Lie With Me

In Olivier Peyon’s powerfully emotional drama Lie With Me, the successful novelist Stéphane Belcourt (Guillaume de Tonquédec) returns to his hometown for the first time in decades as an ambassador for a famous cognac distillery. Once there, he is stunned to discover that one of the company’s executives is Lucas (Victor Belmondo), the son of his first love Thomas.

This triggers for Stéphane vivid memories of their passionate but secret adolescent affair, at a time when homosexuality was kept in the shadows. As Stéphane confronts the painful ghosts of the past, Lucas begins to understand his father’s truth in this moving and superbly acted adaptation of Philippe Besson’s acclaimed novel.

“Beautifully performed by Guillaume de Tonquédec and Victor Belmondo, the film oscillates between great melodrama and lightness, through a few moments of comedy.” ~Le Parisien

“A deeply poignant depiction of a first love, never forgotten.” ~David Hall, Gay Celluloid

“In examining the reflexive, redemptive power of fiction, Lie with Me is a moving story of love lost to time.” ~Christopher Machell, CineVue

French title: Arrête avec tes mensonges