L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie

"Getting the Life You Want Means Losing the Life You Have."

Oct 12 2012 Not Rated 1h 54m
Drama, Thriller

Paul Exben is a success story – partner in one of Paris's most exclusive law firms, big salary, big house, glamorous wife and two sons straight out of a Gap catalog. But when he finds out that Sarah, his wife, is cheating on him with Greg Kremer, a local photographer, a rush of blood provokes Paul into a fatal error.

Plot

Paul Exben is a success story - partner in one of Paris's most exclusive law firms, big salary, big house, glamorous wife and two sons straight out of a Gap catalog. But when he finds out that Sarah, his wife, is cheating on him with Greg Kremer, a local photographer, a rush of blood provokes Paul into a fatal error. Standing over the corpse of his wife's lover, Paul knows that his perfect life has gone for good. But by assuming the dead man's identity and fleeing for an isolated part of former Yugoslavia on the beautiful Adriatic coast, Paul gets another shot at being himself and, at last, seeing the big picture.

Written by

Éric Lartigau, Laurent de Bartillat, Emmanuelle Bercot

Directed by

Éric Lartigau

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

EuropaCorp

Languages

Français

Awards

3 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
3,802
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
71
Popularity
NA