Synopsis

Fabienne is an aging French movie star who, despite her momentary lapses in memory, remains a venerable force to be reckoned with. Upon the publication of her memoirs, her daughter Lumir returns to Paris from New York with her husband and their young daughter to commemorate its release. A battle of wits ensues between the mother-daughter duo, as Lumir takes issue with Fabienne’s rose-colored version of the past. Reflected by Fabienne’s latest role in a sci-fi drama, their strained relationship takes a poignant journey toward possible reconciliation.

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Movie Details

United Kingdom Releases:	Summer, 2020 (Canceled), released as The Truth
Video Release:	August 25th, 2020 by IFC Video
MPAA Rating:	PG for thematic and suggestive elements, and for smoking and brief language. (Rating bulletin 2608 (Cert #52513), 12/11/2019)
Running Time:	106 minutes
Source:	Remake
Genre:	Drama
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies:	3B Productions, Bunbuku, M.i Movies, France 3 Cinema, France Television, Canal Plus, Cine Plus, Jamal Zeinal-Zade, Jasmin Zeinalzade, Margot Zeinalzade, Garidi Films, Cofinova 15, Indiefilms 7, Cinecap 2, Procirep, Cineimage 13, La Region-Ile-de-France
Production Countries:	France, Japan
Languages:	English, French

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August 26th, 2020

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July 9th, 2020

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July 7th, 2020

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Limited and Virtual Releases: Relics of the Past

July 2nd, 2020

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The Truth Trailer

June 2nd, 2020

Drama starring Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, and Ethan Hawke opens in theaters July 3 ... Full Movie Details.

Fabienne is an aging French movie star who, despite her momentary lapses in memory, remains a venerable force to be reckoned with. Upon the publication of her memoirs, her daughter Lumir returns to Paris from New York with her husband and their young daughter to commemorate its release. A battle of wits ensues between the mother-daughter duo, as Lumir takes issue with Fabienne’s rose-colored version of the past. Reflected by Fabienne’s latest role in a sci-fi drama, their strained relationship takes a poignant journey toward possible reconciliation. More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Screens	Per Screen	Total Gross	Week
2020/07/17	17	$8,143		1	$8,143	$8,143	1

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	12/27/2019	$144,072	26	31	186	$472,677	3/24/2020
France	12/27/2019	$963,171	269	572	1882	$2,831,491	1/31/2020
Germany	11/29/2019	$0	0	76	76	$170,236	3/14/2020
Italy	10/10/2019	$238,283	0	14	30	$639,194	10/19/2022
Lithuania	6/5/2020	$0	0	2	6	$672	7/15/2020
Netherlands	6/5/2020	$63,483	47	49	276	$324,935	7/13/2020
New Zealand	7/23/2020	$3,626	4	4	4	$3,626	10/19/2022
North America	7/3/2020	$2,200	10	12	40	$9,619
Poland	3/6/2020	$0	0	38	38	$29,753	10/19/2022
Portugal	7/3/2020	$2,958	13	14	50	$13,643	10/19/2022
Romania	2/26/2021	$1,024	6	6	6	$1,024	3/3/2021
Russia (CIS)	2/6/2020	$20,427	74	74	136	$37,638	10/19/2022
Slovakia	10/23/2020	$0	0	7	11	$1,415	12/8/2020
Slovenia	1/3/2020	$3,998	9	9	14	$18,748	4/6/2020
South Korea	12/5/2019	$48,204	68	68	207	$255,205	1/16/2020
Spain	12/27/2019	$119,442	62	66	167	$322,501	1/16/2020
Turkey	1/17/2020	$3,704	18	18	34	$8,947	10/19/2022
United Kingdom	9/30/2020	$8,143	1	1	1	$8,143	7/30/2020

Worldwide Total						$5,149,467	10/19/2022

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Leading Cast

Juliette Binoche		Lumir
Catherine Deneuve		Fabienne
Ethan Hawke		Hank
Clementine Grenier		Charlotte

Supporting Cast

Manon Clavel		Manon
Alain Libolt		Luc
Christian Crahay		Jacques
Roger Van Hool		Pierre
Ludivine Sagnier		Amy
Laurent Capelluto		Journalist
Jackie Berroyer		Chef

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Hirokazu Kore-eda		Director
Hirokazu Kore-eda		Screenwriter
Hirokazu Kore-eda		Editor
Eric Gautier		Director of Photography
Jean-Pierre Duret		Sound Mixer
Emmanuel Croset		Sound Mixer
Olivier Walczak		Sound Mixer
Sebastien Noire		Sound Mixer
Riton Dupire-Clement		Art Director
Pascaline Chavanne		Costume Designer
Alexei Aigui		Composer
Christine Moarbes		Line Producer
Cedric Ettouati		Line Producer
Muriel Merlin		Producer
Miyuki Fukuma		Co-Producer
Matilde Incerti		Co-Producer
Ken Liu		Associate Producer
Jean Brehat		Associate Producer
Rachid Bouchareb		Associate Producer
Nathalie Dennes		Associate Producer
Consuelo Frauenfelder		Associate Producer
Stefan Lauper		Associate Producer
Tarik Garidi		Associate Producer

United Kingdom Box Office for The Truth (2019)