King of My Castle (2024)

Name: King of My Castle
Director: Alexandre Charlot
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2024-07-17
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Kad Merad, Audran Cattin, Isabelle Carré, Clovis Cornillac

Comedy

Director: Alexandre Charlot

Cast: Kad Merad, Audran Cattin, Isabelle Carré, Clovis Cornillac

5.1

Runtime109 min

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Rich hotel owner hires director to create 18th-century village set, drugs and kidnaps spoiled son, leaving him to believe he time-traveled as punishment, hoping to teach humility by living as a peasant under surveillance.

Critical Reception & Ratings

Based on the available information, King of My Castle (2024), directed by Alexandre Charlot, appears to be a divisive comedy film. With an IMDb rating of 5.1/10, it suggests a mixed public reception, with audiences potentially finding the film's premise of a wealthy hotel owner kidnapping his spoiled son and forcing him to live as a peasant to be either humorous or heavy-handed.

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Fans of director Alexandre Charlot's unique comedic style will delight in the clever premise of 'King of My Castle' (2024), which blends absurdist humor and social commentary as a spoiled hotel heir is forced to live as a peasant, taught humility through an elaborate ruse orchestrated by the director he hires. The strong ensemble cast, led by Kad Merad, delivers nuanced performances that elevate this genre-bending satire.

About

"King of My Castle" is a song by American electronic music producer Chris Brann under his Wamdue Project alias, with vocals by Gaelle Adisson. It was originally released in 1997 as a downtempo song but became a worldwide club hit in 1999 when it was remixed by Italian house producer Roy Malone and included on the 1998 album Program Yourself. The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart, topped the UK Singles Chart, and peaked within the top 10 in at least 12 other countries, including Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway.