Le Jeu (2002 Film)
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''Nothing to Hide'' ( ) is a 2018 French dramatic comedy film written and directed by
Fred Cavayé Fred Cavayé (Rennes, 14 December 1967) is a French director and screenwriter. He started working in the world of fashion as a photographer. Filmography Director Short films * 1996: ''Jean-René'' * 1999: ''J'' * 2001: ''Chedope'' * 2003: '' ...
, adapted from the 2016 Italian film '' Perfect Strangers'' by
Paolo Genovese Paolo Genovese (born 20 August 1966) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, after graduating in Economics and Business Genovese started his career at McCann Erickson, directing over one hundred commercials and w ...
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Plot

A group of longtime friends and their respective wives meet up one evening for a dinner party hosted by Marie and Vincent. A rare
lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, ...
is also expected to occur on the same evening. At the dinner table, after hearing of Ben's questionably humorous story of a woman who found out about her husband's
extramarital affair An affair is a relationship typically between two people, one or both of whom are either married or in a long-term monogamous or emotionally-exclusive relationship with someone else. The affair can be solely sexual, solely physical or solely em ...
s only upon his death after looking through the messages on his unlocked
mobile phone A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable telephone that allows users to make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while moving within a designated telephone service area, unlike fixed-location phones ( landline phones). This rad ...
, the group starts discussing their phone lock settings and sharing information on their phones with their spouses. To spice up the dinner, Marie then suggests a game where everyone surrenders their phones to the centre of the table and any messages, emails, or calls received on anyone's phone would have to be shared with everyone else. As the game progresses, more secrets begin to unravel, casting doubts on their friendships and marriages.


Cast

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Bérénice Bejo Bérénice Bejo (; born 7 July 1976) is a French-Argentine actress best known for playing Christiana in '' A Knight's Tale'' (2001) and Peppy Miller in '' The Artist'' (2011). Her work in the latter earned her a nomination for the Academy Award ...
as Marie *
Suzanne Clément Suzanne Clément (born 12 May 1969) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her work in Xavier Dolan's arthouse films ''I Killed My Mother'' (2009), ''Laurence Anyways'' (2012), and '' Mommy'' (2014). Career She started her career in 1992, with ...
as Charlotte *
Stéphane De Groodt Stéphane De Groodt (born 3 March 1966) is a Belgian comedian, humorist and former racing driver. Life and career Early life and education Stéphane De Groodt is the son of an engineer at Texaco and a housewife who takes care of handicapped ...
as Vincent, Marie's husband *
Vincent Elbaz Vincent Elbaz (born 3 February 1971) is a French actor. He has appeared in many French television shows and films. His first major role was in the 1994 film ''Le péril jeune''. Elbaz received the 1998 Jean Gabin Prize. Elbaz was born in Paris ...
as Thomas *
Grégory Gadebois Grégory Gadebois (born 24 July 1976) is a French actor. Career Before his career as an actor begin, he worked as a mover. He studied at the CNSAD in the class of Catherine Hiegel and Dominique Valadié. He was a member of the Comédie-França ...
as Ben *
Doria Tillier Doria Tillier (born 27 March 1986) is a French actress. Life and career She was born to a mathematician father and a mother who restores paintings, and she was a student in one of the oldest and most prestigious French high schools, Lycée Condo ...
as Léa, Thomas' newly-wedded wife *
Roschdy Zem Roschdy Zem (born 27 September 1965) is a French people, French actor and filmmaker of Morocco, Moroccan descent. He shared the award for Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actor for his role in the film ''Days of Glory (2006 film), Da ...
as Marco, Charlotte's husband *
Fleur Fitoussi Fleur(s) is French for flower(s). Fleur(s) may refer to: Music * Flëur, a Ukrainian band * ''Fleurs'' (Franco Battiato album), 1999 * ''Fleurs'' (Former Ghosts album), 2009 * ''Les Fleurs'' (album), by Ramsey Lewis, 1983 *'' Fleurs 2'', a 20 ...
as Margot, the daughter of Marie and Vincent


See also

*'' Perfect Strangers'' (2017), Spanish remake of ''Perfect Strangers'' *'' Intimate Strangers'' (2018), South Korean remake of ''Perfect Strangers'' *''
Loud Connection ''Loud Connection'' () is a 2019 Russian comedy film directed by Aleksey Nuzhnyy. It is a remake of the 2016 Italian film ''Perfect Strangers (2016 film), Perfect Strangers'' (2016). Plot Seven friends, gathered in a country house, jokingly beg ...
'' (2019), Russian remake of ''Perfect Strangers'' *'' 12th Man'' (2022), ''
1001 Nunakal ''1001 Nunakal'' (), also known as ''Aayirathonnu Nunakal'', is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Thamar KV in his directorial debut and produced by Salim Ahamed. The film premiered in the Malayalam Cinema Today category ...
'' (2022), '' Khel Khel Mein'' (2024) -
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
n films loosely based on ''Perfect Strangers''


References


External links

* 2018 comedy-drama films 2018 films French comedy-drama films 2010s French-language films Netflix original films Films based on Perfect Strangers (2016 film) Films directed by Fred Cavayé Films set in France Films shot in France 2010s French films Films scored by Christophe Julien French-language comedy-drama films Mars Films films {{2010s-France-film-stub