Asterix at the Olympic Games is a French film, adapted from René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's Astérix comic series. It was filmed essentially in Spain in the course of the year 2006. Its €78 million budget makes it one of the most expensive European movies ever. The movie has been poorly received by critics, but has done well at several European box offices topping charts in Poland, Spain and France. In May 2008 it received the "Gérard du cinéma" for "Worst French film made in 2007." Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their... friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina . Brutus uses every trick in the book to have his own team win the game, and get rid of his father Julius Caesar in the process, but fails. The film is very loosely adapted from the original Asterix at the Olympic Games comic book. The love story subplot between Lovesix and Irina was not featured in the original story.
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| Release date: | January 13, 2008 |
| Directed by: | Thomas Langmann, Frédéric Forestier, Frédéric Forestier |
| Runtime: | 116 Minutes |
| Editor: | Vincent Tabaillon, Yannick Kergoat |
| Music by: | Frédéric Talgorn |
| Cinematography: | Thierry Arbogast |
| Screenplay by: | Olivier Dazat, Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier |
| Genre: | Comedy |