Cabaret Paradis (2006)

Director
Gilles Benizio; Corinne Benizio

Main cast
Corinne Benizio ; Gilles Benizio; Michel Vuillermoz; Christian Hecq; Riton Liebman

Genres
Comedy

Description
Shirley and Dino, a couple of fairground entertainers, buy an old shaggy cabaret, which they desperately try to put back on its feet... Shirley et Dino débarquent à Paris pour reprendre le cabaret que leur oncle leur a légué. Au bord de la faillite, l'établissement est convoité par des truands du quartier, prêts à tout pour se débarrasser des nouveaux propriétaires. Mais c'est sans compter sur l'inventivité, l'innocence et la ténacité de Shirley et Dino... qui ont une semaine pour sauver leur Cabaret Paradis.


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