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In the Beginning
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In the Beginning

In the Beginning

6.6(139 votes)
2009
2h 10m
Drama

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?

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Production

Companies:
Rectangle Productions
EuropaCorp
France 3 Cinéma

Languages

Original:fr
Spoken:
French

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