Toto the Hero follows the story of a man named Toto who believes his life was switched at birth with his childhood friend. With a desire for revenge, Toto navigates through a world of magic realism and uncertainty, all while dealing with themes of love, jealousy, and the passage of time. As he unravels the mysteries of his past, Toto's journey takes unexpected turns, leading him to confront the truth about his identity and the people around him.
Sister Smile is a biographical drama movie released in 2009. It tells the story of a singing nun, also known as the Singing Nun, who became famous in the 1960s. The movie explores her life in the convent, her rise to fame, and the challenges she faced along the way. The plot is centered around her journey as a nun and a singer.
A man writes a play, hoping that it will help him understand the dramatic events his son lived in Greece.
Dalva, a 12-year-old girl who dresses and lives like an adult, is suddenly taken away from her house. Confused at first, she meets Jayden, a social worker, and Samia, a teenager with a fiery personality. Together, they embark on a journey that brings new hope and friendship to Dalva.
A few years from now, the sun is on the verge of exploding and spatial shock waves flow the Earth. Most humans suffer auditory pain and Cyril's mother becomes a prominent drug dealer for those who decided not to take shelter underground. When she suddenly disappears, Cyril is adopted but he soon feels the need to embark on a journey to find her back.
During a training session, 16-year-old Maxime sees the police arrive to question his coach, who has been accused of sexual abuse by one of the club's children. These accusations are going to crack the shell of silence he had been trying to build.
Brothers Martin and Simon, not yet teens, are incorrigible vandals; Martin runs away from reform school, Simon from foster homes, and they always find each other in a seacoast town of Lignan, where their destructive behavior is infamous. (It may date to their mother's leaving the family.) Martin is philosophical, romantic, and poetic: he dreams of being the son of a shark; he holds tight to a book about goldfish his mother gave him. In both halting and wild ways, he tries to court Marie, a neighbor girl. Simon, with a pocketknife and an intractable will, seems more dangerous to others. What, on earth, is there for these children-becoming-men?
Jonathan, 13 years old, spends his summer holidays at a mountain campsite with his mother. One afternoon, his mother sends him to walk the dog in order to receive her lover. The lover's son, accompanied by another teenager, makes Jonathan drink Pastis and drags him into a cruel and sadistic game. The humiliation will reach a point of no return and will mark all three of them for life.
Léo is the two-year old, son of the acting manager of a factory on the brink of closing. When employees discover the news, Bruno, a more radical Worker who is willing to fight for his job, abducts Léo.
Stella is a failed actress who loses her ability to laugh after sustaining a brain injury. Without humor, she feels she 'cant function anymore. Her neurologist advices her to meet Frank, a geologist-driller-blaster who works in a stone quarry and suffers from the same syndrome...
Madeleine go with her mother, a mobile esthetician, at new customer's home in a fancy neighborhood. The 8 years old girl is sent in the game room and three girls invite her to play around a board game. But she has to bet money, which Madeleine has not.
A young member of the European Parliament faces a conflict of interest as she leads an investigation into an oil tanker disaster.
Claire and Pierre's marriage hits the skids after Claire, pregnant with twins, feels that one embryo is crushing the other and decides to abort half the pregnancy.
Aline Issermann's "Shades of Doubt" ("L'Ombre du Doute"), a French film about a wrenching family crisis, is set forth with remarkable restraint. The subject is incest, but the story's potential for tawdriness is never exploited. Instead, Ms. Issermann presents a discreet, methodical account of how 12-year-old Alexandrine comes to bring and then recant charges against her father, Jean.
Girls Can't Swim is a funny and insightful coming-of-age film that explores teenage sexuality, friendship, and self-discovery. The story revolves around Gwen and Lise, two teenage girls who spend a summer in a coastal town in Brittany. As they navigate their way through the complexities of adolescence, they encounter various challenges, including sexual awakening, sister relationships, and attempts at seduction. The film also touches on themes of loss, friendship, and the beauty of the coastal landscape.
Martha is a single mother raising her son, Thomas, on her own. She has a few questions about what happened to her. She is pregnant but doesn't understand how this happened.
At the age of 12, Gabriel was sexually abused by Father Vincey, his headmaster. Fifteen years later, he is still traumatized. Constantly racked by this wrong that he has kept secret, Gabriel buys a gun and moves in near the boarding school where the priest is still headmaster...
Music is the story of a father and son. Or, rather, the story of the reunion between a father and son who have hardly seen each other over many years and who clumsily attempt to renew bonds. Unfortunately, too much time has already passed and it will be impossible to strengthen the ties. But although they lose each other again, the father will nevertheless pass on a legacy to his son: the love of music.