| 99 Francs | |
| Director: | Jan Kounen |
| Producer: | Ilan Goldman |
| Cinematography: | David Ungaro |
| Editing: | Anny Danché |
| Distributor: | Pathé Distribution |
| Runtime: | 99 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Budget: | $12.5 million |
| Gross: | $13.4 million[1] |
99 Francs is a 2007 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jan Kounen from a screenplay he co-wrote with Nicolas & Bruno, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Frédéric Beigbeder. The film stars Jean Dujardin. It released in France on 26 September 2007.
The film is a satire on the modern advertisement business. The plot mainly concerns the story of a commercial advertisement designer, Octave Parango, who has an easy-going, highly paid job, and an active free life mainly consisting of drugs and random one-time sexual encounters. However, he starts growing weary of his job, and after having his first ever long-time relationship with fellow worker Sophie fail miserably, he organises a revolt against the advertisement business and his own life.