Of Love and Lies (2019)
Overview
Twelve-year old Theo plays for a local soccer club and has enough talent to eventually go pro. But his father has been on a self-destructive spiral ever since he started drinking and got divorced, and Theo feels powerless and anxious as he watches his dad slowly destroying his own life. But he refuses to give up on him. When a recruiter for a prestigious British club takes notice of him, Theo sees an opportunity to rekindle his father’s hope, but despite all his efforts he is not selected. So he decides to lie and say he was, hoping to make his father happy and proud. Theo’s dad is so overjoyed that he puts all his heart into helping his son prepare for “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” gradually regaining his taste for life and motivation for the future. Until the lie reaches unforeseen proportions and completely spins out of control. Thankfully, Theo’s little lie has already operated big change and generated so much hope, that life is able to get back on track. Only better!
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 3.98 |
Directed By
Julien Rappeneau
Crew
Chantal Pernecker
Marie Cheminal
Aurélie Guichard
Julien Rappeneau
Pierre Cottereau
Martin Rappeneau
Stan Collet
Mario Torrecillas
Pierre Mertens
Isabelle Pannetier
Michaël Gentile
Alain Braconnier
Frédéric Blum
Julien Rappeneau
Artur Laperla
TOP CAST
François Damiens
Laurent
Maleaume Paquin
Théo, aka "Fourmi"
André Dussollier
Claude
Ludivine Sagnier
Chloé
Laetitia Dosch
Sarah
Sébastien Chassagne
Antoine
Didier Brice
Banal
Cassiopée Mayance
Romane
Pierre Gommé
Max
Ismaël Dramé
Karim
Nicolas Wanczycki
Éric
Pierre Diot
President of the Club
Jonathan Waite
Arsenal recruiter
Laurent Orry
Interpreter
Martine Schambacher
Max's grandmother
Matthieu Rozé
Pôle-Emploi advisor
Nasser Zerkoune
Aggressive guy
Stéphane Hausauer
Father spectator
Dimitri Michelsen
Max's neighbor
Léo Dussollier
Friend of Eric
Juliette Mézergues
Head of the cooperative
Jean-Philippe Goudroye
Bar customer
Marc Raffray
Shaved customer
Catherine Davenier
Director of Social Services
Jacques Ledran
College Director
Louis-Marie Audubert
Coach Lille
Fabien Gauthier
Referee
Clara Brajtman
Interpreter
Pascal Humbert
Mr. Villa
Delphine Lanniel
History teacher
Guillaume Le Pape
Fireman
Stéphane Valensi
Man in suit
Ansen Tzankov
Bar musician
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