Real Lies (2014)

DramaComedy

Marco Valois wants to direct a serious movie inspired by the life of a soldier living with post-traumatic stress disorder. He soon realizes that the young soldier home from Afghanistan won't open up that easily. Marco, willing to do just about anything to get his story, follows Éric Lebel to his hometown.

Release Date: July 9, 2014
Runtime: 1h 45m
Rating: 5.1/10 (17 votes)

Director: Émile Gaudreault

Cast: Stéphane Rousseau, Mathieu Quesnel, Julie Le Breton, Guylaine Tremblay, Normand D'Amour, Charles-Alexandre Dubé, Marie-Ève Milot, Catherine de Léan

Production: Cinémaginaire

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)movie business quebec based on play or musical soldier afghanistan veteran

Budget: $0M

Full Cast (33 people)

Stéphane Rousseau as Marco Valois
Mathieu Quesnel as Éric Lebel
Julie Le Breton as Rachel Duguay
Guylaine Tremblay as Line Lebel
Normand D'Amour as Jacques Lebel
Charles-Alexandre Dubé as Antoine Lavassani
Marie-Ève Milot as Sara
Catherine de Léan as Marie-Claude
Sonia Vachon as Madame Turcotte
Yan England as Marc-André Dupuis
Caroline Dhavernas as Isabelle Lauzon
Paul Arcand as Paul Arcand (voice)
Steve Barry as Caméraman reportage
Yanik Boisvert as Policier voiture
Jeff Boudreault as Policier usine
Alain Chanoine as auteur des films Furie
Mimi Côté as actrice des films Furie
Sylvie Demers as soeur de Mme Turcotte
Norman Helms as Agent sécurité usine
Roger La Rue as Fan 50 ans
Sophy Laforge as jolie Albertain
Anthony Lemke as coinjoint de Rachel
Félix Monette-Dubeau as Réalisateur hipster
Marielle Dolbec Morrison as Dame station service
Pier-Olivier Paquet as auteur des films Furie
Marc Primeau as DVD launch guest
Meggie Proulx-Lapierre as Réceptionniste hôtel
Julie Ringuette as Attachée de presse
Pierre-Michel Tremblay as auteur de Théatre
Cindy Turmel as Assistante au lancement

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Real Lies

Real Lies

Real Lies

Real Lies

Real Lies

105 min

Marco Valois wants to direct a serious movie inspired by the life of a soldier living with post-traumatic stress disorder. He soon realizes that the young soldier home from Afghanistan won't open up that easily. Marco, willing to do just about anything to get his story, follows Éric Lebel to his hometown.

105 min

Marco Valois wants to direct a serious movie inspired by the life of a soldier living with post-traumatic stress disorder. He soon realizes that the young soldier home from Afghanistan won't open up that easily. Marco, willing to do just about anything to get his story, follows Éric Lebel to his hometown.

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Original LanguageFrench

Budget$6

Release Date7/9/2014

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Cast

Stéphane Rousseau

as Marco Valois

Mathieu Quesnel

as Éric Lebel

Julie Le Breton

as Rachel Duguay

Guylaine Tremblay

as Line Lebel

Normand D'Amour

as Jacques Lebel

Charles-Alexandre Dubé

as Antoine Lavassani

Marie-Ève Milot

as Sara

Catherine de Léan

as Marie-Claude

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Real Lies about?▾

Marco Valois wants to direct a serious movie inspired by the life of a soldier living with post-traumatic stress disorder. He soon realizes that the young soldier home from Afghanistan won't open up t…

How long is Real Lies?▾

1h 45m

When was Real Lies released?▾

July 9, 2014

Who directed Real Lies?▾

Émile Gaudreault

Who stars in Real Lies?▾

Stéphane Rousseau, Mathieu Quesnel, Julie Le Breton

What genre is Real Lies?▾

Drama, Comedy

What is Real Lies rated?▾

PG