Archive · 5 Nov 2025
Studio TF1 Sells WWII Comedy-Drama 'Lucky Star' Across Europe
A movie company called Studio TF1 is selling a new film called 'Lucky Star' to different countries in Europe.
This movie is about World War II but it's also a comedy-drama.
It stars a man named Benoît Poelvoorde who plays a funny character who accidentally leaves the army in the 1940s.
He then has to protect his family from the scary Nazi soldiers who are coming.
He comes up with a silly plan that accidentally makes his family part of the good guys fighting the Nazis.
It's a story about being brave and changing for the better.
The movie company is happy because many countries want to show this film.
Studio TF1 has announced multiple international sales for the World War Two comedy-drama 'Lucky Star'.
The film stars Benoît Poelvoorde as a bumbling trickster who deserts the army in 1940s France.
The movie follows his misguided plan to protect his family, inadvertently drawing them into the Resistance.
International sales have been secured in countries including Benelux, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Germany, and others across Europe.
'Lucky Star' is set to be released in France on November 12 by UGC Distribution.
- Who
- Studio TF1, Pascal Elbé, Benoît Poelvoorde, Audrey Lamy, various European distributors
- What
- Unveiling of international sales for the World War Two comedy-drama 'Lucky Star'
- When
- Ahead of its French release next week (November 12)
- Where
- Across Europe, including Benelux, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria.
- Why
- To distribute the film internationally prior to and following its French release.
- Director
- Pascal Elbé
- Stars
- Benoît Poelvoorde, Pascal Elbé, Audrey Lamy
- Genre
- World War Two comedy-drama
- French Release Date
- November 12
- Distributor (France)
- UGC Distribution
- Producers
- Yann Zenou, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky