Welcome to the Sticks

Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France...

Despite its modest budget of $11.0M, Welcome to the Sticks became a box office phenomenon, earning $245.1M worldwide—a remarkable 2129% return. The film's unique voice engaged audiences, demonstrating that strong storytelling can transcend budget limitations.