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Les filles d’Olfa
The life of Olfa, a Tunisian woman and mother of four daughters, oscillates between light and shadow. One day, her two eldest daughters disappear. To fill their absence, director Kaouther Ben Hania calls upon professional actors to re-enact the story of Olfa and her daughters. Best documentary film – César – 2024Official Selection – Oscars...
The Promised Land
With Mads Mikkelsen In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer the harsh, uninhabitable Danish heath with a seemingly impossible goal: to build a colony in the name of the King. In exchange, he’ll receive a desperately desired Royal name for himself. But the sole ruler of the area, the merciless Frederik...
L’enlèvement
In 1858, in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, the Pope’s soldiers burst into the home of the Mortara family. By order of the cardinal, they have come to take Edgardo, their seven-year old son. The child had been secretly baptized by his nurse as a baby and the papal law is unquestionable: he must receive...
La Sirène
After an Iraqi missile strike, the oil metropolis of Abadan descends into chaos. Fourteen-year-old Omid, who works as a food delivery boy, is searching for his missing brother – and for an escape route out of the besieged city. 13 year and older Best Original Music Award – Annecy International Animated Film Festival – 2023Best...
Sira, une héroïne africaine
After a brutal attack, a young nomad named Sira refuses to surrender to her fate without a fight and instead takes a stand against Islamist terror.Source : IMDB Panorama Audience Award – Berlin International Film Festival – 2023Official Selection – TIFF – 2023Official Selection – Cinémania – 2023
La Légende du papillon
Butterfly Tale is an animated film for the whole family, a great initiatory journey along the fabulous migration of monarch butterflies. This is the story of Patrick, a courageous and adorable butterfly who, even though he cannot fly because of a smaller wing, wants to make this journey at all costs. It’s also that of Geneviève who fights against her panic fear of heights and of Martin, the funniest caterpillar around who wants to become a butterfly like the others! During their journey, Patrick, Geneviève and Martin will become heroes after overcoming their fears, accepting their difference and triumphing over natural predators (mice,hungry birds…) and environmental perils (tornadoes, wild human constructions…) The Legend of the Butterfly is an adventure told with humor, a great quest for autonomy and self-realization. General audiences
Danser sur un volcan
On August 4th, 2020, the catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut leaves a large part of the Lebanese capital in ruins. In the midst of the chaos, a troubled film crew face an overwhelming decision: to continue the production of their movie or abandon it? As they face the aftermath of the catastrophe, they are torn between their firm belief in the transformative power of cinema and a deep sense of cynicism about its ability to effect change in a nation plagued by economic turmoil and societal collapse. Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano chronicles their struggles and highlights the crew’s resilience as they strive to find meaning and purpose in their work amidst the devastation. Official selection – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – 2023
Pacifiction
13 and over On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official De Roller is a calculating man with flawless manners. His somewhat broad perception of his role brings him to navigate the high end ’establishment’ as well as shady venues where he mingles with the locals. Especially since a persistent rumor has been going around: the sighting of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing. Official Selection – Cannes Film Festival – 2022Best Actor, Best Cinematography – César – 2023
Sans filtre
With Woody Harrelson Social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beauty. Celebrity model couple, Carl and Yaya, are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain. What first appeared instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for survival. Palme d’Or – Cannes Film Festival – 2022
Retour à Séoul
After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on (an unexpected) journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions. Official selection, un certain regard – Cannes Film Festival – 2022