Would I Lie to You? 2 (2001)
"La vérité si je mens! 2" (original title)

Director:

Thomas Gilou

Writers:

Gérard Bitton, Michel Munz

Stars:

Richard Anconina, José Garcia, Bruno Solo

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Anconina	...	Eddie Vuibert
José Garcia	...	Serge Benamou
Bruno Solo	...	Yvan
Gilbert Melki	...	Patrick Abitbol
Gad Elmaleh	...	Dov Mimran
Daniel Prévost	...	Vierhouten
Aure Atika	...	Karine
Amira Casar	...	Sandra
Elisa Tovati	...	Chochana Boutboul
Enrico Macias	...	Maurice Boutboul
Nicole Calfan	...	Suzie Boutboul
Marc Andréoni	...	Willy Journo
Yvonne Sciò	...	Annabella (as Yvonne Scio)
Isaac Sharry	...	Miro
Victor Haïm	...	The rabbi

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | local blockbuster

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French Arabic English

Release Date:

7 February 2001 (France)

Also Known As:

Evlere senlik

Filming Locations:

Deauville, Calvados, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

M6 Métropole Télévision, TF1, TPS Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by La vérité si je mens! 3 (2012)

User Reviews

The "Truth" is out there...

In this sequel to the huge hit "La vérité si je mens", we're back to the little Jewish community of the Sentier, a Parisian district specialised in textiles. While the first movie focussed on the sentimental and comedic adventures of Eddie (a goy trying to pass for a Jew though totally ignorant of Jewish traditions), the sequel is more about Eddie's friends, a colorful bunch of fast-talking, hot-tempered entrepreneurs who love nothing more than fast cars, fast women, glittering watches and flashy clothes. For the millions of people who saw the first episode, there's little new here : the same (or almost) characters return to their well-oiled roles and punchlines. Still, it's a better sequel than most. First, it has a story that is appropriate to our times: the little Davids of the Sentier are fighting a giant Goliath - a big supermarket chain, and their final vengeance is fun and inventive. Second, there's more room for detail and character definition. Particularly, José Garcia as Serge, the mythomaniac, pathetic loser of the team, is given a lot of screen time and makes a memorable impression (and, like Ben Stiller, he has a lot of hard time "Meeting the parents" !). Third, it's fast-paced and quite funny. In some way, it's hard to describe such a movie to non-French people as the community presented here cannot be found elsewhere. It is also close to impossible to translate, too, as most of the fun is in the "typical" slang (like the title itself). Here's a comparison that comes to mind : take the comedic moments of Italo-American gangster sagas (like Goodfellas or the Sopranos), keep the colorful language but replace handguns by yarmulkes !