Alexis Meynet

France, 15th century. A strange evil has taken hold of the inhabitants of a village, causing insomnia, tremors, and hallucinations. Little Wolf arrives in the village with his parents. His father, the executioner Simon, has been called in to help Toussaint, the local executioner who has also been affected by the disease.

Franck is an astrophysicist. His job is to perform laser drillings with the Lynx, an exploration rover on Mars. Assisted by his collegues, he spends the night looking for traces of organic life by examining rocks. In the morning, he will meet with his son who has been traveling around the world after staying with his mother.

Idi and Rita live with their grandmother, Manie. Idi tries to keep the memories they have of their mother, by drawing on his school notebook. By the force of their desire, the children keep the link they have to their funny mother, despite the separation.

Jeanne raises her 9-year-old daughter, Mylène, on her own and dreams about their next trip to the sea.

フランス、パリ。31歳のポーラは、10年付き合った写真家の恋人に突然別れを告げられる。お金も、家も、仕事もないポーラは、恋人の飼い猫とともにパリを転々とするはめに。ところが、気ままな性格が災いし、居候先の友人宅からも、安宿からも追い出され、疎遠だった母親にも拒絶されてしまう。パリにはポーラの居場所などなかったのだ。なんとか住み込みのベビーシッターのバイトを探し出し、ショッピングモールの下着屋でも働き始める。

Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her own way. She steals a big black dog that belongs to a young man on the run...