My Words, My Lies - My Love
★ 6 · 2009 · 104m · Drama · Romance · Comedy
David, a waiter, finds an unpublished manuscript in a dresser drawer. To impress a girl, he claims to be the author. When the novel becomes a best-seller, the real author introduces himself and begins to take over David's life.
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