Of Love and Lies

Of Love and Lies

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 3, 2019

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!

Of Love and Lies

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 3, 2019

Of Love and Lies
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!
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers France 2 Cinéma, RTBF, The Film, SCOPE Pictures, TF1 Studio
Original title Fourmi
Directors Chantal Pernecker, Alain Braconnier, Julien Rappeneau
Writers Artur Laperla, Mario Torrecillas, Julien Rappeneau

Cast

François Damiens

as Laurent

Maleaume Paquin

as Théo, aka "Fourmi"

André Dussollier

as Claude

Ludivine Sagnier

as Chloé

Laetitia Dosch

as Sarah

Didier Brice

as Banal

Cassiopée Mayance

as Romane

Pierre Gommé

as Max

Ismaël Dramé

as Karim

Pierre Diot

as President of the Club

Jonathan Waite

as Arsenal recruiter

Laurent Orry

as Interpreter

Martine Schambacher

as Max's grandmother

Matthieu Rozé

as Pôle-Emploi advisor

Nasser Zerkoune

as Aggressive guy

Stéphane Hausauer

as Father spectator

Dimitri Michelsen

as Max's neighbor

Léo Dussollier

as Friend of Eric

Juliette Mézergues

as Head of the cooperative

Jean-Philippe Goudroye

as Bar customer

Marc Raffray

as Shaved customer

Catherine Davenier

as Director of Social Services

Jacques Ledran

as College Director

Louis-Marie Audubert

as Coach Lille

Fabien Gauthier

as Referee

Clara Brajtman

as Interpreter

Pascal Humbert

as Mr. Villa

Delphine Lanniel

as History teacher

Guillaume Le Pape

as Fireman

Stéphane Valensi

as Man in suit

Ansen Tzankov

as Bar musician