In the Beginning (A l'origine)

In the Beginning (A l'origine) (2009)

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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

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Unrated, 2 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Xavier Giannoli
Written By
Xavier Giannoli
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Mar 26, 2010 Wide
EuropaCorp. Distribution

Critic Reviews

  • 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.

  • Nick Schager, House Next Door

    Everything's surface, in a manner at once moment-to-moment engaging and yet inevitably slight.

  • 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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