Trailer Tuesdays - The Intouchables (France)

The Intouchables is a French film (subtitled in English) about a wealthy bourgeois disabled white man (Francois Cluzet) and the lower-class black man (Omar Sy) he hires to be his carer/companion. The film is based upon a true story of a quadriplegic finding a friend in an unusual place, with each man helping the other in unexpected ways.

The story focuses on Philippe (Cluzet) and his attempts to be more integrated into mainstream life by hiring Driss (Sy). Driss is also an "untouchable" in the social sense because he lives in a cité which is the suburbs where those of North African nationality or heritage typically live. Through the eyes of Driss we see the distance between the rich and the poor by highlighting the luxury Philippe indulges in while Driss and his family experience a much different life.

The trailer kept me captivated and left me wanting to see more. Already very successful in France, I hope that The Intouchables makes it to Canada.