Greeted as a comedy masterpiece by the critics in 2011, Intouchables stormed the box office not only in France but across

the UK and US as well and is the highest grossing non English language film ever

 

 

It focuses on a superficially mismatched friendship between a wealthy quadriplegic and his ex-con carer - brilliantly played by Francois Cluzet and Omar Sly.  Each has his own disadvantage - one, physical, following a paragliding accident and the other socio economic

 

This irreverent take on disability is charming and uplifting.