History Film / IAmNotAnEasyMan

-->''"Spare me the [[AllohistoricalAllusion masculinist]] babble!"''

The plot follows Damien (Vincent Elbaz), a successful, 40-year old Parisian publicist, a [[AnythingThatMoves confirmed bachellor]] and [[ChickMagnet proud womanizer]], who after being knocked out in an accident, wakes up in a world very much like the one he left behind... [[GenderInvertedTrope except that traditional gender roles have been turned on their heads]], and Damien is now the victim of the same sexist prejudices he had unashamedly utilized himself his whole life. In this world, women dominate society, politics, and religion, they dress in comfortable two-piece suits and are expected to bring home the bacon. Meanwhile, men are pressured to watch their appearance and show (shaved) skin until they find a woman, or are prevented from having successful careers in order to become homemakers and childrearers.

* HighConcept: So... what if men were women, and women were men?

* YourCheatingHeart: As part of the double standard, many women engage in it and find it at least amusing, if not something to brag about. They also joke about the (unnamed, female) President being discovered to have an affair, an [[AllohistoricalAllusion obvious reference]] to François Hollande's affair with Julie Gayet.

Compare ''[[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4UWxlVvT1A Majorité Opprimée (Oppressed Majority)]]'', a 2010 ShortFilm by Pourriat that had the same premise and made Netflix approach her with an offer to make this film. Also compare the Indian web series ''Men's World'' and the comic series ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan''.

* {{Matriarchy}}: The alternate world has reversed status of men and women, where though officially legal, men have to endure sexual harassment, assault, lower standing generally. "Masculists" are mocked or worse (often by other men) for their campaigns against this. A Frenchman from our world finds himself amid this, and suffering from a reversal of conditions that had previously favored him.

Compare ''Film/OppressedMajority'', a 2010 ShortFilm by Pourriat that had the same premise and made Netflix approach her with an offer to make this film. Also compare the Indian web series ''Series/MensWorld'' and the comic series ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan''.

** The ''Madame'' President of the French Republic has just been discovered in an affair and this is a source of amusement for the women, but not something to condem her for. This is a reference to François Hollande's relationship with actress Julie Gayet, which started as an affair while he was in a long-time relationship with journalist Valérie Trierweiler (a relationship that ''also'' started as an affair while Hollande was in another relationship with politician Sególène Royal). At the time, Hollande's popularity was at an all-time low and it actually went ''up'' because of the affair.

** Damien pre-accident, or at least he thinks so. Truth is that he shoots at every woman on sight, so at least some are going to fall for him. He also gets cat-called, harassed and almost raped in the alternate world, but it is doubtfull he appreciates that kind of attention.

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]], as denying the "injury" part is the actual point of the scene. Damien tells Lolo that she is pissing herself. She looks down, shrugs, and says that she actually broke her water and is off to get the car keys to go to the hospital. When Lolo's concerned husband asks her if he should drive, she shrugs again and says that she is not sick. Then, while ''giving birth'', she acts like she's doing a chin-up, delivering the baby while holding onto a bar standing up before medical staff. It seems this is standard in-universe for women to prove their strength.

* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: Everything. From men keeping their body hair, to dating several women without committing to a long-time relationship, to our gendered clothing conventions, etc.

* StayInTheKitchen: While not stated outright, it is certainly expected that men take care of children and home, as shown when Christophe is in the kitchen while Lolo is drinking and watching (female) rugby on TV. After Lolo gives birth, Christophe is the one expected to get paternity leave and take care of the infant (presumably all babies are bottle-fed). Male coworkers (and female before the accident) are also expected to act as waiters for their coworkers of the same sex, even though they have the same job and (presumably) pay. Damien's elderly parents in their shop also reflect this, with his mother doing the main work while his father knits.

* LongHairIsFeminine: While obviously ''not'' the case in the alternate world, the inversion is not full here. Most women have their hair at half length or tied in a pony-tail, and thus still longer than most men in either their world or ours. However, the only women in the alternate world we ever see in the alternate world with long, loose hair are some gay or transvestite women at the queer bar.

* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Despite most men in the film having short hair, more or less, it seems that the alternate world fetishizes long-haired men to some degree. The strippers, prostitutes, and the singer at the "queer" bar all have long, flowing, straight hair. Lesbian women also it appears frequently adopt what would be stereotypical "feminine" clothing, which in their universe indicates the opposite.