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The Closet (2001)

The Closet poster
Original title
Le Placard
Directed by
Francis Veber
Genre
comedy film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
AL
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 522 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man facing a layoff at work decides to pretend he is gay in order to keep his job. This leads to a series of funny and unintended situations.

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What happens

The Closet (French: Le placard) is a 2001 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber. It is about a man who pretends to be homosexual to keep his job, with absurd and unexpected consequences. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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