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Counterfeiters

Country: France, Language: French, 98 mins

Original Title

Les Faux-Monnayeurs
  • Director: Benoît Jacquot
  • Writer: André Gide; Benoît Jacquot
  • Producer: Guy Séligmann

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High-school student Bernard discovers that he's the fruit of a one-night stand by his mother. He despises the man who raised him, who is not his real father, and runs away from home, taking refuge with a friend, Olivier. Olivier is a shy boy, lacking affection, which he tries to find with his Uncle Edouard. The attraction between the two is mutual although neither manages to express his feelings. Through a combination of circumstances, Bernard is hired by Edouard as his secretary, and they both leave for a stay in the mountains. In a jealous pique, Olivier lets himself be seduced by the Comte de Passavant, a rich and trendy writer who is also cynical and manipulative. The count has a pernicious influence on the boy, who turns brutal and odious. Realizing this, he sinks into depression, not knowing how to find his way out.


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Cast & Characters

Melvil Poupaud as Edouard;
Patrick Mille as Robert de Passavant;
Jules-Angelo Bigarnet as Bernard;
Maxime Berger as Olivier;
Laurence Cordier as Laura Azais;
Sandrine Dumas as Pauline;
Dolores Chaplin as Lilian Griffith;
Anne Bennent as Sphroniska;
Jean-Marc Stehle as M. Laperouse;
Vladimir Consigny as Vincent;
Arnaud Azoulay as Alfred Dhurmer;
Poline Baranova as Bronja;
Jean-Damien Barbin as Alfred Jarry;
Frederic Cherboeuf as Felix Douviers;
Laurent Claret as Antoine