Simon Aubert runs his entire life on lies. An executive at an aviation company, he lies about everything… Simon’s self-serving lies are so abundant that the universe (governed by a handful of Buddhist monks, it seems) decides to right a wrong by teaching him a lesson and making all of the lies reality on the eve of his company’s crucial meeting with a Russian businessman that Simon absolutely needs to impress in order to prevent the closure of the small-town plant where his twin brother Phil works.
Acting
Louis-José Houde's perfectly sweaty desperation as Simon
Writing
Ridiculous premise executed with surprising coherence
Practical Effects
Buddhist monk cosmic intervention played totally straight
Director
Émile Gaudreault
Louis-José Houde
Simon Aubert
Antoine Bertrand
Phil Aubert
Catherine Chabot
Chloé Therrien
Anne-Élisabeth Bossé
Virginie
Geneviève Schmidt
France Gauthier
Véronique Le Flaguais
Claire
Luc Senay
Georges
Patrice Coquereau
Robin
Marie-Lise Pilote
Sandra
Sonia Vachon
Martine
Didier Lucien
Dominic Dufour
Vitali Makarov
Oleg
Michel Laperrière
Paul
Denise Filiatrault
Chauffeure Uber
David Savard
Premier ministre du Canada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak Québécois comedy—self-deprecating, working-class, and deeply skeptical of corporate climbers. The small-town factory setting isn't backdrop; it's the moral center.
Director Émile Gaudreault specializes in high-concept French-Canadian comedies where ordinary people face supernatural logistical nightmares. This might be his tightest premise.
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