Benoît De Clerck

Marie-Luce Bison, 14 years old, is raised by her father in a cheerful boarding house for seniors where he is the director. It is soon the costume party of her new college: her father does not want her to go ... and anyway, she is not invited. But pushed by Albert, her 80-year-old best friend, Marie-Luce crashes the party, dressed as a man. That evening, everyone takes her for a boy... a boy who is looked at and who pleases. She then decides to invent a male double named Leo to finally live her teenage life. Of course, at home, the relationship with her father becomes complicated.

During the Algerian War (1954-1962), many impoverished young Algerian men, known as "Harkis", volunteered to join the French Army. Salah and Kaddour find themselves under the orders of Lieutenant Pascal. But as the conflict draws to an end, the prospect of independence looms. The outlook for Harkis seems bleak. Lieutenant Pascal confronts his superiors, insisting that every single man in his platoon must be evacuated to France.

For two decades, the victims of the Six-Day War have been fighting in Kisangani for the recognition of this bloody conflict and demanding compensation. Tired of unsuccessful pleas, they have finally decided to voice their claims in Kinshasa, after a long journey on the Congo River.

Arranged to marry a rich man, young Ada is crushed when her true love goes missing at sea during a migration attempt — until a miracle reunites them.

The Mercy of the Jungle is a road movie that deals with wars in Congo through the eyes of two lost soldiers in the jungle by showcasing their struggle, weakness and hope.

Lisbon, Portugal, 1927. The writer and journalist Fernando Pessoa accepts from his boss the commission to create an advertising slogan for the drink Coca-Louca; but conservative government authorities consider the new drink as revolutionary as it is diabolical.

　「息子のまなざし」「サンドラの週末」のジャン＝ピエール＆リュック・ダルデンヌ監督が、一人の身元不明少女の死の真相を探る若い女医を主人公に描くヒューマン・サスペンス。少女の死に責任を感じ、その足取りを辿る中で自らも思いも寄らぬ危険に巻き込まれていくヒロインの運命を、現代の様々な社会問題を背景にスリリングに描き出す。主演は「水の中のつぼみ」「メゾン ある娼館の記憶」のアデル・エネル。 　有能な若き女医ジェニー。今は小さな診療所勤めだが、間もなく大きな病院へ好待遇で迎えられる予定。ある晩、診療所の呼び鈴が鳴るが、診察時間は過ぎているからと、研修医ジュリアンがドアを開けようとするのを引き止める。翌日、警察が来て、近くで身元不明の少女の遺体が見つかったと知るジェニー。昨晩の監視カメラには、呼び鈴を鳴らす少女の姿が映っていた。あの時、ちゃんと出ていれば少女は死ななかった、と自分を責めるジェニー。罪悪感から携帯にコピーした少女の写真を手に、名前も分からない彼女の身元を突き止めるべく自ら聞き込みを始めるが…。

A young man who lives with his mother and has never known his father, heads off to look for him. He finds a cynical and Machiavellian man who works as a publisher in Paris. After he attempts to kill him, he finds filial love thanks to his uncle.

「息子のまなざし」「少年と自転車」のジャン＝ピエール＆リュック・ダルデンヌ監督が、「エディット・ピアフ～愛の讃歌～」「君と歩く世界」のマリオン・コティヤールを主演に迎え、労働者の連帯をテーマに贈る社会派ヒューマン・ドラマ。会社から突然解雇を宣告され、それを免れるために同僚たちの協力を仰ぐべく、一人ひとり説得して回るヒロインの運命を描く。 　夫と共働きで２人の小さな子どもを育てる工場労働者のサンドラ。体調不良による休職から復帰しようとした矢先、会社から解雇を言い渡されてしまう。アジア勢に押され、経営の苦しい会社としては、社員にボーナスを支給するためにはやむを得ない措置だという。それを撤回してほしければ、同僚16人のうち過半数がボーナスを諦めることに賛成する必要があるという。投票が行われるのは月曜日。サンドラに残された時間はこの週末だけ。“自分のためにボーナスを諦めてほしい”と頼むことがどんなに厚かましいお願いかは百も承知ながら、もはや他に選択の余地がないサンドラは、悲壮な思いで同僚への説得行脚を開始するが…。

After having broken up with his girlfriend and left his job, Simon has come back to his small hometown in the countryside, where he meets up again with his old friend Julien. The two thirty-year-old, unemployed and idle men decide to reinvest in an old dream from their teenage years: hitting the road for an adventurous journey. They buy a huge motor-home, but the trip is delayed by various troubles, and they decide to start their journey right where they are. Through this first motionless stage of their trip, Simon and Julien are confronted with themselves and what they wanted to run away from.

児童相談所に預けられたまま12歳になろうとしていた少年シリル（トマス・ドレ）は、いつか父親を見つけて一緒に暮らしたいと願っていた。ある日、彼は美容院を営むサマンサ（セシル・ドゥ・フランス）と出会い、ごく自然に彼女と共に週末を過ごすようになる。二人は自転車に乗って街を走り回り、ようやくシリルの父親（ジェレミー・レニエ）を捜し出すが……。

A funny, charming faux-fairy tale about ogres, knights and maidens.