In the Beginning (A l'origine) (2009)
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70% of users liked it
(222 ratings)
France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and cynically enjoys the profits of his scam until he meets the lady mayor of a small village that the road will go… More France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and cynically enjoys the profits of his scam until he meets the lady mayor of a small village that the road will go through. She intrigues and unsettles him, before revealing to him a world he never knew: feelings. How far will he go now to save his victims and save himself from his own lies?
- Directed By
- Xavier Giannoli
- Written By
- Xavier Giannoli
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 26, 2010 Wide
- Studio
- EuropaCorp. Distribution
Critic Reviews
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Boyd van Hoeij, Variety
True story of a stretch of asphalt rolled out by formerly jobless road workers in northern France, under the command of an impostor, blends social critique, character drama and crime into one smooth, good-looking package.
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Nick Schager, House Next Door
Everything's surface, in a manner at once moment-to-moment engaging and yet inevitably slight.
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Kent Turner, Film-Forward.com
The exploitation of the hopes of those who have nothing to lose produces the queasiest feeling outside of a horror movie.
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