It is here that the past collides with the present. During a gala dinner, Stéphane encounters Lucas Andrieu (Victor Belmondo), a young man in his twenties who bears a striking, almost painful resemblance to someone from Stéphane’s past. Lucas, it turns out, is the son of Stéphane’s first love, the high school sweetheart who defined his youth and whose memory he has never truly escaped.
Unlike many coming-of-age films that focus on the trauma of coming out, Lie With Me focuses on the intimacy of the secret. The scenes where they are alone—hiding in a barn, driving a scooter through the night—are the film’s highlights. They are free from societal judgment, creating a universe where only the two of them exist Lie With Me Film 2022