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Budapest
Budapest
Directed by	Xavier Gens
Written by	Manu Payet; Simon Moutairou;
Produced by	Julien Leclercq
Starring	Manu Payet; Jonathan Cohen; Monsieur Poulpe;
Cinematography	Gilles Porte
Edited by	Carlo Rizzo; Brian Schmitt; Nicolas Trembasiewicz;
Music by	Jean-Pierre Taïeb
Production; companies	Labyrinthe Films; Frères Zak Productions; Maje Productions; Single Man Productions; Umedia; C8; Canal+; OCS; SofiTVCiné 5; Palatine Etoile 15; Indéfilms 6; Sofica Manon 8; Cinécap; uFund; Piste Rouge; Le Labo Paris;
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	27 June 2018;
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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Budapest is a 2018 French comedy film directed by Xavier Gens. Two best friends with MBAs are bored in their jobs and start a travel business for bachelor parties in Budapest.

Plot

Vincent and Arnaud are two best friends who once studied at the largest French business school. But today, they are very unhappy at their respective workplaces: Vincent works for a multinational corporation where he has no recognition, while Arnaud flounders at a firm run by his wife's father. During their friend's bachelor party, they meet a stripper. The latter tells them about her Hungarian hometown of Budapest, its nightlife, and its countless beautiful women. Lamenting over how their bachelor party should have been held there instead, Arnaud then comes up with the idea of creating a travel agency in partnership with Vincent that would organize getaway trips for French bachelor parties in Budapest: a city filled with oversized nightclubs where alcohol flows freely.

Vincent and Arnaud subsequently resign from their respective jobs and embark on this unprecedented adventure of starting up their new business venture, "Crazy Trips". They count on the help of Georgio, an expatriate in Budapest who will help them discover the debaucherous secrets of this city. After a difficult start, the "Crazy Trips" business grows. More and more clients are coming to Budapest where their experiences expand into evenings drunk off of Pálinka while dancing with strippers, driving tanks or shooting AK-47s at a shooting range. But all this takes a toll on Vincent and Arnaud's lives. They make repeated trips back and forth between Paris and Budapest and put their fraternal friendship as well as their marriages to the test.

Cast

Manu Payet as Vincent
Jonathan Cohen as Arnaud
Monsieur Poulpe as Georgio
Alice Belaidi as Cecile
Alix Poisson as Audrey
Szandra Fejes as Marica
Ali Marhyar as Rémi

Release

The film was released by Netflix on March 1, 2019.^[1]

Reception

TV Guide reviewer Jordan Hoffman sees the French Budapest as similar to the American The Hangover films, but set in Budapest. He writes, "The idea is to organize 'stag parties' for French bros who don't want to plan anything." The critic continues, "There's a little bit of realism and warmth in this dopey comedy" but "Budapest is light fare. It goes down easy but also isn't too memorable."^[2]

References

^ "Netflix". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
^ Hoffman, Jordan (February 28, 2019). "Budapest Gives Netflix Its Very Own Hangover". Retrieved March 22, 2019.

External links

Budapest at IMDb

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[1] "Netflix". Retrieved April 3, 2018.

[2] Hoffman, Jordan (February 28, 2019). "Budapest Gives Netflix Its Very Own Hangover". Retrieved March 22, 2019.

