Fake Tattoos

"Fuck romantic films!"

2018 1h 27m FR

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 18

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Theo spends his 18th birthday alone, getting drunk at a brutal punk rock show. There, he meets Mag, a marginal teenager who invites him to spend the night at her place. A love story unfolds between them, but Theo has to move at the end of the summer in a small town, far away from a painful past.

“Fuck romantic films!”

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Cast

Anthony Therrien
Théo
Rose-Marie Perreault
Mag
Lysandre Nadeau
Théo's Sister
Brigitte Poupart
Théo's Mother
Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde
Mère de Mag
Léona Rousseau
Safia
Rémi Goulet
Kev
Lauren Mallais-DeLuca
Sarah

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pascal Plante
Writers: Pascal Plante, Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
Languages: French, English
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pascal Plante, shot by Vincent Allard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dominique Plante. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pascal Plante shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Anthony Therrien and Rose-Marie Perreault and Lysandre Nadeau carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fuck romantic films!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pascal Plante directs. Vincent Allard behind the camera. Dominique Plante scores. Pascal Plante cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in French, English.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
4Directed by Pascal Plante, shot by Vincent Allard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dominique Plante. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Pascal Plante shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Anthony Therrien and Rose-Marie Perreault and Lysandre Nadeau carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Fuck romantic films!".
9IMDB entry: tt7690020 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.