Lea and her husband Marc have known Francis and his wife Karine for a very long time. Over the years, each one of them has been assigned a specific role. The balance and dynamic of the group is blown up when Lea decides to write a novel, which turns into an immediate bestseller…
Acting
Bejo and Cassel weaponize charm as marital ammunition
Writing
Sharp observations on who gets to be 'the creative one'

Director
Daniel Cohen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bérénice Bejo and Vincent Cassel previously starred together in 'The Artist'—here they weaponize that chemistry for passive-aggressive warfare.
The film satirizes France's particular anxiety around 'la femme qui réussit'—successful women still expected to apologize for winning.