Jonathan Waite

Twelve-year old Theo plays for a local soccer club and has enough talent to eventually go pro. But his father has been on a self-destructive spiral ever since he started drinking and got divorced, and Theo feels powerless and anxious as he watches his dad slowly destroying his own life. But he refuses to give up on him. When a recruiter for a prestigious British club takes notice of him, Theo sees an opportunity to rekindle his father’s hope, but despite all his efforts he is not selected. So he decides to lie and say he was, hoping to make his father happy and proud. Theo’s dad is so overjoyed that he puts all his heart into helping his son prepare for “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” gradually regaining his taste for life and motivation for the future. Until the lie reaches unforeseen proportions and completely spins out of control. Thankfully, Theo’s little lie has already operated big change and generated so much hope, that life is able to get back on track. Only better!

日本でも3度アニメ化されたフランスの名作児童文学「家なき子」を実写映画化。南フランスの農村で暮らす11歳の少年レミは、優しい母と貧しいながらも幸せな毎日を送っていた。そんなある日、長い間パリへ出稼ぎに出ていた義父により、レミは旅芸人の親方ヴィタリスに売り飛ばされてしまう。情の深い親方に歌の才能を見いだされたレミは、犬のカピや猿のジョリクールと親交を深めながら、ひたむきに旅を続けていく。オーディションで選出されたマロム・パキンが主人公レミを演じ、美しい歌声も披露。「隠された記憶」のダニエル・オートゥイユ、「8人の女たち」のリュディビーヌ・サニエ、「ニュー・シネマ・パラダイス」のジャック・ペランが脇を固める。

Daniel is an artist who has lost his desire to paint. An unexpected meeting with three « working girls » one evening marks the beginning of a surreal adventure. Later that night, the wildest dreams and the worst nightmares of his three new muses unravel in his imagination.

かつてイスタンブールで犯罪組織を全滅に追い込んだ、元CIA秘密工作員ブライアンはロサンゼルスに戻り、再び家族の絆を取り戻そうとしていた。そんな折、前妻レノーアが、彼の家で死体となって発見される。運悪く現場で警官と遭遇したブライアンは、殺人事件の容疑者として指名手配される。