In Olivier Peyon’s drama, the successful novelist  Stéphane Belcourt (Guillaume de Tonquédec) has returned to his hometown for the first  time in decades. As a local celebrity, Stéphane has been invited to be the brand ambassador for its famous cognac distillery.

On arrival he is stunned to discover that one of the company’s executives is Lucas (Victor Belmondo), the son of his teenage first love Thomas. This triggers for Stéphane vivid memories of their passionate but secret adolescent affair – at a time when homosexuality was kept in the shadows. As he processes the pain of the lost years and what might have been, Stéphane begins to repair the deep wounds of his youth, while Lucas begins to understand his father’s truth.

Lie With Me is adapted from the novel drawn from author  Philippe Besson’s own adolescent memories – a moving meditation on the intoxicating force of first love.