You Don't Choose Your Family
2011 · 103 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 1,874 VOTES · DIR. Christian Clavier
Overview
César Borgnoli, an unsuccessful car salesman from Italy, lives well beyond his means. In order to get out of his financial disaster, he agrees to a deal: he pretends to be the husband of his sister's girlfriend Kim so she can legally adopt a little girl from Thailand. Caesar believes this to be a great idea and is looking forward to his trip to Thailand. After all, he is going to be able to mix business with pleasure--so he thinks. He didn't expect the local police, the Chinese Triads and the director of the orphanage to chip in, who want to make sure that little Mai is going to end up in a nice family.
Dialogue Timeline — 908 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:03 Toyota, Audi, Mercedes...
00:03:38 Chaumeil & Berton debt-collectors.
00:05:13 So in the heart of traditional Thailand...
00:06:59 Why show me such a grim movie?
00:08:54 as her fake husband when I was her real one before.
00:11:02 Hello, Cesar.
00:12:48 - Yes, why? - Because...
00:15:31 To post the new adoption laws. Over the children's pictures!
00:17:39 Pleased to meet you. Kim.
00:20:15 It looks like my wife is cheating with another woman.
00:22:18 Two guys, but really in love. In love like...
00:24:21 Not lisle socks.
00:27:57 No relation? It's still pretty close.
00:29:54 Anyway, attendants are a thing of the past.
00:32:14 supposedly married, who came to adopt with fake papers.
00:34:19 - No idea. - He suspicious?
00:36:20 It's windy on the boardwalk.
00:38:23 If that Basque learns the truth, he'll have us shot.
00:40:42 Go easy. It's very high proof.
00:42:36 Indispensable.
00:44:53 It's torture.
00:47:23 Really?
00:49:57 "Wife: motherly.
00:52:40 No idea.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed908
Dialogue density8.8 lines / min
First line00:01:03
Final line00:52:40
Production Record
DirectorChristian Clavier
LanguageFrench
Revenue$2,419,473
IMDb votes1,874