In the Beginning (2009 film)
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| Directed by | Xavier Giannoli |
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Pierre-Ange Le Pogam Celia Simonnet Edouard Weil |
| Written by | Xavier Giannoli |
| Starring | François Cluzet |
| Music by | Cliff Martinez |
| Cinematography | Glynn Speeckaert |
| Edited by | Célia Lafitedupont |
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| Distributed by | EuropaCorp |
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130 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $2.8 million |
In the Beginning (French: À l'origine) is a 2009 French drama film directed by Xavier Giannoli. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.
The film tells the dramatized true story of Philippe Berre, an actual Frenchman with a reputation as an impostor. In the film, much as actual events, Monsieur Berre goes to a small town, passing himself off as a civil engineer, and claims that the government has decided to start previously scrapped plans for the construction of a highway. He commissions supplies, gains construction vehicles, and brings jobs to the community and actually constructs a section of roadway in the process before being discovered.
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