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? –IMDb
Xavier Giannoli (born 7 March 1972) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed nine films since 1993. —Wikipedia
Étonnante histoire, surtout parce qu’elle est inspirée d’une histoire vraie, et qu’elle hésite, sur le fil, entre drame et rédemption. Cluzet est étonnant dans ce rôle de petit escroc à la poursuite… read review