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Rock'n Roll

2016 | 2 h 3 min
Directed by: Guillaume Canet

At the age of 43, Guillaume Canet has every reason to be happy. Yet his life with Marion, his son, his country house, and his horses all make him look like a has-been. He seems to have lost his sex appeal. Guillaume understands that he must change everything, and fast. And he'll have to go to great lengths to do so, while his nearest and dearest look on with amazement.

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Struggle for Life

(La Loi de la jungle)
2016 | 1 h 39 min
Directed by: Antonin Peretjatko

Marc Châtaigne, an intern at the Department of Norms and Standards, is sent to French Guiana to supervise the implementation of European standards at the GUYANEIGE construction site: the first indoor ski slope in the Amazon aimed at boosting tourism in French Guiana. His misadventures lead to the appointment of a teammate. Unfortunately for him, she's drop-dead gorgeous. Worse: she's no pushover.

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Willy the 1st

(Willy 1er)
2016 | 1 h 22 min
Directed by: Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma, Marielle Gautier, Hugo P. Thomas

When his twin brother dies, 50-year-old Willy leaves his parents' home for the first time and moves to a neighboring village. "To Caudebec I shall go. An apartment I will find. Buddies I will have. And to hell with you all!" Maladjusted, Willy sets out to find his place in a world that he doesn't know.

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Ava

2017 | 1 h 45 min
Directed by: Léa Mysius

13-year-old Ava is on a seaside vacation when she learns that she will lose her sight earlier than predicted. Her mother decides to behave as though nothing has changed so that they can spend the loveliest summer of their lives. Ava deals with the problem in her own way. She steals a large black dog belonging to a young man on the run..

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Crash Test Aglaé

(Crash test Aglaé)
2017 | 1 h 25 min
Directed by: Éric Gravel

Aglaé, a young factory worker, has only one reference point in her life: her job at a car crash test site. When she learns that the factory is going to be relocated abroad, she surprises everyone by accepting to go to India in order to hold on to her job. Accompanied by two colleagues, she sets out on a perilous journey by car to the other side of the world.

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Before Summer Ends

(Avant la fin de l'été)
2017 | 1 h 20 min
Directed by: Maryam Goormaghtigh

After five years of study in Paris, Arash hasn't adapted to French life and decides to return home to Iran. Hoping to change his mind, two friends drag him away on a final trip across France.

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A Wedding

(Noces)
2016 | 1 h 38 min
Directed by: Stephan Streker

Zahira, an 18-year-old Belgian-Pakistani woman, is very close to everyone in her family, until the day when a traditional marriage is imposed on her. Torn between family demands, her Western lifestyle, and her desire for freedom, the young woman turns for help to her older brother and confidant, Amir.

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Swagger

2016 | 1 h 24 min
Directed by: Olivier Babinet

Swagger takes us into the minds of eleven children and teenagers with astonishing personalities who are growing up in some of France's most underprivileged housing projects. The film shows us the world through their singular and unexpected gaze, their funny and incisive thoughts.

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1:54

2016 | 1 h 46 min
Directed by: Yan England

Tim is a shy but brilliant 16-year-old who has a natural talent for sport. But the great pressure he is under pushes him to the edge, where human limits reach the point of no return.

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Into the Forest

(Dans la forêt)
2016 | 1 h 43 min
Directed by: Gilles Marchand

Two young boys whose parents are divorced travel to Sweden to spend their vacation with their father. When he suggests they spend a few days at a lakeside cabin in the middle of a forest, the boys are delighted. But Benjamin, the elder son, starts to grow uneasy about their father’s strange behavior. And the more time that passes, the less their father seems to want to return home.

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Paris Prestige

(Les Derniers Parisiens)
2016 | 1 h 45 min
Directed by: Hamé, Ékoué

Fresh out of jail, Nas returns to his neighborhood of Pigalle, where he gets back together with his friends and his older brother Arezki, who runs a bar, Le Prestige. Nas is determined to make a name for himself, and Le Prestige might just be the stepping stone he's looking for.

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Man Bites Dog (It Happened in Your Neighborhood)

(C'est arrivé près de chez vous)
1992 | 1 h 32 min
Directed by: Benoît Poelvoorde, Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel

A mockumentary in which a camera crew follows Ben, a serial killer who has a particular liking for elderly and middle-class victims. But the filmmakers find themselves increasingly caught up in Ben’s crimes.

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In Bed with Victoria

(Victoria)
2016 | 1 h 37 min
Directed by: Justine Triet

Victoria Spick, a criminal defense attorney on the verge of an emotional breakdown goes to a wedding where she runs into her old friend Vincent and Sam, a one-time dealer she had successfully represented. The next day, Vincent is accused by his girlfriend of attempted murder. The only witness is the victim’s dog. Victoria reluctantly agrees to defend him, and at the same time hires Sam as her nanny. Her life is about to take a devastating turn.

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The Last Metro

(Le Dernier Métro)
1980 | 2 h 11 min
Directed by: François Truffaut

All Marion Steiner can think about is rehearsals for a new play she is staging at the Montmartre Theater, where she has taken over as director in place of her Jewish husband, who has disappeared. Everyone believes that Lucas Steiner has fled France, but he is, in fact, hiding in the basement of the theater.

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