The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Étienne Meunier (Benoît Magimel) is a young executive who has everything going for him. His career is skyrocketing and he is about to become #1 at work, he is married to a picture-perfect wife, has a dream home and money. To top it off, he's charming, healthy and everyone likes him and seems to consider him "a great guy". But beneath the surface, not everything is perfect. Meunier feels some pressure at work, knowing others eye his future position and he and his wife have been unable to have children so far. One day, Meunier bumps into a childhood friend, Patrick Chambon (François-Xavier Demaison) and the two resume their friendship, despite Chambon having struggled as a petty criminal.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
57 audience votes
Key crew
- Grégoire VigneronDirector
- Grégoire VigneronWriter
- Laurent TirardWriter
- Christophe La PintaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Benoît MagimelÉtienne Meunier
- François-Xavier DemaisonPatrick Chambon
- Julie GayetClémence Meunier
- Léa SeydouxFleur
- Jean-Marie WinlingMaurice
- Dominique LabourierMicheline
- André WilmsFrançois Michelet
- Stéphane De GroodtKazinski
- Charles Van TieghemCréatif pub 2 (as Charlie Van Tieghem)
- Christelle CornilLaurence
- Georges SiatidisMalbert
- Jean-Yves RoanRichard Gauthier