Americans Hate Tingle: A smashing hit in every country it was screened, with high critical praises... and a complete bomb in the United States, with generally negative reviews and racism accusations. Ironically, it still got an American remake, The Upside, which became a hit in States and a massive failure abroad with terrible reviews to boot. It also flopped in the United Kingdom, as foreign language films don’t do well there.
Ho Yay: Philippe letting Driss go feels a lot like a break-up, complete with Philippe's Beard of Sorrow and Driss keeping a photo of Philippe to remember him by.
Hype Backlash: Suffered from this in France due to its massive success there, with many people finding the film way overrated, and some even found it outright stereotyping and therefore offensive.
