In the Beginning

In the Beginning is a 2009 French drama film directed by Xavier Giannoli. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film tells the dramatized true story of Philippe Berre, a Frenchman with a reputation as an impostor. In the film, much as actual events, Monsieur Berre goes to a small town, passing himself off as a civil engineer, and claims that the government has decided to start previously scrapped plans for the construction of a highway. He commissions supplies, gains construction vehicles, and brings jobs to the community and actually constructs a section of roadway in the process before being discovered. Cast François Cluzet as Paul / Philippe Miller Emmanuelle Devos as Stéphane Brice Fournier as Louis Soko as Monika Vincent Rottiers as Nicolas Gérard Depardieu as Abel Corinne Masiero as Corinne Patrick Descamps as Bollard Thierry Godard as Michel