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* SiblingYinYang: Moses has a very Jewish name, follows Orthodox Judaism to the letter, has conversations with God himself, works in a diamond powder business, married a Jewish woman and is scared to simply look at other women. Albert has a more secular name, left religion behind, married a gentile woman and owns a non-kosher café.

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* SiblingYinYang: Moses has a very Jewish name, follows Orthodox Judaism to the letter, letter (including always wearing Hasidic cloths), has conversations with God himself, works in a diamond powder business, married a Jewish woman and is scared to simply look at other women. Albert has a more secular name, left religion behind, wears whatever he wants, married a gentile woman and owns a non-kosher café.
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* BeardnessProtectionProgram: In order not to be recognized by Goliath and in addition to having to wear non-religious clothes (something he's deeply uncomfortable with), Moses has to have his beard shaved.

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* BeardnessProtectionProgram: In order not to be recognized by Goliath and in addition to having to wear non-religious clothes (something he's deeply uncomfortable with), Moses has to have his beard shaved.shaved and his payes cut off.
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* EightiesHair: The female drug courier who slips packs of cocaine in Albert's bag has a curly shag.

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* EightiesHair: The female drug courier who slips packs of cocaine in Albert's Moses' bag has a curly shag.
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* BeardnessProtectionProgram: In order not to be recognized by Goliath and in addition to having to wear non-religious clothes (something he's deeply uncomfortable with), Moses has to have his beard shaved.
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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in [[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a garage owner and drug dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the diamond powder bag of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers as they're chased by Goliath and his gang.

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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert Moses (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in [[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses Albert (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a garage owner and drug dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the diamond powder bag of Albert, Moses, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers as they're chased by Goliath and his gang.



* BlackSheep: Moses has been shunned by his family (outside of his mother who loves him regardless) because he's always felt strict observance of Judaism just isn't for him. Tellingly, no-one came to his marriage with the gentile Brigitte, and no-one outside of his mother invited him to Albert's wedding.
* {{God}}: Albert can actually talk to God, and God answers. Sometimes in Yiddish accent, sometimes in other accents.

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* BlackSheep: Moses Albert has been shunned by his family (outside of his mother who loves him regardless) because he's always felt strict observance of Judaism just isn't for him. Tellingly, no-one came to his marriage with the gentile Brigitte, and no-one outside of his mother invited him to Albert's wedding.
the wedding of Moses.
* {{God}}: Albert Moses can actually talk to God, and God answers. Sometimes in Yiddish accent, sometimes in other accents.



** After the diamond powder bags/cocaine bags switcheroo happens at the car factory Albert goes to, the drug bags are opened and their content is spread in the factory, and the workers unknowingly sniff it.
* JewishSmartass: The uncle of Moses and Albert gives a witty answer to each and every one of Moses' arguments against Orthodox Judaism at Albert's wedding.

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** After the diamond powder bags/cocaine bags switcheroo happens at the car factory Albert Moses goes to, the drug bags are opened and their content is spread in the factory, and the workers unknowingly sniff it.
* JewishSmartass: The uncle of Moses and Albert gives a witty answer to each and every one of Moses' Albert's arguments against Orthodox Judaism at Albert's wedding.



* RedLightDistrict: Poor Albert is chased by Goliath through Pigalle in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}. I.e., the district of hookers, porn theaters, peep shows, sex shops and the like, and he does his best to not look at anything/any girl there per his religious observance. Then {{God}} ''orders'' him to save his own life by going in a NoTellMotel, and he obeys.
* SiblingYinYang: Albert follows Orthodox Judaism to the letter, has conversations with God himself, works in a diamond powder business, married a Jewish woman and is scared to simply look at other women. Moses left religion behind, married a gentile woman and owns a non-kosher café.

