Of Love and Lies | Fourmi
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!
Description: 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!
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 105 minutes
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Played Chloé
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Played Sarah
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Played Antoine
Didier Brice
Played Banal
Cassiopée Mayance
Played Romane
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Played Max
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Played Karim
Nicolas Wanczycki
Played Éric
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Played President of the Club
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Played Arsenal recruiter
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Played Interpreter
Martine Schambacher
Played Max's grandmother
Matthieu Rozé
Played Pôle-Emploi advisor
Nasser Zerkoune
Played Aggressive guy
Stéphane Hausauer
Played Father spectator
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Played Max's neighbor
Léo Dussollier
Played Friend of Eric
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Played Head of the cooperative
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Played Bar customer
Marc Raffray
Played Shaved customer
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Played Director of Social Services
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Played College Director
Louis-Marie Audubert
Played Coach Lille
Fabien Gauthier
Played Referee
Clara Brajtman
Played Interpreter
Pascal Humbert
Played Mr. Villa
Delphine Lanniel
Played History teacher
Guillaume Le Pape
Played Fireman
Stéphane Valensi
Played Man in suit
Ansen Tzankov
Played Bar musician
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