In the Beginning

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?

• Release date
• November 11, 2009
• Runtime
• 130 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Xavier Giannoli

Cast

François Cluzet Philippe Miller Emmanuelle Devos Stéphane Gérard Depardieu Abel Soko Monika Vincent Rottiers Nicolas Brice Fournier Louis Franck Andrieux Pascal Stéphan Wojtowicz Marty