A release “Sabordée”: the film “Papamobile” with Kad Merad visible in 7 rooms in France only

• The producer of “Papamobile” believes that the film is a “not funny comedy”.
• The production company wanted to limit the breakage by bringing it out only in 7 rooms in France.

– Release "sabordée": film "papamobile" kad

What a movie (new window)is talked about more for its release than for its content. Nevertheless, Papamobilea Sylvain Estibal film with Kad Merad as a first role (new window)only released this Wednesday. Moreover, August 13 in six cities and release “sabordée”: film “papamobile” kad seven rooms in France: in Avignon (Vaucluse), Bagnoles-de-l’Orne (Orne), Saverne (Bas-Rhin), Douvaine and Évoian-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie), and Romans-sur-Isère (Drôme).

And it is not to the taste of the director. Moreover, who does not understand “that its exit is thus scuttled“He told Parisian (new window). Meanwhile, Jean Bréhat. producer, confessed to him at Chained duck that the final product was a “Comedy not funny, according to most of those who saw it. It happens in the profession“. The distributor, The Jokers Films, also expressed his disappointment with the Parisian. “The final assembly turned out to be disappointing. not only for us, and not up to the scenario, the director, its actors and associated promises“Said Violaine Barbaroux, who pilots the company.

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The distributor indeed refused to pay the 200. 000 euros that the film was cost the film in distribution costs in the event of national release. To limit the breakage. the company therefore only released it in seven rooms, making the bare minimum in terms of marketing: a poster and a release “sabordée”: film “papamobile” kad trailer of 30 seconds.

In total, the film cost 1.2 million euros to produce, indicates the director in a post on X. Sylvain Estibal specifies that it has already been pre-purchased by Amazon. that it will be available on the platform in 2026, and on OCS in “several months“. The film”will therefore have a life after the room “. The director continues to defend one “absurd journey in our time” Who “Takes sensitive themes such as religion. drug trafficking and migrations with humor and benevolence“.