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The biggest box-office draw in France this year has been Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, a light-hearted tale of a cop posted to the country's northern region, home of the eponymous Ch'tis.
The movie has worked wonders for the North, viewed by many French citizens as a rainy, depressed and impoverished region. However, it hasn't changed the views of everyone in France, as the thirty metre banner above shows.
Displayed by fans of Paris St Germain during the French cup final against northern side Lens, it reads, "Paedophiles, doleys, inbreds: Welcome chez les Ch'tis."
Lens and the French football league have lodged complaints against PSG's fans. PSG won the game 2-1.
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