Omar Sy News

Sy was already a star in France - but he'll come as a surprise to Americans. A Senegalese actor who grew up in France, Sy gives a performance that is incredibly vibrant, underlined by a certain sadness.

Just weeks after the debate surrounding the election of Miss Black France 2012, another question is being discussed by French people of African descent: the cancellation of the release of the American movie "Think Like A Man" in movie theaters.

No one could have predicted the massive popularity of The Intouchables in France, least of all the two of us.

The true story of a wealthy, physically disabled risk taker, the picture of established French nobility, who lost his wife in an accident and whose world is turned upside down when he hires a young, good-humored, black Muslim ex-con as his caretaker.

The French culture clash comedy has sold more than 8 million tickets in Germany, compared to 6.5 million for "Potter 7.2." COLOGNE, Germany French culture clash comedy The Intouchables has proved just that in Germany, where ticket sales from directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano have passed blockbuster Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ... (more)