''Masquerade'' () is a 2022 French

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film written and directed by

Nicolas Bedos Nicolas Simon Bedos (; born 21 April 1979) is a French comedian, writer, director and actor. The son of Guy Bedos, he became known in 2004 as a playwright. In 2013, he joined Laurent Ruquier's late-night ''On n'est pas couché'' television talk s ...

. The film was screened out of competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

Premise

A young gigolo and an attractive con artist plot a devilish scheme on the French Riviera.

Cast

Production

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began on 8 June 2021 in

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website

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, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. ''Masquerade'' received an average rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars on the French website

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, based on 31 reviews.

References

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* 2022 films 2022 comedy-drama films 2022 crime drama films 2020s crime comedy-drama films 2020s French films 2020s French-language films Films about con artists Films about gigolos Films directed by Nicolas Bedos Films set on the French Riviera Films shot in Nice French crime comedy-drama films Pathé films {{2020s-comedy-film-stub