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* RedLightDistrict: Poor Albert Moses is chased by Goliath through Pigalle in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}. I.e., the district of hookers, porn theaters, peep shows, sex shops and the like, and he does his best to not look at anything/any girl there per his religious observance. Then {{God}} ''orders'' him Moses to save his own life by going in a NoTellMotel, and he obeys.
* SiblingYinYang: Albert Moses has a very Jewish name, follows Orthodox Judaism to the letter, has conversations with God himself, works in a diamond powder business, married a Jewish woman and is scared to simply look at other women. Moses Albert has a more secular name, left religion behind, married a gentile woman and owns a non-kosher café.
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* RedLightDistrict: Poor Albert is chased by Goliath through Pigalle in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}. I.e., the district of hookers, porn theaters, peep shows, sex shops and the like, and he does his best to not look at anything/any girl there per his religious observance.

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* RedLightDistrict: Poor Albert is chased by Goliath through Pigalle in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}. I.e., the district of hookers, porn theaters, peep shows, sex shops and the like, and he does his best to not look at anything/any girl there per his religious observance. Then {{God}} ''orders'' him to save his own life by going in a NoTellMotel, and he obeys.
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* {{God}}: Albert can actually talk to God, and God answers. With a Yiddish accent.

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* {{God}}: Albert can actually talk to God, and God answers. With a Sometimes in Yiddish accent.accent, sometimes in other accents.
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* RedLightDistrict: Poor Albert is chased by Goliath through Pigalle in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}. I.e., the district of hookers, porn cinemas, peep shows, sex shops and the like, and he does his best to not look at anything/any girl there per his religious observance.

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* RedLightDistrict: Poor Albert is chased by Goliath through Pigalle in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}. I.e., the district of hookers, porn cinemas, theaters, peep shows, sex shops and the like, and he does his best to not look at anything/any girl there per his religious observance.
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* RedLightDistrict: Poor Albert is chased by Goliath through Pigalle in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}. I.e., the district of hookers, porn cinemas, peep shows, sex shops and the like, and he does his best to not look at anything/any girl there per his religious observance.
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* TheQuincyPunk: Goliath is an antagonistic punk.

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* TheQuincyPunk: Goliath is an antagonistic punk.punk in TheEighties.
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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in [[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a garage owner and drug baron named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the diamond powder bag of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.

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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in [[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a garage owner and drug baron dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the diamond powder bag of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.brothers as they're chased by Goliath and his gang.
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* TheQuincyPunk: Goliath is an antagonistic punk.


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* SinisterSwitchblade: Goliath's primary weapon, which is assorted with his [[TheQuincyPunk Quincy Punk]] theming.
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* SiblingYinYang: Albert follows Orthodox Judaism to the letter, talks to God himself, works in a diamond powder business, married a Jewish woman and is scared to simply look at other women. Moses left religion behind, married a gentile woman and owns a non-kosher café.

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* SiblingYinYang: Albert follows Orthodox Judaism to the letter, talks to has conversations with God himself, works in a diamond powder business, married a Jewish woman and is scared to simply look at other women. Moses left religion behind, married a gentile woman and owns a non-kosher café.
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* SiblingYinYang: Albert follows Orthodox Judaism to the letter, works in a diamond powder business, married a Jewish woman and is scared to simply look at other women. Moses left religion behind, married a gentile woman and owns a non-kosher café.

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* SiblingYinYang: Albert follows Orthodox Judaism to the letter, talks to God himself, works in a diamond powder business, married a Jewish woman and is scared to simply look at other women. Moses left religion behind, married a gentile woman and owns a non-kosher café.
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* SiblingYinYang: Albert follows Orthodox Judaism to the letter, works in a diamond powder business, married a Jewish woman and is scared to simply look at other women. Moses left religion behind, married a gentile woman and owns a non-kosher café.

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* ItsSnowingCocaine: One of the cops hunting the cocaine courier passing as a hunchback pierces his back, which makes cocaine powder leak, which helps them when they chase after him through Montreuil.

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* ItsSnowingCocaine: ItsSnowingCocaine:
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One of the cops hunting the cocaine courier passing as a hunchback pierces his back, which makes cocaine powder leak, which helps them when they chase after him through Montreuil.Montreuil.
** After the diamond powder bags/cocaine bags switcheroo happens at the car factory Albert goes to, the drug bags are opened and their content is spread in the factory, and the workers unknowingly sniff it.
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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in [[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a garage owner and drug baron named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the powder diamond bag of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.

