Five (2016)

Name: Five
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2016-03-30
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Pierre Niney, François Civil, Igor Gotesman, Margot Bancilhon, Idrissa Hanrot

Five (2016), directed by Igor Gotesman, starring Pierre Niney and François Civil.

03/30/2016 BR Comedy 1h 42m

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A young man paying the rent for himself and his lifelong friends ends up flat-broke and resorts to selling marijuana to pay the bills – only to get caught up in the dangerous world of drugs.

Julien RouxCinematography
Igor GotesmanDirector, Writer
Stéphan CouturierEditing
David GauquiéProducer

About the film

Five is a 2016 French comedy film, written and directed by Igor Gotesman and starring Pierre Niney.

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Five is a 2016 French comedy film, written and directed by Igor Gotesman and starring Pierre Niney.

Plot

The film is about a group of five childhood friends who take up the opportunity to live together in an expensive Paris apartment. In order to fund the group's lifestyle, Pierre Niney's character, Samuel, becomes a drug dealer.

Cast

Pierre Niney as Samuel

François Civil as Timothée

Igor Gotesman as Vadim

Margot Bancilhon as Julia

Idrissa Hanrot as Nestor

Pascal Demolon as Barnabé

Michèle Moretti as Madame Simone

Bruno Lochet as Gérard

Lucie Boujenah as Maïa

Lise Lamétrie as Chantale

Fanny Ardant as Herself

Louise Coldefy as Emilie

Ali Marhyar as Willy

Reception

The Hollywood Reporter compared the film's humour to that of recent American comedies, calling the film "a lively and often rather funny affair, dishing out oodles of sex, drugs and hip-hop, with plenty of below-the-belt humor a l’americaine. Indeed, Five simply wouldn’t exist without The Hangover, Neighbors and Superbad," and adding, "Five never manages to convince in the plot department, though it moves so fast we barely have any time to think about it."

The film has received mixed reviews in the French-language press. L'Obs criticised the film's casting and its crass humour, while Les Inrocks criticised the film for its attitude towards the characters' lifestyle and for its consumerism. Télérama, by contrast, described the film as well written, singling out the performances of Pierre Niney and François Civil for particular praise; L'Express likewise praised these two actors, stating that Civil was the revelation of the film.

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Five at IMDb

Five at Rotten Tomatoes

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Trivia

It premiered on March 30, 2016, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h42 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosFrance 2 Cinéma, Les Films du Kiosque, StudioCanal, Cinéfrance Studios
CountriesFrance
LanguagesFrench
StatusReleased

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Crew

Julien Roux Cinematography
Igor Gotesman Director
Stéphan Couturier Editing
David Gauquié Producer
Denis Pineau-Valencienne Producer
Etienne Mallet Producer
François Kraus Producer
Julien Deris Producer
Marc Dujardin Producer
Gush Original music
Alice Vial Writer
Igor Gotesman Writer
Mathieu Oullion Writer

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What is Five about?

Five: A young man paying the rent for himself and his lifelong friends ends up flat-broke and resorts to selling marijuana to pay the bills – only to get caught up in the dangerous world of drugs.

Who directed Five?

Five was directed by Igor Gotesman in 2016.

Who stars in Five?

The cast of Five includes Pierre Niney, François Civil, Igor Gotesman, Margot Bancilhon and Idrissa Hanrot.

How long is Five?

Five runs for 102 minutes, or 1h42.