1981

Canada, 2009

102 min.

After his working-class family moves to a more affluent town, anxious 11-year-old Ricardo (Jean-Carl Boucher) tries to impress the popular kids at his new school by spinning an intricate web of lies, which he frantically struggles to defend. Inspired by writer-director Ricardo Trogi's own life, this humorous Canadian coming-of-age tale also stars Claudio Colangelo, Sandrine Bisson and Gabriel Maille. [Netflix]

Director: Ricardo Trogi

Language: French with English Subtitles

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