Fourmi (2019)
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Cast
François Damiens, Maleaume Paquin, André Dussollier, Ludivine Sagnier, Laetitia Dosch
After failing an Arsenal selection test because of his height, twelve-year-old Théo hides the setback behind a lie meant to give his father hope.
The story
Twelve-year-old Théo seems destined for a bright future in football. The son of divorced parents, he lives with his mother, while his father has lost hope of rebuilding his life and is sliding toward alcoholism. Théo tries to lift his father’s spirits. When a talent scout for Arsenal notices him, Théo thinks the opportunity could motivate his father again. But he fails the selection test because he is too short. Unable to tell his father, Théo begins a lie that becomes increasingly difficult to control.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Twelve-year-old Théo seems destined for a bright future in football. The son of divorced parents, he lives with his mother, while his father has lost hope of rebuilding his life. Théo is the one who lifts his father’s spirits and does everything he can to pull him out of his apathy and his slide toward alcoholism. When Théo is noticed by a talent scout for the famous English football club Arsenal, he thinks he has found the prospect that will motivate his father again. Unfortunately, Théo fails the selection test because he is too short—the reason for his nickname, “Ant.” He cannot bring himself to tell his father about this failure, and embarks on a lie that becomes increasingly difficult to control and will have multiple consequences.
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