“Papamobile”, the latest film “Pas Funny” with Kad Merad is released on the Catimini, back on a very rare failure

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“Papamobile”, the latest “Pas Funny” film with Kad Merad is released on the sly.

Cinema – A real fiasco. For example, Released on Wednesday July 13. For example, the film Papamobile In which actor Kad Merad embodies a sovereign pontiff kidnapped by a Mexican cartel alongside Myriam Tekaïa, is only broadcast in seven cinemas, despite his budget of 1.2 million euros.

In the columns of Chained duckproducer Jean Bréhat recognizes a “Failed”to explain this almost invisitization of the. Therefore, film not even broadcast in Paris. Therefore, “It’s a funny comedy, according to most of those who saw it. Similarly, It happens in the profession “he admits.

The distributor, Violaine Barbaroux explained to the newspaper The Parisian Do not want to invest the 200,000 euros in exit costs. “The first assembly in 2024 was not satisfactory. Furthermore, Then the final assembly turned out to be disappointing. Therefore, not only for us, and not up to the scenario, the director, its actors and associated promises ”she developed.

A “claimed nanar” shot in Mexico – "papamobile", latest film "pas funny"

The distribution company was therefore satisfied with a technical outing. Therefore, in seven rooms, in order to honor the obligations taken with the National Cinema Center (CNC). Additionally, Therefore, The film will be available in six cities: Avignon (Vaucluse). Therefore, Bagnoles-de-l’Orne (Orne); Saverne (Bas-Rhin); Douvaine and Évian-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie); Romans-sur-Isère (Drôme). Apart from Avignon, all these cities have less than 35,000 inhabitants. It will also be impossible to see Papamobile in Île-de-France.

In The Parisianthe director of the film Sylvain Estibal claims to have thought of the film. shot for a little more than three weeks in Mexico in 2023, as having “A claimed nanar side”. He also regretted that the producer “Expresses himself in the press on the day of the exit” of the film. instead of defending the project.

The film on platforms in 2026?

“It was supposed to be a big action “papamobile”, latest film “pas funny” comedy. but from the start, we did not have the expected budget”deplores the filmmaker Cesarized in 2011 for The Gaza pig. He indicates for example that the project was to shoot in Rome in the studios of Cinecitta but that. for lack of money he had to resolve to shoot in Mexico where he struggled to find local actors speaking French. Sylvain Estibal adds that he had to cut ten pages of the scenario for lack of being able to. turn them.

But he tells the newspaper to have found “A beautiful energy” on the set. ensures that Kad Merad has kept a “Excellent memory”. “It is visually beautiful. I hope that over time. people will find charm there ”, concludes the director who hopes that the distribution will not be called into question.

In theory. the film must be available on the OCS channel in a few months, then on Amazon Prime Video in 2026.