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MAMMUTH
Synopsis
On the eve of his retirement, a slaughterhouse worker learns that in the course of his chaotic career, six employers “forgot” to declare him, leaving him without a pension. Prodded by his wife, he gets on his old 70s motorbike, a “Mammuth” worthy of its name, and sets off in search of his pay slips.
Synopsis
On the eve of his retirement, a slaughterhouse worker learns that in the course of his chaotic career, six employers “forgot” to declare him, leaving him without a pension. Prodded by his wife, he gets on his old 70s motorbike, a “Mammuth” worthy of its name, and sets off in search of his pay slips.
Our take
As in their earlier dark comedy Aaltra, French director Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern use the road movie genre as an avenue for droll, deadpan observations on the banality of life. Gérard Depardieu is pitch-perfect as the retiree finding himself after years of dead-end work.