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The Carriers Are Waiting

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The Carriers Are Waiting	comment	The Carriers Are Waiting (Les Convoyeurs Attendent) is a 1999 French-Belgian-Swiss comedy-drama film directed by Benoît Mariage, starring Benoît Poelvoorde.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_2978c012	type	Stage Mom
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_2978c012	comment	Stage Mom: Gender-inverted. Roger wants his son to break a world record.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_2efcf2ac	type	Guinness Episode
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_2efcf2ac	comment	Guinness Episode: The main plot of the film is about Roger who wants his son Michel to break a world record.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending : Michel did not break the world record, and his father did not win the car, but Michel comes out of a coma and the whole family can celebrate Y2K.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_4548bae	type	Teen Pregnancy
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_4548bae	comment	Teen Pregnancy: Jocelyne gets pregnant from her relationship with Michel.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_89897126	type	New Year Has Come
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_89897126	comment	New Year Has Come: The story ends with the celebration for the year 2000.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_898cf4a	type	Terminology Title
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_898cf4a	comment	Terminology Title: "Les convoyeurs attendent" ("The carriers are waiting") is an expression used in pigeon racing: it means that the people who carry the pigeons have to wait before releasing them because of the bad weather.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_8a524789	type	Industrial Ghetto
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_8a524789	comment	Industrial Ghetto: The film is set in the suburbs of Charleroi, an industrial city in Belgium.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_957e5fc2	type	Villainous Breakdown
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_957e5fc2	comment	Villainous Breakdown: Roger, when Michel has to give up the competition, because he is too tired. He flies into a rage.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_9a8c7632	type	Dumb Is Good
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_9a8c7632	comment	Dumb Is Good: Félix, who is described as mentally retarded, is very kind towards Louise. In the end, he even sells his champion pigeon to help his neighbours.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_b11ac9f5	type	Abusive Parents
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_b11ac9f5	comment	Abusive Parents: Roger forces his son Michel to try to break a world record, because he would like to win a car. When his son fails, he flies into a rage. He does not treat well her daughter Louise either: he forces her to dance and to recite her poem in front of people. He ruins her birthday party too.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_b3aa5504	type	Convenient Coma
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_b3aa5504	comment	Convenient Coma: Michel finally comes out of a coma.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_bb18a227	type	It's All About Me
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_bb18a227	comment	It's All About Me: Roger does not seem to realize how bad he behaves towards his family. At some point, he says openly that he does not care about his son's wishes.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_bef9ad0	type	Trophy Room
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_bef9ad0	comment	Trophy Room: Félix has one with the trophies won by his champion pigeon.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: Michel discusses on the radio about the film Thieves (Les Voleurs, 1996). Later, Michel and Louise watch Pédale douce (1996) on TV.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_c914e68d	type	Cigar Chomper
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_c914e68d	comment	Cigar Chomper: Roger always smokes cigarillos.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_d028ca10	type	Deliberately Monochrome
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_d028ca10	comment	Deliberately Monochrome: In harmony with the general tone of the film.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_d43a63c3	type	Elvis Impersonator
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_d43a63c3	comment	Elvis Impersonator: One is hired to try to get Michel out of a coma.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_d9587b39	type	Happily Failed Suicide
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_d9587b39	comment	Happily Failed Suicide: Michel drives a car into a tree, but he does not die. He goes into a coma. When he gets out of it, he is happy to live. The fact that he will soon have a child maybe helps.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_e1ec1b15	type	Make a Wish
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_e1ec1b15	comment	Make a Wish: Louise makes a wish before blowing her birthday cake candles out. It is implied she wants her brother to come out of a coma. Her wish is granted immediately.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_eb8ec7c8	type	Jerkass
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_eb8ec7c8	comment	Jerkass: Roger is for sure not a nice guy. He is not a good father. He also makes fun of his mentally retarded neighbour.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_f6a9024b	type	Altar the Speed
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_f6a9024b	comment	Altar the Speed: Jocelyne and Michel have to get married quickly, because Jocelyne is pregnant. So the ceremony takes place in the hospital, with Michel in a coma.
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The Carriers Are Waiting / int_ff7f34c5	type	Pet the Dog
The Carriers Are Waiting / int_ff7f34c5	comment	Pet the Dog: Roger is a selfish jerkass for most of the film, but he sometimes cares for others: he buys a balloon to consolate Louise; he tries many things to get his son out of a coma.
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