Étienne Meunier (Benoît Magimel) is a young executive who has everything going for him. His career is skyrocketing and he is about to become #1 at work, he is married to a picture-perfect wife, has a dream home and money. To top it off, he's charming, healthy and everyone likes him and seems to consider him "a great guy". But beneath the surface, not everything is perfect. Meunier feels some pressure at work, knowing others eye his future position and he and his wife have been unable to have children so far. One day, Meunier bumps into a childhood friend, Patrick Chambon (François-Xavier Demaison) and the two resume their friendship, despite Chambon having struggled as a petty criminal.
Grégoire Vigneron
Director
Benoît Magimel
Étienne Meunier
François-Xavier Demaison
Patrick Chambon
Julie Gayet
Clémence Meunier
Léa Seydoux
Fleur
Jean-Marie Winling
Maurice
Dominique Labourier
Micheline
André Wilms
François Michelet
Stéphane De Groodt
Kazinski
Charles Van Tieghem
Créatif pub 2 (as Charlie Van Tieghem)
Christelle Cornil
Laurence
Georges Siatidis
Malbert
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