Philippe Abrams, a post office director in southern France, is sent to Bergues in the North—a place he and his wife Julie dread. Expecting misery, Philippe finds warmth, friendship, and joy among the locals, especially Antoine, the quirky postman. To keep Julie happy, he pretends life in Bergues is awful. But when she visits, Philippe must convince his new friends to play along with the lie… until the truth begins to unravel. A record-breaking hit, it became the top-grossing French film ever nationally.