Life for Real (
French: La Vie pour de vrai) is a 2023
comedy film written and directed by
Dany Boon.[7] It is a co-production between France and Belgium. The film stars Boon,
Charlotte Gainsbourg and
Kad Merad. It was theatrically released by
Pathé on 19 April 2023.
Synopsis
Tridan Lagache has spent his life at
Club Med, changing friends every 8 days. At 50, he resigned from the Mexican vacation club where he was born, determined to find, 42 years later, his great childhood love, Violette.
In Paris, he discovers he has a half-brother, Louis, who he stays with. To get rid of his new guest, Louis convinces his friend Roxane to pretend to be Violette, whom Tridan thinks he recognizes at first sight.
The film was theatrically released by
Pathé on 19 April 2023.[10]
Reception
Box office
Life for Real grossed $6.1 million in France, and $38,778 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $6.1 million.[6]
In France, the film opened alongside Evil Dead Rise, La Plus Belle pour aller danser, The Conference, La Dernière Reine, Chien de la casse, Avant l'effondrement, and Blue Jean. The film sold 80,254 admissions on its first day,[11] 39,129 of which were preview screenings.[12] It went on to sell 351,479 admissions in its opening weekend, finishing 3rd at the box office, behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie and The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan.[13] At the end of its theatrical run, the film sold a total of 802,694 admissions.[12]
Critical response
Life for Real received an average rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars on the French website
AlloCiné, based on 26 reviews.[14]