SBS 2: Family movies: Asterix & Obelix

Get-a-fix of Asterix and Obelix every Saturday on SBS 2. The adventures of our fearless Gauls will screen at the sweet time of 6:00pm so the whole family can enjoy them.

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Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar

(Screened Saturday January 10, 6.00pm)


(France, comedy/family)

Director: Claude Zidi
Starring: Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni
What's it about?
In 50 B.C., the whole Gaul country is under Roman occupation... except for one small village, who keep resisting to the invaders. That is until Roman Emperor Julius Caesar decides to have the village druid, Getafix, kidnapped and to besiege the village. Two fearless villagers, Asterix (Christian Clavier) and Obelix (Gérard Depardieu), decide to go on a mission to rescue Getafix.
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Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

Saturday January 17, 6.00pm
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(France, comedy/family)

Director: Alain Chabat
Starring: Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Monica Bellucci
What's it about?
Cleopatra (Monica Bellucci), Queen of Egypt, decides to prove Caesar that Egypt is the greatest civilisation by ordering the construction of a palace in the middle of the desert in only three months. Architect Numerobis, in charge of the daunting project, worries about the deadline and decides to call on the help of his friends Asterix and Obelix, druid Getafix, who thanks to his magic potion, might be able to save him from the crocodile pit.


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Asterix at the Olympic Games

Saturday January 24, 6.00pm

(France, comedy/family)

Director: Thomas Langmann, Frédéric Forestier
Starring: Clovis Cornillac, Gérard Depardieu, Alain Delon
What's it about?
In order to help the young Lovesix marry Greek Princess Irina, Asterix (Clovis Cornillac) and Obelix (Gérard Depardieu) have to compete against machiavelic Brutus, Caesar's son, in the Olympic Games. Brutus (Benoît Poelvoorde), who also vy for the love of the Princess, uses every trick to have his own team win the game, and get rid of his father Julius Caesar (Alain Delon) in the process.


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Asterix & Obelix in Britain

(Screened Saturday January 31, 6.00pm)


(France, comedy/family)

Director: Laurent Tirard
Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Edouard Baer, Fabrice Lucchini
What's it about?
Julius Caesar (Fabrice Luchini) lands in Britain, where a small village still holds out bravely against the Roman legions. But the situation becomes critical and one of the villagers (Guillaume Gallienne) seeks help from his second-cousin Asterix the Gaul (Edouard Baer) and asks him to bring back a barrel of "magic potion" from the Breton village of the indomitable heroes.

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