The Intouchables
honor.
In September 2012, it was announced that The Intouchables had been selected as the
French entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar for the 85th Academy Awards. In
December 2012, it made the January shortlist, but was ultimately not selected for inclusion
among the final nominees.
The movie was dubbed.
Music by Antonio Vivaldi.
Summary
In Paris, the aristocratic and intellectual Philippe (François Cluzet) is a quadriplegic
millionaire who is interviewing candidates for the position of his carer, with his red-haired
secretary Magalie (Audrey Fleurot). Out of the blue, the rude African Driss (Omar Sy) cuts
the line of candidates and brings a document from the Social Security and asks Phillipe to
sign it to prove that he is seeking a job position so he can receive his unemployment benefit.
Philippe challenges Driss, offering him a trial period of one month to gain experience helping
him