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Director Benoît Mariage

Writer Emmanuelle Bada (Writer), Jean-Luc Seigle (Writer), Benoît Mariage (Writer)

Original Title Les convoyeurs attendent

Release Date May 19, 1999

Runtime 94 min (1h 34m)

Country France, Belgium, Switzerland

Language FR

Budget N/A

Box Office N/A

Studios K-Star • K2 SA • CAB Productions

The Carriers Are Waiting (1999)

Name: The Carriers Are Waiting
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1999-05-19
Rating: 3.3

Directed by Benoît Mariage

• Written by Emmanuelle Bada , Jean-Luc Seigle , Benoît Mariage

⭐ 3.3 / 5 (36 votes) ⏱️ 94 min 🎬 Comedy, Drama

Ratings Breakdown:

36 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

Roger Closset is a man who obviously loves his family, though that doesn't always make them feel better. Dad is an obsessive type with a short fuse and a long list of curious ideas, and his wife and children must often bear the brunt of his eccentricities. Roger works as a reporter, a job he doesn't like which doesn't pay especially well, either. One day, Roger learns an area business association is sponsoring a contest for a family that can break a world record, with the grand prize being a new car. Suddenly, Roger gets a brainstorm -- if his son can open and shut a door 40,000 times in 24 hours, the car will be theirs. 15-year-old Michel, however, is not at all happy to have been drafted into this new responsibility, especially when dad builds a practice door in the backyard and finds a trainer to teach Michel how to open and close it with greatest efficiency.