In Estaque, a northern suburb of Marseilles, stuck between oil refinery smokestacks and the Mediterranean sea, a handful of die-hards has taken refuge in a cabaret. There is José, the owner, a big-hearted gypsy who loves cars and women's bodies; Joséfa, his wife, the establishment's stripper despite her advanced years and Marie-Sol who climbs the hill every day to visit Notre-Dame de la Garde and beseech Virgin Mary to give her a child. There is Patrick, her husband who has been unemployed for ages but who is kind despite appearances and their friend Jaco who is having a hard time. His wife and daughters hate him for not keeping up on the mortgage repayments. Last but not least is Papa Carlossa who believes that Franco still rules Spain and fantasizes about bumping him off.
Ariane Ascaride
Marie-Sol
Jacques Boudet
Papa Carlossa
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Jaco
Jacques Gamblin
Patrick
Gérard Meylan
José
Jacques Pieiller
Otto
Pascale Roberts
Joséfa
Laetitia Pesenti
Vénus
Frédérique Bonnal
Jaco's Wife
Alain Lenglet
Le patron de Marie-Sol
Farid Ziane
Farid
Pierre Banderet
