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2004 · 90 min · ★ 4.1 · Comedy

Three disparate people meet in a bizarre skiing accident: an alcoholic doctor who has just been left by his wife, a beautiful but directionless woman, and the bumbling Algerian man who caused the accident. They become fond of each other, and of liquor.

Directed by Marion Vernoux · Written by Thomas Bidegain

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