La chance de ta vie
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La chance de ta vie

( Season 1 )
Loïc has won the lottery. He and the whole family move to Geneva. His aim: to take control of the major watch-making brand that had wronged his father. A decision that plunges him into a world of money and power of which he knows neither the values nor the rules.

Directed by: Chris Niemeyer (Switzerland, 2021)
Screenplay: Vincent Poymiro, David Elkaïm, Anne Feinsilber, Julien Anscutter, Geoffrey Bidaut
Cast: Karim Barras (Loïc), Zoé Schellenberg (Loane), Joan Mompart (Jean-Hubert), Mila Jubelin de Meyer (Tina), Roméo Cerutti (Maël), Roland Vouilloz (Albert), Carlos Léal (Antoine), Chady Abu-Nijmeh (Joseph)
Genre: comedy

Episodes

Episode
1
L'argent c'est comme de l'eau, ça coule entre les doigts
Episode 1: Money is like water, it runs through your fingers

After having won the lottery and pocketed some 160 million, Loïc and his family pack up and move to Geneva. With help from Jean-Hubert, a financial consultant in search of recognition, he wants to take over Montrex, the prestigious watch brand that wronged his father.

Directed by: Chris Niemeyer (Switzerland, 2021)
Screenplay: Vincent Poymiro, David Elkaïm, Anne Feinsilber, Julien Anscutter, Geoffrey Bidaut
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2
Givart, c'est l'affaire de ma vie
Episode 2: Givart, the opportunity I've been waiting for

Jean-Hubert tries to persuade Loïc to buy Givart, the company that manufactures the movement lubricant used by Montrex. Meanwhile Maël and Tina are finding it hard to make friends in their new school. Suffering from boredom, Loane offers her skills as a plumber to Le Beau-Rivage.

Directed by: Chris Niemeyer (Switzerland, 2021)
Screenplay: Vincent Poymiro, David Elkaïm, Anne Feinsilber, Julien Anscutter, Geoffrey Bidaut
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3
Fonds de pension
Episode 3: Pension fund

Loane and Loïc go away for a weekend. For her it's the perfect moment to enjoy a romantic tryst with Loïc. But for him, needing to recover, it's an opportunity to find someone willing to invest in the pension fund set-up for the purpose by Jean-Hubert.

Directed by: Chris Niemeyer (Switzerland, 2021)
Screenplay: Vincent Poymiro, David Elkaïm, Anne Feinsilber, Julien Anscutter, Geoffrey Bidaut
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4
Aux Chinois
Episode 4: Chinese whispers

It's Jean-Hubert's nephew's christening and he and Loïc want to make the most of it to launch a rumour and trap the Montrex family. But having overheard their conversation, Tina blackmails her father and forces him to change his plans.

Directed by: Chris Niemeyer (Switzerland, 2021)
Screenplay: Vincent Poymiro, David Elkaïm, Anne Feinsilber, Julien Anscutter, Geoffrey Bidaut
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5
Je viens de nulle part
Episode 5: The man from nowhere

Jean-Hubert's strategy is tested to the limit. Anyone buying shares in Montrex, has to prove they're a member of the family. Loïc is totally out of his depth. But Loane discovers, to her amazement, that she is apparently the only one able to save the situation.

Directed by: Chris Niemeyer (Switzerland, 2021)
Screenplay: Vincent Poymiro, David Elkaïm, Anne Feinsilber, Julien Anscutter, Geoffrey Bidaut
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6
Nudisme d'altitude
Episode 6: Naturism at high altitude

Now a shareholder in Montrex, Loïc has to persuade the family's enfant terrible, Émeline, to support him in his raid against the other shareholders. Unfortunately Émeline's only interest in life is high-altitude naturism; with strains Jean-Hubert's health and friendship to their limits.

Directed by: Chris Niemeyer (Switzerland, 2021)
Screenplay: Vincent Poymiro, David Elkaïm, Anne Feinsilber, Julien Anscutter, Geoffrey Bidaut
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