Mammuth
A newly retired slaughterhouse worker rides his battered motorcycle across France to reclaim missing paperwork and rediscover a life beyond labor.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- deadpan
- melancholic
- absurdist
- reflective evening
- arthouse movie night
What critics said
Critics found the film intermittently funny and affecting, with strong eccentricity tempered by blunt humor and a disjointed latter half.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Serge’s retirement depends on recovering missing employment documents from former employers.
Serge rides his Mammut motorcycle through his past while pursuing the paperwork needed for retirement.
The film combines slaughterhouse and supermarket routines with strange encounters and dreamlike personal memories.
Serge has worked continuously since sixteen and struggles to imagine life after leaving the slaughterhouse.
Films like Mammuth, and why
The Straight Story
shared bittersweet road movie structure, eccentric humor, and an aging protagonist searching for meaning
Louise-Michel
shared french absurdist comedy, working class characters, and melancholy beneath blunt humor
Le Havre
shared deadpan social satire, outsider protagonists, and offbeat emotional warmth
Movie Details
- Directors
- Gustave Kervern, Benoît Delépine
- Release Date
- 2010-04-21
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (173)
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu
- Yolande Moreau
- Isabelle Adjani
- Benoît Poelvoorde
- Philippe Nahon
- Bouli Lanners
- Anna Mouglalis
- Siné
- Gustave Kervern
- Bruno Lochet
Common questions
- What is Mammuth about?
- A newly retired slaughterhouse worker rides his battered motorcycle across France to reclaim missing paperwork and rediscover a life beyond labor.
- What is Mammuth like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mammuth as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Mammuth violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Mammuth as mild.
- What did critics think of Mammuth?
- Critics found the film intermittently funny and affecting, with strong eccentricity tempered by blunt humor and a disjointed latter half.
- Which films are like Mammuth?
- Films with a similar feel include The Straight Story, Louise-Michel, and Le Havre.
- How long is Mammuth?
- Mammuth runs 92 minutes.
