Mammuth

"A retiree battles to obtain his rightfully due pension."

Sep 30 2011 N/A 1h 32m
Comedy, Drama

Serge Pilardosse has just turned 60. He has worked since the age of 16, never unemployed, never sick. But the hour of retirement has come, and it is disillusionment: he is missing points, some employers having forgotten to declare it! Pushed by Catherine, his wife, he gets on his old motorcycle from the 70s, a "Mammut" which earned him his nickname, and sets off in search of his pay slips. During his journey, he rediscovers his past and his quest for administrative documents soon becomes incidental...

Plot

Serge Pilardosse has just turned 60 and is about to retire from his job in a slaughterhouse. He has always worked from the age of sixteen, never been on sick leave. So, how will this man fill his days? He does not like reading; doing odd jobs about the house is not his cup of tea; shopping is not his passion ... To make matters worse, his wife Catherine, who still works in a supermarket, notices that her husband will not get full retirement benefits since some of his former employers failed to do the requisite paperwork. So off goes Serge, riding his old Munch "Mammut" bike, in search of the missing documents ...

Written by

Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern

Directed by

Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

No Money Productions, GMT Productions

Languages

Français

Awards

1 win & 8 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,876
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
47
Popularity
NA