Vero marie gallain, a pathological liar and precocious 14 year old, is taken on the sacred annual holiday to beautiful mauritius by her estranged and over protective father gerard depardieu. Rather than enjoy the beauty or entertainment, vero, tries to find herself a boyfriend by pretending to be older, wearing revealing dresses and not calling her father dad .despite the guiding hand of andre , the name she has made up for her father, vero falls in love for the first time, but her lies get her into deep trouble after pretending andre is her boyfriend, an ex adventurer, mercenary and secret agent with a terminal illness.this hilarious, affectionate rhomer esque coming of age tale is a modern classic which spurned the hollywood remake my father the hero . A must see.