The Closet

In this French comedy, François Pignon, a boring and overlooked accountant, learns he is about to be fired. Acting on advice from his neighbor, he spreads rumors that he is gay, knowing his company cannot fire him without facing discrimination charges. The scheme spirals into a series of hilarious misunderstandings that transform his relationships with colleagues, his ex-wife, and his son.

• Directed by French comedy legend Francis Veber.
• Daniel Auteuil plays a man pretending to be gay.
• Film was a massive box office hit in France.
• Gérard Depardieu plays a homophobic colleague forced to change.
• Based on Veber's own original screenplay idea.

• I'm not gay, but apparently I have to pretend to be.
• You have to reinvent yourself or disappear.
• Being different can sometimes save your life.
• I never knew pretending could be so complicated.
• People only see what they want to see.