Mine de rien


Mine de rien is a French comedy film directed by Mathias Mlekuz, released in 2020.

Plot

In a small town in northern France, a long-running mine is closing, leaving dozens of people without jobs. Not giving up, following the relocation of the company that promised to rehire them, the workers hold a sit-in in front of the site. Faced with a dilemma of the town's mayor, who threatens to seize the land, they come up with the idea to transform the old mine into an amusement park.

Cast

  • Arnaud Ducret: Arnault
  • Philippe Rebbot: Di Lello
  • Mélanie Bernier: Stella
  • Hélène Vincent: Thérèse, Arnault's Mother
  • Rufus: Roger Morels
  • Marianne Garcia: Bernadette
  • Cyril Aubin: René
  • Rebecca Finet: The Mayor
  • Mohamed Makhtoumi: Roschdy
  • Josef Mlekuz: Kévin
  • Philippe Cabrelli: Cédric, Bernadette's Son
  • Sophie Bourdon: Isabelle, Arnault's Ex-Wife
  • Patrick Rocca: Lucien Borowjack
  • Anthony Lequet: Victor
  • Yanis Richard: Johan
  • Gaëlle Fraysse: Sarah, Di Lello's Wife
  • François Godart: Jean-Frédéric
  • Tassadit Mandi: Madame Zelmani, Roschdy's Mother
  • Fabio Zenoni: Police Officer #1
  • Laurent Dauvillée: Police Officer #2

Inspiration

The director claims to have been inspired by the comedies of Yves Robert, Ettore Scola, Peter Cattaneo, and Ernst Lubitsch.

Filming

Filming took place from December to January 2019, primarily in Lens, Loos-en-Gohelle, and Liévin.

Awards

Box office

The film was released on February 26, 2020, in 304 theatres, and sold 14,598 tickets for its first day. The film's weekend opening sold a total of 67,070 tickers. The week following sold a total of 84,133.
The overall consensus was that the film had a weak opening, affected in part by the Coronavirus.
During its first free broadcast on television on the C8 channel, the film garnered a total of 810,000 viewers.