From the low-budget web-series to a first place of the most viewed films on Netflix, here is the beautiful story of "En passant pécho".
Available since February 10, the comedy is directly at the top of the most viewed content on the platform in France.
She is also on the podium in Belgium, Luxembourg and Morocco.
The story of this feature film begins in 2013. Because before arriving on Netflix, Hedi and Cokeman were first the heroes of seven episodes on YouTube.
In eight years, their channel has totaled nearly 33 million views.
Behind this success, the actors Hedi Bouchenafa and Nassim Lyes, accompanied by the duo Ken & Ryu in the direction.
A duo composed in particular of a certain Julien… youngest son of François Hollande and Ségolène Royal.
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And it is the son of the former President of the Republic who alone signs this film, with a pitch seen and reviewed.
Hedi, a simple man, and Cokeman, still in kangaroo briefs and a fur coat, are the worst dealers in Paris.
But their fate changes when Zlatana, Hedi's sister played by Nina Kepekian, marries drug lord Arsène Van Gluten (Fred Testot).
He agrees for love to let them sell his "Mojo Mango", a premium cannabis.
But nothing goes as planned since the two broken arms will see a series of problems.
With situations more incredible than each other.
Intended mainly for fans of the web-series, “En passant pécho” uses and abuses a language that is not very punished.
And revolves around two themes: drugs, of course, and sex.
In a very raw way.
Vulgarity taken to the extreme as an instrument of humor.
A thousand miles from “Family Business”, the series carried by Jonathan Cohen and Gérard Darmon, also on Netflix.
Despite everything, the film incorporates a good find since in the last half hour, fiction mingles with (false) reality.
Fred Testot is hilarious when he gets angry with the crew, furious at having "accepted this shitty movie with stupid lines he doesn't understand".
A welcome parenthesis in a set that is too supercharged and often sinks into ease.
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EDITOR'S RATING: 2/5
“En Passer Pécho”
, French comedy by Julien Royal with Hedi Bouchenafa, Nassim Lyes, Fred Testot, Benjamin Tranié, Vincent Desagnat… (1h39).