París, 1985. Vanessa tiene trece años cuando conoce a Gabriel Matzneff, un hombre muy inteligente y manipulador. El reconocido escritor de cincuenta años seduce a la joven. La adolescente se convierte en la amante y musa de un hombre celebrado por el mundo cultural y político. Perdiéndose en la relación, gradualmente comienza a darse cuenta de cuán destructiva y anormal es la situación, hasta que finalmente ve a Gabriel Matzneff como el depredador que realmente es. Vanessa ahora tiene un largo viaje para liberarse de su influencia y sanar de su sufrimiento.
Silvia’s father grants her permission to meet Dorante, the man she’s promised to in marriage, by pretending to be her servant Lisette, who in turn will play the role of her mistress.
After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.
Oulage has it all planned: New Year's eve, at the stroke of midnight, he'll finally kiss Brigitte, the girl he's madly in love with. That'll be the moment, because Brigitte is having a costume party. Oulage has it all planned—except for the fact that Brigitte has also invited a gang of truly parasitical friends: an old girl friend who never leaves Brigitte's side, a manic-depressive police officer, a paranoid psychopath, a cannabis-addict suffering withdrawal pains, a stunning Cuban woman on the prowl for immigration papers, and many others who do everything to ruin Oulage's life.