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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in [[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a garage owner and drug baron named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the powder diamond powder bag of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.
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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in [[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a drug dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the powder diamond bag of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.

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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in [[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a garage owner and drug dealer baron named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the powder diamond bag of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.

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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in [[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a drug dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the powder diamond suitcase of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.

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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in [[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a drug dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the powder diamond suitcase bag of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.


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* EightiesHair: The female drug courier who slips packs of cocaine in Albert's bag has a curly shag.
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* ObfuscatingDisability: Goliath's drug courier passes as a hunchback.

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* ObfuscatingDisability: Goliath's first drug courier passes as a hunchback.
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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in [[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a drug dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the diamonds suitcase of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.

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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in [[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a drug dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the diamonds powder diamond suitcase of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.
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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in Antwerp. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a drug dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the diamonds suitcase of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.

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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in Antwerp.[[UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} Antwerp]]. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a drug dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the diamonds suitcase of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.



* BlackSheep: Moses has been shunned by his family because he's always felt strict observance of Judaism just isn't for him. Tellingly, no-one came to his marriage with the gentile Brigitte, and no-one outside of his mother invited him to Albert's wedding.

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* BlackSheep: Moses has been shunned by his family (outside of his mother who loves him regardless) because he's always felt strict observance of Judaism just isn't for him. Tellingly, no-one came to his marriage with the gentile Brigitte, and no-one outside of his mother invited him to Albert's wedding.
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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond dealer in Antwerp. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a drug dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the diamonds suitcase of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.

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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond powder dealer in Antwerp. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a drug dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the diamonds suitcase of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.
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* ItsSnowingCocaine: One of the cops hunting the cocaine courier passing as a hunchback pierces his back, which makes cocaine powder leak, which helps them chasing him through Montreuil.

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* ItsSnowingCocaine: One of the cops hunting the cocaine courier passing as a hunchback pierces his back, which makes cocaine powder leak, which helps them chasing when they chase after him through Montreuil.

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* BlackSheep: Moses has been shunned by his family because he's always felt strict observance of Judaism just isn't for him. Tellingly, no-one came to his marriage with the gentile Brigitte.

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* BlackSheep: Moses has been shunned by his family because he's always felt strict observance of Judaism just isn't for him. Tellingly, no-one came to his marriage with the gentile Brigitte.Brigitte, and no-one outside of his mother invited him to Albert's wedding.


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* ItsSnowingCocaine: One of the cops hunting the cocaine courier passing as a hunchback pierces his back, which makes cocaine powder leak, which helps them chasing him through Montreuil.


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* ObfuscatingDisability: Goliath's drug courier passes as a hunchback.
* WatchOutForThatTree: A man with several dogs on leashes is dragged by them during the chase at the Montreuil market, and he ends up hitting a tree.
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* {{God}}: Albert can actually talk to God and God answers. With a Yiddish accent.

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* {{God}}: Albert can actually talk to God God, and God answers. With a Yiddish accent.
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* {{God}}: Albert can actually talk to God and God answers. With a Yiddish accent.
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* JewishSmartass: The uncle of Moses and Albert gives a witty answer to each and every one of Moses' arguments against Orthodox Judaism at Albert's wedding.
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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond dealer in Antwerp. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman.

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The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond dealer in Antwerp. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman. One day, the courier of a drug dealer named Goliath slips packs of cocaine in the diamonds suitcase of Albert, and ''much'' trouble and mayhem ensues from there for the Lévy brothers.
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''Lévy and Goliath'' (French: ''Lévy et Goliath'') is a 1987 French action comedy directed by Gérard Oury.

The two Lévy brothers couldn't be any different. Albert (Richard Anconina) is strictly observant of Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}}, married in the religion and works as a diamond dealer in Antwerp. Moses (Michel Boujenah) owns a non-kosher café in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} and married a non-Jewish woman.
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!!''Lévy and Goliath'' provides examples of:

* BlackSheep: Moses has been shunned by his family because he's always felt strict observance of Judaism just isn't for him. Tellingly, no-one came to his marriage with the gentile Brigitte.
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