You Don't Choose Your Family
2011, French. Directed by Christian Clavier.
César Borgnoli, an unsuccessful car salesman from Italy, lives well beyond his means. In order to get out of his financial disaster, he agrees to a deal: he pretends to be the husband of his sister's girlfriend Kim so she can legally adopt a little girl from Thailand. Caesar believes this to be a great idea and is looking forward to his trip to Thailand. After all, he is going to be able to mix business with pleasure--so he thinks. He didn't expect the local police, the Chinese Triads and the director of the orphanage to chip in, who want to make sure that little Mai is going to end up in a nice family.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Christian ClavierDirector
- Christian ClavierCésar
- Jean RenoLuix
- Muriel RobinKim
- Héléna NoguerraAlex
- Michel VuillermozJean-Paul
- Hélène PatarotMère supérieure
- Anna GaylorLa mère de César
- Caroline AngladeCoralie, la coiffeuse
- Sophie-Charlotte HussonLa présentatrice TV
- Simon AstierHervé
- Rodolphe CongéBruno
- Annie SavarinIrène
Details
- Released
- 9 November 2011
- Original title
- On ne choisit pas sa famille
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Christian Clavier, Michel Delgado
- Box office
- $2.4M
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You Don't Choose Your Family: quick answers
Is You Don't Choose Your Family worth watching?
Our verdict is Snoozefest: Your time is worth more. It scores 5.7/10 from 203 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is You Don't Choose Your Family?
You Don't Choose Your Family runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
Does You Don't Choose Your Family have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is You Don't Choose Your Family on?
You Don't Choose Your Family isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 November 2011. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like You Don't Choose Your Family?
If you liked You Don't Choose Your Family, try Ace of Aces, Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, Man in the Trunk.
Who directed You Don't Choose Your Family?
You Don't Choose Your Family (2011) was directed by Christian Clavier and stars Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Muriel Robin.