The true story of a young woman who claimed to be the victim of an anti-Semitic attack on a Paris suburban train, only to be exposed as a liar when her story failed to add up. In a city fraught with ethnic tensions, her tall tale opened up fault lines between races, religions, and political affiliations running far deeper than the peculiar lie itself (…). Given several years’ distance from the media blitz, Téchiné brings clarity, maturity, and perspective to the case while still subtly addressing all the thorny social issues the affair touched off (…). Téchiné keeps the focus on Dequenne and the conflicted characters in her immediate orbit. Everyone close to her knows she isn’t telling the truth—just because she’s a habitual liar doesn’t make her good at it—but the way each of them processes it and moves to protect her is fascinating and telling. — Scott Tobias