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 | starring     = {{Plainlist|
-*[[Manu Payet]]
+*Manu Payet
 *[[Jonathan Cohen (actor)|Jonathan Cohen]]
 *Monsieur Poulpe
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-| music        = Jean-Pierre Taieb
+| music        = Jean-Pierre Taïeb
 | cinematography = [[Gilles Porte]]
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+* Carlo Rizzo
+* Brian Schmitt
+* Nicolas Trembasiewicz
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+| production_companies = {{plainlist|
+* Labyrinthe Films
+* Frères Zak Productions
+* Maje Productions
+* Single Man Productions
+* [[Umedia]]
+* [[C8 (French TV channel)|C8]]
+* [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]
+* [[OCS (TV channel)|OCS]]
+* SofiTVCiné 5
+* Palatine Etoile 15
+* Indéfilms 6
+* Sofica Manon 8
+* Cinécap
+* uFund
+* Piste Rouge
+* Le Labo Paris
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+| distributor  = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
 | released     = {{Film date|df=y|2018|06|27}}
 | runtime      = 102 minutes
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 | language     = French
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-'''''Budapest''''' is a 2018 French comedy directed by [[Xavier Gens]].  Two best friends with [[MBA]]s are bored in their jobs and start a travel business for bachelor parties in Budapest.
+'''''Budapest''''' is a 2018 French [[comedy film]] directed by [[Xavier Gens]].  Two best friends with [[MBA]]s are bored in their jobs and start a travel business for bachelor parties in Budapest.
 == Plot ==
-Vincent and Arnaud are two best friends who once studied at the largest French business school. But today, they are very unhappy at their respective workplaces: Vincent works for a [[multinational corporation]] where he has no recognition, while Arnaud flounders at a firm run by his wife's father. During their friend's [[bachelor party]], they meet a [[stripper]]. The latter tells them about her hometown of [[Budapest]] in [[Hungary]], its [[nightlife]], and its countless beautiful women. Lamenting over how their bachelor party should have been held there instead, Arnaud then comes up with the idea of creating a [[travel agency]] in partnership with Vincent that would organize getaway trips for French bachelor parties in Budapest, featuring oversized nightclubs with flowing alcohol.
+Vincent and Arnaud are two best friends who once studied at the largest French business school. But today, they are very unhappy at their respective workplaces: Vincent works for a [[multinational corporation]] where he has no recognition, while Arnaud flounders at a firm run by his wife's father. During their friend's [[bachelor party]], they meet a [[stripper]]. The latter tells them about her [[Hungary|Hungarian]] hometown of [[Budapest]], its [[nightlife]], and its countless beautiful women. Lamenting over how their bachelor party should have been held there instead, Arnaud then comes up with the idea of creating a [[travel agency]] in partnership with Vincent that would organize getaway trips for French bachelor parties in Budapest: a city filled with oversized nightclubs where alcohol flows freely.
-Vincent and Arnaud subsequently resign from their respective jobs and embark on this unprecedented adventure of starting up their new business venture, "Crazy Trips". They count on the help of Georgio, an expatriate in Budapest who will help them discover the debaucherous secrets of this city. After a difficult start, the "Crazy Trips" business grows. More and more clients are coming to Budapest where their experiences expand into drunken evenings at the pálinka where they dance with strippers, driving [[tanks]] or shooting [[AK-47s]] at a [[shooting range]]. But all this takes a toll on Vincent and Arnaud's lives. They make repeated trips back and forth between Paris and Budapest and put their fraternal friendship as well as their marriages to the test.
+Vincent and Arnaud subsequently resign from their respective jobs and embark on this unprecedented adventure of starting up their new business venture, "Crazy Trips". They count on the help of Georgio, an expatriate in Budapest who will help them discover the debaucherous secrets of this city. After a difficult start, the "Crazy Trips" business grows. More and more clients are coming to Budapest where their experiences expand into evenings drunk off of [[Pálinka]] while dancing with strippers, driving [[tanks]] or shooting [[AK-47s]] at a [[shooting range]]. But all this takes a toll on Vincent and Arnaud's lives. They make repeated trips back and forth between Paris and Budapest and put their fraternal friendship as well as their marriages to the test.
 == Cast ==
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 * [[Alice Belaidi]] as Cecile
 * Alix Poisson as Audrey
+* Szandra Fejes as Marica
+* [[Ali Marhyar]] as Rémi
 == Release ==
-Film was released by Netflix on March 1, 2019. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com|title=Netflix|access-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref>
+The film was released by Netflix on March 1, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com|title=Netflix|access-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref>
 ==Reception==
-''TV Guide'' reviewer Jordan Hoffman sees the French ''Budapest'' similar to the American ''[[The Hangover]]'' films only the party moves to [[Budapest]].  He writes: "The idea is to organize 'stag parties' for French bros who don't want to plan anything."  The critic continues: "There's a  little bit of realism and warmth in this dopey comedy." but "...''Budapest'' is light fare. It goes down easy but also isn't too memorable." <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/news-on-netflix-budapest-review|title=Budapest Gives Netflix Its Very Own Hangover|last=Hoffman|first=Jordan|date=February 28, 2019|access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref>
+''TV Guide'' reviewer Jordan Hoffman sees the French ''Budapest'' as similar to the American ''[[The Hangover]]'' films, but set in [[Budapest]].  He writes, "The idea is to organize 'stag parties' for French bros who don't want to plan anything."  The critic continues, "There's a  little bit of realism and warmth in this dopey comedy" but "''Budapest'' is light fare. It goes down easy but also isn't too memorable."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/news-on-netflix-budapest-review|title=Budapest Gives Netflix Its Very Own Hangover|last=Hoffman|first=Jordan|date=February 28, 2019|access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref>
-Another reviewer wants to warn the viewer to know "The movie revels in raunchy out-of-control behavior, with lots of partying, nudity, sex ,,,".  Adult viewers may find the French comedy humorous but it may be over the head of a younger viewer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.Commonsensemedia.org/movie-review/budapest|title=Budapest|last=Shulgasser-Parker|first=Barbara|date=March 5, 2019|access-date=April 3, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 == References ==
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 [[Category:2010s buddy comedy films]]
 [[Category:2010s sex comedy films]]
-[[Category:Films about weddings]]
 [[Category:Films about vacationing]]
-[[Category:French buddy films]]
+[[Category:Films about weddings]]
-[[Category:French comedy films]]
+[[Category:French buddy comedy films]]
+[[Category:French sex comedy films]]
 [[Category:Films set in Budapest]]
 [[Category:Films set in Paris]]
+[[Category:Films shot in Budapest]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Xavier Gens]]
-[[Category:French-language Netflix original films]]
+[[Category:2010s French-language films]]
+[[Category:Netflix original films]]
+[[Category:Warner Bros. films]]
+[[Category:2010s French films]]
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