A bear in the Jura passes the symbolic course of the million admissions in France

It is a film that appeals to the public and the frequentation figures prove it .. released the 1^is Last January, Franck Dubosc’s feature film, A bear in the Jurarecorded more than a million cinema admissions in just 25 days, becoming the first film to reach this remarkable level of popular recognition in France in 2025.

The script for this film written by Franck Dubosc, who is also a director and actor here, begins on December 21 on a winding road to the Jura mountains. In the depths of the Jura, Cathy (Laure Camalary) and Michel (Franck Dubosc therefore), at the head of an exploitation of fir trees, find themselves the target of truas who suspect them of having killed two of them, pacifying By the way a booty of two million euros. The investigation is conducted by a brigadier of the Jura Rouses, camped by a very convincing Benoît Poelvoorde who delivers a remarkable composition which is often off the beaten track.

Beyond the plot, the heroes ofA bear in the Jura are once again a deep humanity, the red thread of the films made by Franck Dubosc: « You always need something more behind the gag or the tragedy, perhaps because the comedy ultimately is not my essence », he points out in an interview with theAFP.

After his two romantic comedies: Everyone standing (2018) et Rumba life (2022), against the tide of the character of Patrick Chirac, his character of seducer as sympathetic as it is clumsy of the saga CampingFranck Dubosc signs a black comedy that oscillates between laughter and dread. « I wanted laughter to arise naturally, almost filigree, without breaking the dark atmosphere », says Franck Dubosc. « Even if I was rocked by the films of Bourvil and Ventura in particular Les Grandes GueulesI like the cinema of the Coen brothers. They dare to laugh with serious things. Where they inspired me is to tell me that I could also make people laugh with revolvers ».

A bear in the Jura Was sold abroad, in more than 30 territories according to Gaumont, including Canada, Australia and India. These good frequentation figures will certainly reassure the large French production house.