Nothing to Hide (2018)

3.5 couples meet for dinner party. The men have known each other for decades. After dinner they play a game of sharing texts, calls, e-mails etc. by placing all 7 cell phones on the table. Unexpected results as all have secrets.

Director:

Fred Cavayé

Writers:

Filippo Bologna (film "Perfetti sconosciuti"), Fred Cavayé (adaptation)

Stars:

Bérénice Bejo, Suzanne Clément, Stéphane De Groodt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bérénice Bejo	...	Marie
Suzanne Clément	...	Charlotte
Stéphane De Groodt	...	Vincent
Vincent Elbaz	...	Thomas
Grégory Gadebois	...	Ben
Doria Tillier	...	Léa
Roschdy Zem	...	Marco
Fleur Fitoussi	...	Margot
Tassadit Mandi	...	La mère de Marco
Méline Ouamar	...	Fille Charlotte et Marco
Sabri Ouamar	...	Fils Charlotte et Marco
Cosette Briand	...	Femme couple âgé
Gabriel Briand	...	Homme couple âgé
Dorothée Tavernier	...	La soeur de Ben (voice)
Alain Berlioux	...	Le père de Marie (voice)

Storyline

3.5 couples meet for dinner party. The men have known each other for decades. After dinner they play a game of sharing texts, calls, e-mails etc. by placing all 7 cell phones on the table. Unexpected results as all have secrets.

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Plot Keywords:

psychologist | gay | no opening credits | dinner | lunar eclipse | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

17 October 2018 (France)

Also Known As:

Nothing to Hide

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Medset Film,Mars Films,France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It is his agent of Fred Cavayé who made Cavayé discover the original film. The filmmaker then changed certain characters, such as their professions and their reactions to calls or telephone messages. He also changed some other elements to make the film credible in the French context.

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Goofs

The newscaster at the beginning says that lunar eclipses are very rare, and that one hasn't been seen in France for years. In actuality, lunar eclipses occur twice a year, and are visible to the nighttime half of the Earth.

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Connections

Remake of Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

User Reviews

Just a slightly original remake

If you've seen the original Italian film Perfect Strangers, this movie would seem like a cheap remake with a couple things that have been changed. However, if you haven't seen the original, it is a decent movie.

The movie starts off well enough, the characters trickle into the dinner party and during their meal they decide to play a game where everyone has to put their phones on the table and read aloud everything that comes up. The night then descends into chaos.

While the premise is decent, the message is a little heavy handed with characters saying what the audience should be left to determine.

The movie seems to drone on for a bit as things begin to unfold, but does pick up as the characters' secrets are revealed. The drama gets to be a little much, but nothing outside of modern cinema.

The ending itself would have been great if it was original. However, because this is a remake, I knew what was going to happen. And the audience doesn't have to find the message because the characters already did that for us.

That's why I gave this movie 7/10, most people probably have not seen the original, so it would come across as good. But for those of us who have seen it, it does not change enough in order for it to be anything else but a simple remake.