Bacon on the Side (French: Il reste du jambon?; lit.'Is there ham?') is a French romantic comedy film, released in 2010.[3] Written and directed by Anne Depétrini, the film stars Ramzy Bedia and Anne Marivin as Djalil Boudaoud and Justine Lacroix, a surgeon and a television reporter who enter a romantic relationship despite the objections of their families to the cultural gap.[3]

Bacon on the Side
Film poster
FrenchIl reste du jambon?
Directed byAnne Depétrini
Written byAnne Depétrini
Starring
Release date
  • 27 October 2010 (2010-10-27)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$6.8 million [1]
Box office$6.1 million[2]

Cast

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Depétrini, Bedia's real-life wife at the time, wrote the film as a fictionalization of their own relationship.[3]

The film won the Radio-Canada Audience Award at the 2011 Cinéfranco film festival.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Il reste du jambon ? (2010) - JPBox-Office". Jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Bacon on the Side". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c ""Il reste du jambon ?" as sous la charcuterie, les sentiments". Le Monde, October 26, 2010.
  4. ^ "Le public de Cinéfranco distribue les bons points". L'Express de Toronto, April 19, 2011.
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