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Construction Site (Le Chantier) (Country: France, Switzerland; Year: 2026; Director: Jean-Stéphane Bron; Writer: Jean-Stéphane Bron, Alice Winocour, Eugène Riousse, Julien-Guilhem Lacombe, Stéphane Mitchell, Valentine Monteil)
Documentary about a cinema renovation.
Learn (Apprendre, Elementary) (Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Claire Simon)
Documentary about a primary school.
Lucio's Tour De France (Autour De Lucio) (Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Etienne Barrier, Piere-Alain Delisse)
A man with dystonia embarks on a challenge to walk and cycle aroun drance in under 99 days.
Lumiere! The Adventure Continues (Lumière!, l'aventure continue) (Country: France; Year: 2020; Director: Thierry Frémaux)
The sequel to Lumière! The Adventure Begins reveals another hundred restored Lumière films.
Rookies (Allons Enfants) (Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai; Writer: Thierry Demaizière, Elsa Le Peutrec, Alban Teurlai; Stars: Charlotte Saudrais, Erwan Schamaneche, Michelle Kibebe, Nathanaël Marante, Ketsia Cheyna Obame)
In the middle of Paris, young people are trained to become professional dancers and, at the same time, they are prepared for their A levels.
The Sentinels Of Forgetting (Les Sentinelles de l'oubli) (Country: France; Year: 2023; Director: Jérôme Prieur; Stars: Nathalie Boutefeu, Emmanuel Salinger)
A journey through the First World War memorials of France.
The Waste Commons (De l'Ordure a l'Or Dur) (Year: 2025; Director: Rosalind Fredericks, Sarita West)
Exploring the transformations suroundin ghte impending closure of Dakar's city waste dumpe in Senegal and the lives that hang in the balance.
Whispers In The Woods (Le Chant Des Forets) (Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Vincent Munier; Stars: Michel Munier, Simon Munier, Vincent Munier)
Follows a photographer, who learned everything from his father and who is now trying to pass this on to his own son.
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