Turf

This is the story of four French friends: the Greek (an osteopath), Fifi (who lives with his mother), Fortuné (a West Indian) and Freddy (a gambler). They meet up regularly at a Parisian bookmakers’, their favourite haunt. Tired of frittering away the little spare cash they have, they agree to give up gambling. But no sooner have they taken this pledge than Fate intervenes, in the guise of the turf king, Monsieur Paul. The latter persuades the four friends to buy a champion racehorse, not knowing that it is in fact an old nag…

Cast

Alain Chabat

Le Grec

Édouard Baer

Freddy

Philippe Duquesne

Fifi

Lucien Jean-Baptiste

Fortuné

Vahina Giocante

Banette

Sergi López

Monsieur Delgado

Gérard Depardieu

Monsieur Paul

Héléna Noguerra

Christine

Nozha Khouadra

Monique

Abbes Zahmani

Maurice