A dinner party turns into a minefield the moment eight old friends agree to leave their phones face-up on the table. Fred Cavaye's French comedy-drama Nothing to Hide, known at home as Le Jeu, builds an entire evening around one reckless dare: whoever gets a call, text, or notification has to share it with the whole group.
What is Nothing to Hide about?
The setup is simple and the fallout is not. Three couples plus one late arrival settle in for what should be an ordinary meal, until someone proposes the game as a test of trust. Every buzz on the table becomes a small detonation, pulling loose the private arrangements, old grudges, and quiet lies each couple has been managing for years. As the night wears on, alliances shift around the table, and the group dynamic that looked stable at the start of the evening does not survive the last course intact. Cavaye keeps the camera close to the table, letting reactions do the work rather than exposition, so the tension builds through faces and silences as much as through what actually appears on screen.
About the cast
Berenice Bejo and Roschdy Zem anchor one couple, with Suzanne Clement, Stephane De Groodt, Vincent Elbaz, Gregory Gadebois, Doria Tillier, and Fleur Fitoussi rounding out the rest of the table. The ensemble is built for exactly this kind of chamber piece, where the whole cast is on screen together for most of the runtime and the comedy depends on quick, overlapping reactions rather than solo set pieces.
Context & significance
Adapted from an Italian stage and screen premise that has been remade in several countries, this French version leans into dry humor before letting the mood curdle, a tonal turn that became something of a talking point when it first opened in French cinemas. At a lean ninety minutes, it plays out in something close to real time, which suits a story that never leaves one dining room.
Watching Nothing to Hide on Ktime
Nothing to Hide is free to read about on K-Time, with the film itself available to watch after a simple account login. The platform is built around a Farsi-first browsing experience for Persian-speaking audiences, alongside the original French audio.