French Cinema Now 2019 by SIFF & TV5MONDE
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- DirectorMaxime GovareCédric Le GalloStarsNicolas GobAlban LenoirMichaël AbiteboulMatthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, an amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia.
- DirectorLucas BernardStarsCharles BerlingSwann ArlaudJennifer DeckerBeffrois aguardaba su jubilación con algo de entusiasmo cuando un ladrón de cuadros captó su atención.
- DirectorPatrick CassirStarsJonathan CohenCamille ChamouxCamille CottinMarion and Ben, both 30, meet on Tinder. That's about all they have in common, but the opposites attract each other, and they decide in the early morning of their meeting to go on vacation together despite the advice of their entourage. They finally decide on Bulgaria, which is halfway to their dream destinations--Beirut for Marion, Biarritz for Ben--with no precise plan and, as they realize, with very different conceptions of what a dream holiday should be.
- DirectorDaniel VigneStarsGérard DepardieuNathalie BayeMaurice BarrierIn medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.
- DirectorLadj LyStarsDamien BonnardAlexis ManentiDjebril ZongaA cop from the provinces moves to Paris to join the Anti-Crime Brigade of Montfermeil, discovering an underworld where the tensions between the different groups mark the rhythm.
- DirectorPhilippe LesageStarsNoée AbitaThéodore PellerinPier-Luc FunkThree teenagers are shaken up by their first loves in the turmoil of their youth. At a time when others are conforming, they stand their ground and assert their right to love and be free.
- DirectorJeanne HerryStarsSandrine KiberlainGilles LelloucheÉlodie BouchezTheo was born an unwanted child. The social services set out to find the perfect home for his adoption.
- DirectorMichel BlancStarsKarin ViardCarole BouquetCharlotte RamplingJulien feels like a hostile presence behind him constantly. Alex, his son learns that Eva, a 17-year-old high school girl, forgot to let him know that he was going to be a father.
- DirectorMarie-Sophie ChambonStarsLaure DucheneAngèle MetzgerPauline SerieysLois, 16, has had only one dream since she was a child: becoming an astronaut.
- DirectorOlivier Masset-DepasseStarsVeerle BaetensAnne CoesensMehdi NebbouWhen a sudden tragedy uproots the lives of two women and their families, they begin to question the relationships they once held so dear, in this psychological thriller from Olivier Masset-Depass.
- DirectorPierre SalvadoriStarsAdèle HaenelPio MarmaïAudrey TautouYvonne is a police detective in a town on the French Riviera and the young widow of police chief Santi, a local hero. One day, she learns that her husband was in fact a crooked cop.
- DirectorMarie Garel-WeissStarsZita HanrotClémence BoisnardMarie DenarnaudThe incredible bond between two addicts who form a friendship beyond the walls of their detox center.
- DirectorClaire BurgerStarsBouli LannersJustine LacroixSarah HenochsbergForbach, Eastern France. Since his wife walked out to the family, Mario has raised their daughters on his own. Frida, 14, blames him for her mother leaving. Niki, 17, dreams of independence. Meanwhile Mario waits for his wife to come home.
- DirectorFélix MoatiStarsVincent LacosteBenoît PoelvoordeMathieu CapellaRather intriguing story of this little family of guys who get lost and find themselves. Several unexpected twists keep the interest and we end up understanding something. They were itching for acceptance... love... something.
- DirectorPhilippe FauconStarsMoustapha MbengueEmmanuelle DevosMareme N'DiayeNIne years ago, Amin came from Senegal to work in France, leaving his wife Aisha and their three children behind. In France, there is nothing but work for him, no friends but the people he lives with at his workers' home.
- DirectorNadav LapidStarsTom MercierQuentin DolmaireLouise ChevillotteA young Israeli man absconds to Paris to flee his nationality, aided by his trusty Franco-Israeli dictionary.
- DirectorAlain RaoustStarsSalomé RichardYoann ZimmerEstelle MeyerSalome picks up a summer job in the garbage dump of a village. From unexpected encounters to shared sorrows, comes the promise of a new life.