Summer at the movies

Thomas, a 15-year-old from Reunion, has only one dream: to win a breakdance competition and escape to the big city. But when his mother abruptly throws him and his sister out onto the streets, their world is shattered. Sent to live with a father they've never known, they must confront their mother's abandonment and are left to process it on their own. Amidst the painful journey of rebuilding, torn between rebellion and embracing their newfound freedom, they must rely on their sibling bond to take back control of their lives.

Eighty-year-old Marie is fed up with her illness. She has a plan: to go to Switzerland and end her life. But when she is supposed to tell Bruno, her irresponsible son, and Anna, her rebellious teenage granddaughter, she panics and invents a huge lie. Pretending to have a mysterious inheritance to collect from a Swiss bank, she suggests they all take a trip together. Rudy, a caregiver she just met the day before, becomes an unwitting accomplice in this charade. He takes the wheel of the family's old camper van and drives the family on an unexpected journey.

What if the treasure of Khufu was discovered during Napoleon’s wars in Egypt and hidden secretly somewhere in Paris ? To solve the mystery Christian Robinson, an archeologist with unorthodox methods, embark on a great quest from Cairo to the iconic places of Paris. While he reconnects with his daugther and his grandson he neglected for too long, they will embark in a crazy race against a group of ruthless art smugglers…

Katia Reiter has been in charge of Guadeloupe’s Volcano Observatory for ten years. She forms a dynamic duo with her colleague Aimé, a young local man who shares her passion for the job. As Katia prepares for a new project on the other side of the world, the volcano of La Soufrière threatens to erupt. The island is on high alert, and Katia will have to keep everyone safe.

Twenty-seven-year-old Nour has immigrated illegally to Marseille, where he and his friends live a marginal and festive life. From 1990 to 2000, Nour loves, grows older and clings to his dreams, damaged by the melancholy of an irreversible exile.

Touda only dreams of one thing: being a Sheikha, a traditional Moroccan performer empowered by the lyrics of the fierce female poets who came before her – with their songs of resistance, love and emancipation. Performing every evening in provincial bars under the lustful gaze of men, Touda plans to set her sights on leaving her small town for the bright lights of Casablanca where she hopes to be recognized as a true artist and also secure a better future for her and her son

Baptiste, a talented imitator, is unable to make a living from his art. One day, he is approached by Pierre Chozène, a famous but discreet novelist, constantly disturbed by incessant calls from his publisher, his daughter, his ex-wife... Pierre, who needs peace and quiet to write his most ambitious text, then suggests that Baptiste become his 'answering machine' by pretending to be him on the phone... Little by little, Baptiste doesn't just imitate the writer: he develops his character!

Khédidja works for a wealthy Parisian family who offered her to mind their children for a summer in Corsica. Bringing along her own two teenage daughters Jessica and Farah, it is an opportunity for them to go back to the island they left 15 years earlier, in tragic circumstances. While their mother grapples with her memories, the two girls indulge in all the summer temptations: unexpected encounters, mischief and first love experiences. Meanwhile, questions are surfacing about their distant past on the island, leading them to dig deeper into their mother’s version of the family story.

Can high school friendships last a lifetime? One thing's for sure: before long, Aurore, Nours, Jeanne, Diane and the others will say goodbye to their boarding rooms, swimming in the Drôme and parties in the mountains. Louison will cut his dreads and the little family will break up. For some of them, it's not the first time, and it hurts even more...

It is June 2021 and the end of the school year at the Hénin-Beaumont high school. Linda and Irina are best friends. Between TikTok videos and science classes, they confide in each other about their family, their future, and other teenage preoccupations. But Linda has to move house yet again, and will not be here next term. In spite of her mother’s advice, this time she has grown attached to a friend, and their separation will be a painful one. As the summer begins, her heart is sore. Guillaume Brac films Linda and Irina in this pivotal time of adolescence, where everything is a balancing act between doing what one wants and living up to parents’ expectations, in the run-up to that long-awaited adulthood. A time when one forms unforgettable friendships, fleeting but foundational romances, and fates that will ultimately be upended. The multi-award-winning French director has once again constructed a wonderfully light-hearted tale with Rohmerian touches, in which his two characters are illuminated in a way that makes us feel like we know and love them; just like real film heroines, in fact.

Az works for an oyster farmer in Sète. He knows oysters by heart, he opens them by hundreds. In one of them, Az decides to hide a ring, to ask his girlfriend Jess to marry him. She doesn't say yes. Fortunately, his friends are ready to do anything to help him get his head out of water.

A scorching summer in a small village near Marseille. After a three-year absence, Lucas and his group of friends welcome back their best friend Hicham. This eagerly-awaited return quickly arouses conflicting emotions in the gang, but above all, new hopes in Lucas.

It’s summer, the heat is overwhelming and the weather is out of whack. A group of friends are enjoying their yearly holiday in their favorite little village, wedged between the sea and the mountains. As usual, they are bored and eat and drink a lot. They do not pay attention to the fire which progresses on the mountain nearby, nor to the world around them. But this year, a mysterious man arrives from the sea and shakes up their seemingly balanced existence...

Nancy, East of France. Summertime. Seeking to escape her troublesome family environment, Sophie, 15, jumps at the chance to get the spare keys to her wealthy friend Jade's house. While enjoying the spacious home she thought deserted for summer, she bumps into her friend's older brother Stéphane, who, as fate would have it, was also planning on staying.

In the Pyrenees, a wolf stirs up the anger of the villagers. Teddy, 19 years old, without a diploma, lives with his adoptive uncle and works in a massage parlour. His girlfriend Rebecca, soon to graduate from high school, has a bright future ahead of her. For them, it is an ordinary summer. But one evening of full moon, Teddy is scratched by an unknown animal. The weeks that follow, he is taken by curious animal impulses... To be viewed before screening - Not recommended for young audiences

On a hot summer night in Paris, Félix meets a young woman, Alma, and falls in love. The next morning, Alma hops on a train to join her family in southern France. Félix, determined to follow his soulmate, embarks on a carpool ride with his best friend Chérif and their reluctant driver Edouard. When the car breaks down upon arrival, things turn sour: Alma doesn’t seem too pleased by this unexpected visit.reality?

Blandine spends her holidays alone in a small campsite close to the mountains. She quickly finds herself submerged by the noise, the crowd, and the rain she was trying to escape for the summer. By the lake, Blandine meets Helio, a young local journalist.

Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.

Six-year-old Cléo loves her nanny Gloria more than anything. When Gloria must return to Cape Verde to care for her own children, the two must make the most of their last summer together.

In Thiers, in the Puy de Dôme, a handful of children live the last weeks of the school year waiting impatiently for the holidays: Bruno, Patrick, Laurent, Mathieu or Franck, without forgetting Martine... They all live at their own pace and give a soul to this village where the two teachers, Melle Petit and M. Richet, try as best they can to capture their attention as the summer camp approaches.

Blandine spends her holidays alone in a small campsite close to the mountains. She quickly finds herself submerged by the noise, the crowd, and the rain she was trying to escape for the summer. By the lake, Blandine meets Helio, a young local journalist.

A love and ghost story.