# The Lion (2020)

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**Original title**: *Le Lion*
**Runtime**: 95 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: Ludovic Colbeau-Justin
**Written by**: Alexandre Coquelle, Matthieu Le Naour
**Starring**: Dany Boon, Philippe Katerine, Anne Serra, Samuel Jouy, Sophie Verbeeck, Carole Brana

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The story of a man who fakes insanity lands in a comedy that mistakes ambiguity for wit. A caregiver’s sanity begins fraying alongside his patient’s act. The film’s premise gets more unhinged than it bargained for.

**Mood tags**: pitch-black, unhinged

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