonore, who is very late.
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After waiting for an hour, Philippe gives
up, calls Driss to ask him to take him away,
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and then leaves the restaurant without noticing
Eléonore is arriving at the same time.
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That same night, Philippe takes Driss with
him in his private plane and gives him the
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money he got for selling the picture, making
him immeasurably happy.
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They make it to the countryside the next morning,
and Philippe decides to go paragliding, dragging
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Driss with him as well.
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Driss doesn't want anything to do with it,
but after initially freaking out, he ends
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up enjoying the experience.
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When they return home, Adama is there waiting
for Driss and gets scolded when he sees the
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scars on his face.
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Adama will still not tell Driss what's happening
in his life though, so Driss makes him wait
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in his room while he calls Mina to tell her
not to worry and goes to put Philippe to bed.
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Philippe, however, isn't sleepy yet.
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After making Driss look at a painting with
him, he asks him about his family, which Driss
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at first doesn't want to talk about, but eventually
gives in.
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It turns out Adama technically isn't his brother
and his parents aren't actually his parents,
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they're his aunt and uncle.
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They fetched him from Senegal when he was
eight because they couldn't have kids, and
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his real name is Bakary Bassari, but because
other kids had that name, they called him
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Idriss, and that became Driss.
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One day, his aunt miraculously was able to
conceive, and after his uncle died, there
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were other men and more kids as well.
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In the same way Driss had talked to him about
Elisa, Philippe points out that Adama needs
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discipline, so he fires Driss so he can be
there with his family because he can't spend
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his whole life taking care of an old man.
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The next morning, after Bastien has brought
his daily croissant while wearing a better
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hairdo, Driss packs his bags and gets ready
to go.
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Magalie comes to say her goodbyes, and when
Driss tries to hit on her one last time, Magalie
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introduces him to his significant other Fred,
which is short for Frédérique - turns out
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Magalie isn't interested in men, and Driss
gives up on the spot.
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On his way out of the house, he gives the
baby monitor back to Yvonne and teases her
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for having lied to him about Magalie just
to mess with him.
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In return, she gives him the escort file he
had started, and he's disappointed to find
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the picture he had chosen is hidden there.
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Driss throws away the file, but he keeps the
photo for himself.
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Once outside, he finds a car once again blocking
the entrance, so he asks him to move away
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even if he doesn't work there anymore.
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When Adama calls him out for it, Driss says
is a matter of principle.
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A few hours later, the two brothers go pick
up their mother at the station while back
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at the house, Philippe is having his first
dinner together with his new caretaker, who
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is stuffy and boring, and Philippe decides
to leave him without even having a bite.
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Since Yvonne is out on a date with the gardener,
nobody is there to scold him for it.
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As days pass, Driss goes back to his old life.
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He hangs out with his old friends again and
tells the guys from the suspicious car not
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to bother Adama anymore.
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When he goes to an interview he doesn't have
enough experience for, he manages to win over
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the employer by calling himself "pragmatic"
and using all the art knowledge he acquired
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while working for Philippe.
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This lands him a job as a driver.
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Philippe continues to dislike his new caretaker
and is in a constant bad mood.
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One night, he refuses anyone in the house
to help him with his phantom pain, so Yvonne
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calls Driss and asks him to come over.
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That's how they find themselves in the situation
from the beginning, with the cops chasing
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after them first and escorting them to the
hospital later.
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After that little adventure, Driss drives
Philippe to the coast, and the sight of the
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sea helps Philippe calm down.
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Sometime later, Driss takes care of Philippe's
overgrown beard before taking him to a restaurant
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for lunch, but he doesn't stay, because someone
else will be making Philippe company today.
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Driss wishes him luck and finally gives him
back his egg before leaving, and Philippe
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starts worrying about being alone until he
sees who his date is: Eléonore, who is delighted
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to see him and doesn't mind the chair at all.
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The real Count Philippe Pozzo di Borgo now
lives in Morocco, he has remarried and has
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two daughters.
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The real Driss, actually called Abdel Yasmin
Sellou, has his own firm and is also married
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with three children.
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The two men continue to be very close friends
to this day.
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