In a small town in northern France, a long-running mine is closing work, leaving dozens of people without jobs. Not giving up, following the relocation of the company that promised to rehire them, the workers hold a sit-in in front of the site. Faced with a dilemma of the town's mayor, who threatens to seize the land, they come up with the idea to transform the old mine into an amusement park.[4]
The film was released on February 26, 2020, in 304 theatres, and sold 14,598 tickets for its first day.[10] The film's weekend opening sold a total of 67,070 tickers.[11] The week following sold a total of 84,133.[12]
The overall consensus was that the film had a weak opening, affected in part by the Coronavirus.[13]
During its first free broadcast on television on the C8 channel, the film garnered a total of 810,000 viewers.
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