At just 18 years old, Brahim, a promising young footballer, is preparing to realize his dream: signing his first professional contract in Lyon, his club, his city. But the emergence within the club of a powerful foreign agent reshuffles the cards. With Mehdi, his cousin and agent, Brahim embarks on a race against time on the transfer market, "the transfer window", where anything goes.
Premiers films
15 filmsCe cycle met à l'honneur les premiers longs-métrages de cinéastes soutenus par l'IF. Ces œuvres inaugurales révèlent déjà une vision singulière, une audace narrative ou esthétique et parfois les prémices de thèmes qui traverseront toute leur filmographie. À travers cette sélection, nous vous invitons à redécouvrir les débuts brillants et passionnants de cinéastes qui marquent l’histoire du cinéma. Chaque projection sera l’occasion de s’interroger sur la naissance d’un style et sur la force des premiers élans créatifs.
Totone, 18 years old, spends most of his time drinking beers and partying in the Jura region with his group of friends. But reality catches up with him: he has to take care of his 7-year-old sister and find a way to make a living. He then sets out to make the best Comté cheese in the region, the one that would win him the gold medal at the agricultural competition and 30,000 euros.
The district of 'Little Jaffna' in Paris is the heart of a vibrant Tamil community, where Michael, a young police officer, is assigned to infiltrate a criminal group known for extortion and money laundering for the benefit of separatist rebels in Sri-Lanka. But as he works his way deeper into the heart of the organization, his loyalty will be tested, in a relentless pursuit against one of Paris' most hidden and powerful gangs.
Willy and Jojo are childhood friends who never leave each other's side. Training at the motocross track is their way to beat boredom. One evening, Willy discovers Jojo's secret.
Ze is a timid 17-year-old shaman. He studies hard at school to succeed in the cold, callous society of modern Mongolia, while communing with his ancestral spirit to help those in his community. But when Ze encounters Maralaa, his senses are awakened and another reality manifests.
Lydia, a dedicated midwife, is in the middle of a breakup. At the time, her best friend Salomé tells her she is pregnant and asks her to monitor her pregnancy. One day, she comes across Milo - a one-night stand - as she is carrying her friend’s baby in her arms and embarks on a deceitful journey that may cost her everything.
Raphaël, a one-eyed man, is the caretaker of a mansion where no one lives anymore. Soon to turn 60, he lives with his mother in a small house located at the entrance to the grounds of the stately manor. Between mole hunting, bagpipe practice and the occasional ride in the postwoman’s Kangoo van, the days resemble one another. But one stormy night Garance, the estate’s heiress, comes back to the family’s abode and now nothing will ever be the same again.
Arthur is a music critic for a famous magazine. After yet another malpractice, he is relegated to field reporting. While covering the evacuation of a migrant camp on the outskirts of Paris, he is victim of police violence and accidentally becomes the face of the refugee cause. Due to his new status, he gets to spend more time with the brilliant and attractive Mathilde, a former lawyer now head of an association support- ing migrants, but also to welcome Daoud, a young Afghan, whom he agrees to accommodate until his asylum application is processed, which shouldn’t take more than a few days...
Caiti Lord has a beautiful voice that she plans to use to do more than sell cherry cocktails. As madness surges in the United States, in a most disturbing absurd manner, Caiti is overtaken by a growing sense of suffocation. So Caiti sings. The blues.
Sofiane, son of a former Algerian embassy clerk, has travelled a lot. Now a student in Lyon, his visa has been revoked and he lives under the threat of expulsion. Hoping to regularize his situation, he agrees to work for a Muslim funeral home. Amidst parties, encounters and his job, Sofiane will start an initiatory journey that will lead him to find himself, shape his own identity and gradually move towards adulthood.
Bellisha is a good Jewish boy. He is a curly-haired, weakling and nonchalant 27-year-old struggling to become a grown-up. He still lives with his mother, Giselle, in a poor neighbourhood. After the last syna- gogue closes, it’s time for the last kosher grocery store to shut down. This is it, they are the last Jewish family in the area. But much to Giselle’s dismay, Bellisha doesn’t particularly want to leave. He is com- fortable there and remains positive, despite tensions arising in the community and his mother’s health quickly deteriorating.
Following the death of her younger brother during a police intervention, Malika embarks on a legal battle to ensure a trial takes place. However, her quest for truth jeopardizes the stability of her family.
A love and ghost story.
Although Dalva is 12, she dresses, wears make-up and lives like a woman. One evening, she’s suddenly taken away from a father’s house. Dumbfounded and outraged at first, she later meets Jayden, a social worker, and Samia, a teen with a temper. A new life seems to start for Dalva, that of a girl her age.
Childhood pals Dog and Mirales live in a little village in the south of France and spend their days just hanging out. To kill time, Mirales has got into the habit of teasing Dog mercilessly. But this summer is different: Dog meets Elsa and romance blossoms. While jealousy eats away at Mirales, the distance that opens up between the two friends will allow each to grow and define himself.
Arenas
Holy Cow
Little Jaffna
Block Pass
City of Wind
The Rapture
The Dreamer
Just a Couple of Days
Caiti Blues
Six Feet Over
A Good Jewish Boy
Avant que les flammes ne s'éteignent
Falcon Lake
Love According to Dalva
Junkyard Dogs
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