MICMACS appears to be a whimsical tale concerning Bazil (Dany Boon).  First, it was a mine that exploded in the middle of the Moroccan desert.  Years later, it was a stray bullet that lodged in his brain. Bazil doesn’t have much luck with weapons.  The first made him an orphan. The second holds him on the brink of sudden and instant death.
 
Released from the hospital, Bazil is homeless.  Luckily, our inspired and gentle-natured dreamer is adopted by a motley crew of secondhand dealers living in a veritable Ali Baba’s cave, whose talents and aspirations are as surprising as they are diverse: Remington, Calculator, Buster, Slammer, Elastic Girl, Tiny Pete and Mama Chow.
 
One day, walking by two huge buildings, Bazil recognizes the logos of the weapons manufacturers that caused his hardship.  With the help of his faithful gang of wacky friends he sets out to get revenge.  A gang of underdogs battling heartless industrial giants, they relive the battle of David and Goliath, with all the imagination and fantasy of Buster Keaton…

MICMACS is directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie, City of Lost Children, Delicatessen). The visuals and quirky mechanical devices, characters create such a fun movie to watch – it’s magical!

MICMACS opens May 28, 2010 as a limited release.