OSS 117: Lost in Rio

OSS 117: Lost in Rio
Theatrical release poster
FrenchOSS 117 : Rio ne répond plus
Directed byMichel Hazanavicius
Written by
  • Jean-François Halin
  • Michel Hazanavicius
Based onOSS 117 character
by Jean Bruce
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGuillaume Schiffman
Edited byReynald Bertrand
Music byLudovic Bource
Production
companies
Distributed byGaumont
Release date
  • 15 April 2009 (2009-04-15) (France)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€23.4 million[1]
($26.8 million)
Box office$21.9 million[2]

OSS 117: Lost in Rio (French: OSS 117 : Rio ne répond plus) is a 2009 French spy comedy film co-written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius. It is a sequel to Hazanavicius' OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006), and sees Jean Dujardin reprising his role as French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath / OSS 117. Set in 1967, Lost in Rio sees OSS 117 sent to Brazil in order to retrieve a microfilm list of French Nazi sympathizers, only to once again unknowingly set foot into a bigger international intrigue.

Like the first film, Lost in Rio is based on the OSS 117 character from the novels by Jean Bruce, but acts as a parody rather than a faithful adaptation. The original title literally translates to OSS 117: Rio Doesn't Respond Anymore, a reference to the 1932 film F.P.1 Doesn't Respond. Lost in Rio received praise for its direction, humour, dialogues and performances. A sequel, OSS 117: From Africa with Love, directed by Nicolas Bedos, was released in 2021.

  1. ^ "OSS 117 : Rio ne répond plus (OSS 117: Lost in Rio) (2009)". JP Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  2. ^ "OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 January 2024.