Alpha
Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old, lives with her single mother. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.
Colours of Time
After a group of distant relatives inherit a house, they begin to investigate the life of their predecessor.

D

Dalloway
Clarissa, a writer lacking inspiration, joins a prestigious artist residency at the cutting edge of technology. There, she finds support - and even a confidante - in Dalloway, her virtual assistant, who helps her write. But Clarissa begins to grow uneasy with the AI’s increasingly intrusive presence.
The Dinner Game
A dinner party organised with guests bringing an 'idiot' goes awry.
The Edge Of The Blade
Paris, 1887. Duels have been officially outlawed but are still regular practice. This historical drama is set against that backdrop.
Enzo
A 16-year-old boy breaks out from his bourgeois family and starts an apprenticeship as a stonemason. He also meets a Ukrainian colleague who turns his world upside down.
Fantômas
Fantômas is pursued by Inspector Juve (Edmund Breon) and newspaper reporter Jérôme Fandor (Georges Melchior) as he carries out his nefarious schemes.
God And Country
A documentary looking at the implications of Christian nationalism from the perspective of other US Christians.
The Great Arch
1982. French President François Mitterrand decides to launch an international architectural competition for the flagship project of his mandate: the Great Arch of La Défense, aligned with the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe. Against all odds, Otto von Spreckelsen, a Danish architect, wins the competition...
Harry, He's Here To Help
Dark tale of an obsessive friend who imposes upon a family for psychopathic reasons.

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Leave One Day
Cécile is about to open her own gourmet restaurant, finally making her dream come true, when suddenly her father has a heart attack and she is called back to the village where she was born... and runs into her teenage crush.
Love Affair(s)
François has to rush back to Paris to cover for a sick colleague, leaving his partner Daphné, three months pregnant, to welcome his cousin, Maxime. In the four days till Francois’ return Daphné and Maxime get to know each other, sharing increasingly intimate stories that bring them closer.

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A Magnificent Life
Animated consideration of the life of the cinema pioneer.
Nouvelle Vague
This is the story of Godard making Breathless, told in the style and spirit in which Godard made Breathless.
Out Of Love
After many years, Suzanne and her two children unexpectedly show up at the home of her sister Jeanne. It initially looks like Suzanne is tentatively attempting to re-establish a relationship with her sister. But this illusion is shattered with the morning light: Suzanne is gone and Jeanne is forced to become a mother to children she barely knows.

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The Shepherd And The Bear
Documentary exploring a conflict after the re-introduction of brown bears into the traditional shepherding community of the Pyrenees.
Sirât
A father arrives at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco with his son, looking for his daughter who has been missing for months.

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Wild Foxes
At a sports boarding school, talented young boxer Camille is knocked back by an accident that starts to make him question his place inside the ring.
The Worst Ones
Film within a film about a group of youngsters who are street cast and how it changes their lives.
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