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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!
Keywords
alcohol
football (soccer)
Casts

François Damiens
Laurent

Maleaume Paquin
Théo, aka "Fourmi"

André Dussollier
Claude

Ludivine Sagnier
Chloé

Laetitia Dosch
Sarah

Sébastien Chassagne
Antoine

Didier Brice
Banal

Cassiopée Mayance
Romane

Pierre Gommé
Max
Ismaël Dramé
Karim

Nicolas Wanczycki
Éric

Pierre Diot
President of the Club

Jonathan Waite
Arsenal recruiter

Laurent Orry
Interpreter

Martine Schambacher
Max's grandmother

Matthieu Rozé
Pôle-Emploi advisor

Nasser Zerkoune
Aggressive guy

Stéphane Hausauer
Father spectator

Dimitri Michelsen
Max's neighbor

Léo Dussollier
Friend of Eric

Juliette Mézergues
Head of the cooperative

Jean-Philippe Goudroye
Bar customer

Marc Raffray
Shaved customer

Catherine Davenier
Director of Social Services

Jacques Ledran
College Director

Louis-Marie Audubert
Coach Lille

Fabien Gauthier
Referee

Clara Brajtman
Interpreter
Pascal Humbert
Mr. Villa

Delphine Lanniel
History teacher

Guillaume Le Pape
Fireman

Stéphane Valensi
Man in suit
Ansen Tzankov
Bar musician
Crews

Chantal Pernecker
Script Supervisor
Marie Cheminal
Production Design
Aurélie Guichard
Casting

Julien Rappeneau
Director
Alain Braconnier
First Assistant Director

Martin Rappeneau
Original Music Composer
Frédéric Blum
Production Director
Mario Torrecillas
Comic Book
Pierre Cottereau
Director of Photography
Michaël Gentile
Producer

Julien Rappeneau
Screenplay
Pierre Mertens
Sound
Isabelle Pannetier
Costume Design

Artur Laperla
Comic Book
Stan Collet
Editor
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