Welcome to the Sticks (2008)

Cadenet, France

The scene : 1 minAround the 30th minute, Philippe joins his wife at the school exit.

Lille, France

The scene : 46 minThe arrival by car of the postal workers in front of the restaurant.

Cassis, France

The scene : Shooting location identified in Cassis.

Salon-de-Provence, France

The scene : The first scenes were filmed in the south of France, in Salon-de-Provence.

Salon-de-Provence, France

The scene : Filming location of La Poste in Salon-de-Provence.

Aix-en-Provence, France

The scene : Philippe stops by the old uncle of the family.

France

The scene : Philippe is arrested by the police while driving north.

Cadenet, France

The scene : Filming location identified in Cadenet.

Bergues, France

The scene : The main part of the filming then took place in Bergues.

Bergues, France

The belfry of Bergues is a municipal tower that dominates the heart of this fortified town in French Flanders, in the Nord department. Built of brick since the Middle Ages, it has been destroyed and rebuilt several times over the centuries; it was dynamited by retreating German troops in 1944, and was restored and inaugurated again in 1961. Its tower houses a carillon of about fifty bells, some of which, salvaged from the ruins, date back to the 17th and 18th centuries, and which rings particularly for the market and local festivities. Classified as a historical monument, it has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005 as part of the group of "belfries of Belgium and France."

The scene : Scenes at the Belfry of Bergues.

Bergues, France

13 Place du Marché aux Fromages is a building of approximately 285 m² located on one of the historic squares of Bergues, a fortified town in the French Flanders, in the Nord department. The city is renowned for its ramparts, which have been modified several times over the centuries, and for its belfry, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France. The square derives its name from the cheese market that used to be held there, with Bergues being associated with a traditional soft cheese made from raw milk. The building, which overlooks the cobbled square of the old town center, was a property of Gaz de France that remained unoccupied for a long time.

The scene : Scenes at the Bergues Post Office.

Bergues, France

The scene : Antoine Bailleul's house and his mother's.

Bergues, France

The scene : The house of the character played by Kad Merad.

Bergues, France

The scene : Philippe and Antoine tour the doors of the neighborhood, each one worth a round.

Bergues, France

The scene : The sequences filmed at the lingerie shop and the newsstand.

Bergues, France

The scene : A conversation between Philippe Abrams and Antoine Bailleul, interrupted by Monsieur Mahieux.

Bergues, France

The scene : Philippe Abrams and Antoine Bailleul challenge each other to a bicycle race.

Bergues, France

The scene : Another part of the bicycle challenge between Philippe Abrams and Antoine Bailleul.

Bruay-la-Buissière, France

The scene : Scenes of the mining homes and the barbecue.

Bruay-la-Buissière, France

The scene : Scene of the miserable housing estate.

Lens, France

The scene : Filming location identified in Lens.

Lens, France

The main sports arena in Lens, in Pas-de-Calais, it serves both football and rugby union. Built in the early 1930s, it is home to the Racing Club de Lens and has a little over 38,000 seats since its renovation.

The scene : Scenes at the stadium.

Lille, France

Main historical train station of Lille, whose monumental façade replicates that of the old Gare du Nord in Paris, rebuilt stone by stone in the 19th century.

The scene : Julie arrives in the North.

Lille, France

The scene : The post vehicle waits here to take the couple to Bergues.

Lille, France

The scene : Visual marker in front of the Grand Place in Lille.

Lille, France

The scene : The table where the postal workers gather, in Lille.

Lille, France

The scene : Scene of the restaurant in Lille.

Dunkerque, France

The scene : Scene with the sand yachts.

Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon, France

Film studios of Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon, in Essonne.

The scene : Some scenes were shot in the studio.

Bergues, France

The scene : Scene located after the delivery of mail by bicycle.

Bruay-la-Buissière, France

The scene : Scenes of the housing estates and the barbecue.