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Freshly divorced, Fanny, a thirty-something from FĂ©camp, has nothing left of her marriage but a sky-blue sofa, debts she refuses to pay, and an absolute determination never to 'start her life' with a man again. Despite her burning need for freedom, this cleaning lady finds herself stuck back at her parents' house. That is, until the day she crosses paths with Anemone, a professional mermaid passing through the region. She decides to take the plunge and dive into the world of mermaiding.
Janus is a young high school student who dreams of leaving his native countryside ravaged by isolation and alcoholism. His daily life changes the day he discovers an artisanal distillery hidden in his grandfather's cellar.
Ivan is a freelancer on holiday in rural France. Not very inspired by the article he has to write, he hangs out by the river with Léa and her baby Jojo. It’s the start of a workation…
Solange is a well-ordered wife and mother. She has great admiration for her sister-in-law Juliette, who has just left her husband. Like a fairy godmother, Solange decides to introduce Juliette to a former colleague. Dimitri is handsome and very charismatic. But could Solange be betraying her own desires by offering him to Juliette?
Antoine’s dreamy gaze slowly shifts from the jellyfish he’s fascinated by to Jeanne, his brother’s girlfriend, who’s come to stay with them in Gouville for the holidays.
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Reserved by Citroën for immigrant workers, the Aulnay-sous-Bois factory experienced its first strike in 1982. Thirty years later, it's the turn of a new generation to join the fight. Worthy heirs of their parents, the workers revive a forgotten memory and offer a unique perspective on the history of contemporary France. Matteo Severi's film mirrors these two social struggles, led by workers from immigrant backgrounds.
Big costume birthday party. Harry, dressed as a chick, doesn't want to be unmasked. He frantically searches for a giraffe, his giraffe. But he runs into a fox who won't let him go.
The light of dawn rises in a rose colored sky overlooking imposing tower blocks. It’s the beginning of an odyssey set at the heart of a public housing district following the lives of Yves, a thirty something Berlin based artist, Hamza, a 14-year-old deaf boy, and Déborah, a lonely basketball coach.
A Jewish family tries to keep its traditions alive in the modern world, despite the succession of generations. From film to zoom, we experience Pesach with this family, through time.
“The city of Berezniki is sinking into the earth”, claims the press about an industrial town built on top of salt mines. The sinkholes caused by the mining industry are now filled by water, hidden behind fences – a background noise to be controlled, overcome and forgotten. While the image of this “sinking town” has become a symbol of environmental collapse for outsiders, the inhabitants go about their daily lives, in a city whose local culture is dependent on industries.
This is the story of Madeleine, who leaves France for Africa, on a whim, with her daughter FĂ©licie. This is the story of Abdou, who comes from a small village in Niger, and becomes their servant. This story takes place just after Independence. It is the story of my family.
63 years ago, two boys set out to climb Mont Blanc in the wintertime. Lost in a storm, they remained the mountain’s prisoners for nearly 10 days. Through archival images, I recreate their journey and the attempt to rescue them while revisiting the places in order to understand their story.
