France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and cynically enjoys the profits of his scam until he meets the lady mayor of a small village that the road will go through. She intrigues and unsettles him, before revealing to him a world he never knew: feelings. How far will he go now to save his victims and save himself from his own lies?
Acting
Cluzet's shifty vulnerability—can't look away from this liar's eyes.
Direction
Giannoli lets scenes breathe until the con becomes uncomfortably real.
Cinematography
Bleached French countryside that looks like a dream the protagonist is stealing.
Director
Xavier Giannoli
François Cluzet
Philippe Miller
Emmanuelle Devos
Stéphane
Gérard Depardieu
Abel
Soko
Monika
Vincent Rottiers
Nicolas
Brice Fournier
Louis
Franck Andrieux
Pascal
Stéphan Wojtowicz
Marty
Patrick Descamps
Bollard
Stéphane Jobert
Patrick
Éric Herson-Macarel
Barracher
Patrick Bonnel
Cadre CGI
François Loriquet
Cadre CGI
Nathalie Boutefeu
Marie
Corinne Masiero
Corinne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Giannoli based the film on real 1990s French highway fraud cases where conmen actually built stretches of road using stolen equipment and forged contracts.
Cluzet and Devos had previously played lovers in 'My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument' (1996), making their reunion here carry unexpected romantic history.
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