Le jeu (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:

Fred Cavayé (adaptation), Fred Cavayé (dialogue)

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:

cell phone | psychologist | gay | no opening credits | dinner | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Remake of the Italian film Perfetti sconosciuti of Paolo Genovese released in 2016.

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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 Amigos Amigos, Telemóveis à Parte (2016)

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Soundtracks

After the Lights Go Out
Performed by The Walker Brothers

User Reviews

Gripping and Comical

At times I'm almost scared for the character being found out but at other times I'm laughing my head off. It certinally hits many emotions and keeps you guessing. This probably is reality to most people living in society today and how we view things morally at times. I brilliant watch... basically a little gem

Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

17 October 2018 (France)

Also Known As:

Leken

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$13,189,388

Company Credits

Production Co:

Medset Film, Mars Films, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1