To see at the cinema: The Wild Hunt with Didier Bourdon… a comedy inspired by the famous Les Inconnus sketch?

“What’s the difference between a good hunter and a bad hunter?” 32 years after trying to answer that question in the iconic Les Inconnus sketch, Didier Bourdon plays the clumsy and well-meaning hunter in Chasse Gardee!

Directed by Antonin Furlon and Frédéric Forestier, the comedy takes us to a village without history. A dream home surrounded by nature is for sale in the heart of this magnificent region.

For Simon and Adélaïde, who are huddled in their Paris apartment with their two children, this is the perfect opportunity to get away from the hell of the city.

But the dream quickly turns into a nightmare when they discover that the friendly neighbors are using their garden… for hunting! War is declared and all (low) blows are permitted!

A comedy based on an Inconus sketch?

Oh no! The Hunt is not a cinematic adaptation of the famous Les Inconnus sketch. If the film’s chorus of broken hands and the presence of Didier Bourdon undoubtedly remind you of this iconic comic book number, the directors did not take inspiration from the hunters played by Les Inconus.

Antonin Furlon and Frédéric Forestier came up with the idea of ​​migration during the imprisonment of a Parisian couple and their children in the countryside.

“I actually wrote this story with my two young children while imprisoned in a sixty-square-meter apartment in Paris. I wanted spacious spaces, I fantasized about moving into this house I described.

Many friends were walking around me. Already, before the imprisonment, a large number of Parisians were reaching the point of saturation in all aspects. It only made things worse.”Antonin Furlon explains.

In addition, Didier Bourdon hesitated for a long time before accepting the role of Bernard, precisely because of this famous sketch from 1991. “I wanted to distance myself from it, I wanted the film to be more in line with what the sketch was. There are not only good hunters, but only bad hunters. It’s all a matter of good practice.confides the actor.

The actor still imagined that he kissed on the sketch in Chasse gardee. He thought it came at an opportune time in the presence of this hunter who kills the limitless game we commonly call meat.

“It was also a way of showing the difference between our group of hunters, who aren’t exactly white-on-white, but for whom the practice is primarily a social bond, and those who destroy without respecting anything.”

“Instinctively we went for it. And Didier was not deceived. It is a sketch that made history, widely watched and still watched because it could attract several generations.

Didier clearly wanted to distance himself from her, even if he couldn’t resist a wink. What he liked was the complexity of the character, the authenticity of it, the evolution of it.”Acquit the directors.

Sketch in question:

Didier Bourdon against the Parisians

In The Hunt, Didier Bourdon plays Bernard, the leader of an army of crazy and clumsy hunters. The latter will make life difficult for some Parisians in search of peace in the countryside.

For the characters of Simon and Adelaide, Antonin Furlon and Frédéric Forestier chose Camille Lou and Hakim Gemille: “I did tests with Hakeem for another film and I thought he was fantastic. He has quite a wide acting range.”Frédéric Forestier points out.

“We really liked Camille’s freshness and sincerity when we saw her on TV or in the movies. It was confirmed when we met her. She is incredibly expressive. She shines.

The script described Adelaide as a combative wife and Simon as a slightly more moderate and charming husband. Camille and Hakim matched them perfectly.The director emphasizes.

Guarded Hunt hits theaters on December 20.