The Truth

Comedy Drama

France, Japan

English, French

October 11, 2019

1hr 46min

Status: released

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Movie Details:

Original title	La vérité
Country	France, Japan
Language	French, English
Genres	Comedy, Drama
Release date	28 August 2019 (Venice) 11 October 2019 (Japan) 25 December 2019 (France)
Running time	1hr 46min
Age rating	PG
Starring	Catherine Deneuve Juliette Binoche Ethan Hawke Ludivine Sagnier Clémentine Grenier Manon Clavel Alain Libolt Christian Crahay Roger Van Hool
Directed by	Hirokazu Kore-eda
Written by	Hirokazu Kore-eda
Produced by	Muriel Merlin
Cinematography by	Éric Gautier
Edited by	Hirokazu Kore-eda
Music by	Alexeï Aïgui
Casting By	Kris Portier de Bellair
Production Design by	Riton Dupire-Clément
Art Direction by	Riton Dupire-Clément
Costume Design by	Pascaline Chavanne
Production Company	3B Productions Bunbuku MI Movies France 3 Cinema Cine+ Canal+ Ciné+ Wild Bunch CNC
Distributor	GAGA (Japan) Le Pacte (France)

Cast & Characters:

Catherine Deneuve as Fabienne Dangeville
Juliette Binoche as Lumir, Fabienne’s daughter
Ethan Hawke as Hank, Lumir’s husband
Ludivine Sagnier as Amy
Clémentine Grenier as Charlotte
Manon Clavel as Manon
Alain Libolt as Luc Garbois
Christian Crahay as Jacques
Roger Van Hool as Pierre
Laurent Capelluto as Journalist
Maya Sansa
Jackie Berroyer as The Chef

Storyline:

Fabienne is a star; a star of French cinema. She reigns amongst men who love and admire her. When she publishes her memoirs, her daughter Lumir returns from New York to Paris with her husband and young child. The reunion between mother and daughter will quickly turn to confrontation: truths will be told, accounts settled, loves and resentments confessed.

About Movie:

In July 2018, it was announced Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke would join the film’s cast. Hirokazu Koreeda’s first film set outside of Japan and his first film not in his native language of Japanese.

Production began in October 2018. Éric Gautier served as the film’s cinematographer.

In January 2019, IFC Films and Curzon Artificial Eye acquired U.S. and U.K. distribution rights to the film. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 28 August 2019. It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2019.

It was scheduled to be released in the United States and United Kingdom on 20 March 2020. However, it was pulled from the schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.