In the Beginning

(2009)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 150 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2009

Runtime: 130 мин

Country: France

Director: Ксавье Джанноли

Cast: Франсуа Клюзе, Эмманюэль Девос, Жерар Депардье, Соко, Vincent Rottiers, Brice Fournier, Franck Andrieux, Stéphan Wojtowicz, Патрик Декамп, Stéphane Jobert

Plot

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?