9 6 ▁French ▁comedy ▁film . ▁It ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁C éd ric ▁K lap isch , ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁K lap isch , ▁Ag n ès ▁Ja ou i ▁and ▁Jean - Pierre ▁Bac ri . ▁The ▁film ▁stars ▁Bac ri , ▁Ja ou i , ▁Jean - Pierre ▁D arr ous sin , ▁Catherine ▁F rot , ▁W lad imir ▁Y ord ano ff , ▁Cla ire ▁Maur ier ▁and ▁Z ined ine ▁Sou alem . ▁ ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁César ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Writing , ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁A ctor , ▁and ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁Act ress . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁An ▁average ▁French ▁family ▁ost ens ibly ▁celebr ates ▁a ▁birth day ▁in ▁a ▁restaurant . ▁In ▁one ▁evening ▁and ▁during ▁one ▁me al , ▁family ▁history , ▁t ensions , ▁collect ive ▁and ▁separate ▁grud ges , ▁del ights , ▁and ▁mem ories ▁both ▁cl ash ▁and ▁co ales ce . ▁Indeed , ▁pok ing ▁each ▁other ' s ▁s ore ▁sp ots ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁main ▁order ▁of ▁business . ▁Henri ▁( B ac ri ) ▁runs ▁a ▁sal oon ▁that ▁he ▁inherited ▁from ▁his ▁father ▁called ▁" The ▁S leep y ▁D ad ," ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁near - empty ▁bar , ▁he ▁plays ▁host ▁to ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁as ▁they ▁mark ▁the ▁ 3 5 th ▁birth day ▁of ▁his ▁sister - in - law , ▁Y ol ande ▁( F rot ). ▁Henri ' s ▁sister , ▁Betty ▁( J