99 Francs (film)

99 Francs is a 2007 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jan Kounen from a screenplay he co-wrote with Nicolas & Bruno, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Frédéric Beigbeder. The film stars Jean Dujardin. It released in France on 26 September 2007.

Plot
The film is a satire on the modern advertisement business. The plot mainly concerns the story of a commercial advertisement designer, Octave Parango, who has an easy-going, highly paid job, and an active free life mainly consisting of drugs and random one-time sexual encounters. However, he starts growing weary of his job, and after having his first ever long-time relationship with fellow worker Sophie fail miserably, he organises a revolt against the advertisement business and his own life.

Cast

 * Jean Dujardin as Octave Parango
 * Jocelyn Quivrin as Charles 'Charlie' Dagout
 * Patrick Mille as Jean-François 'Jeff' Marolles
 * Vahina Giocante as Sophie
 * Elisa Tovati as Tamara
 * Nicolas Marié as Alfred Duler
 * Frédéric Beigbeder as badman
 * Dominique Bettenfeld as Jean-Christian Gagnant