Director
Youssou and Malek are in love but they now have to say goodbye. Tomorrow, Youssou is flying off to the other side of the world, leaving behind him Malek and the neighborhood where they grew up. They promised each other to meet at the top of the hill for their last sunset together.
Thirsty one night stands, confused straight boys, rooftop confessions and a ménage-à-trois that explodes with hilarious results - it's all just part of the package in this latest offering of spirited story-telling from our Gallic friends.
The short films are: Discreet [Scred] (2017); Distinguished Feelings [Sentiments distingués] (2019); Rue des Roses (2012); First Love [Premier amour] (2021); The Edge [4 fromages] (2019); Without Transition [Sans transition] (2021); Fragile [Babtou fragile] (2021).
Director
Thirsty one night stands, confused straight boys, rooftop confessions and a ménage-à-trois that explodes with hilarious results - it's all just part of the package in this latest offering of spirited story-telling from our Gallic friends.
The short films are: Discreet [Scred] (2017); Distinguished Feelings [Sentiments distingués] (2019); Rue des Roses (2012); First Love [Premier amour] (2021); The Edge [4 fromages] (2019); Without Transition [Sans transition] (2021); Fragile [Babtou fragile] (2021).
Louis
On a summer holiday in the countryside, Louis and Paul spend the time alone making love throughout the day. But as Paul becomes distant, Louis finds connections in his dreams but sometimes his dreams aren't always the safest escape.
Léto, a young trans and gay man, lives in a small, social housing apartment near Tours. During the day, he kills boredom on his phone from the ticket booth of a movie theater on its last legs. But where he's looking for feelings, he's only offered sex. So at night, he flees disillusionment by heading for the stars. The roof of his high-rise building is like his moped: a refuge, an escape. However, one morning, the parking lot of an ice rink becomes the setting for a life-changing encounter when he comes face to face with Hamza, a solitary employee with an enigmatic charm. The emotional disturbance is immediate. With all due respect to the scoundrels!
A woman and four men who barely know each other find themselves in an apartment in the sky above Paris. They have all been the victim of the same domineering pervert who is locked in a room. That night, they decided to finish it. In turn, they tell each other memories that bind them to this man and enter the room to confront him. But what happens between the monster and them remains their secret.
Faces is a multi-narrative feature film set across four storylines that follow a group of characters as their lives begin to unravel. Aisha is in a marriage that has become stale. When her wish to get pregnant finally becomes reality, she receives some very unexpected news. Louie and Gaspard are a gay couple who are happily in love but when Louie’s female financée suddenly shows up in the picture, all that they hold dear begins to fall apart. Adam and Luke are best friends, but an attack on Adam at a party threatens to create a schism between them. Sindiso runs a charity for women to which she has dedicated herself. When the centre begins to have financial troubles with the real risk of closing, Sindiso has to question her fundamental motivations.
The prisoner Klara Wendel was supposed to be deported from west to east Switzerland. But strange incidents occur during her transport, and all her companions disappear. Klara is found wearing a nun’s habit. To get to the heart of the matter, a tribunal is hastily set up in a barn. The judges want to find out how Klara has managed to escape and why she’s dressed as a nun. On trial by men, Klara somehow manages to take over and become the director of both the trial and the film.
Writer
Two young men from the same neighborhood meet randomly. As they give each other the lowdown of their night out, an unexpected game envelops them.
Director
Two young men from the same neighborhood meet randomly. As they give each other the lowdown of their night out, an unexpected game envelops them.
Two young men from the same neighborhood meet randomly. As they give each other the lowdown of their night out, an unexpected game envelops them.
Benoit
Shab is a story that revolves around multiple characters' search for happiness and love in a complex, unforgiving, and cold city.
At a family garage, on the eve of its impending closure, a customer drops off her car for a simple tune-up. There's nothing special about the car, except that it is the last.
Casting
테오와 위고는 파리의 한 섹스클럽에서 만난다. 잠자리를 가지며 서로에게 특별한 감정을 나눈 그들은, 클럽에서 나온 후 문득 콘돔을 사용하지 않았다는 사실을 깨닫게 된다. 둘 중 한 명이 에이즈에 양성반응이었으므로, 테오와 위고는 함께 병원에 가서 검사를 받은 후 치료를(의무처리를) 시작한다. 이 사건으로 밤을 지샌 이후 사랑에 빠지는 둘의 모습을 볼 수 있다. (2016년 제6회 서울프라이드영화제)
Henry and Clement are in a relationship for one month in Paris. The last night before Henry goes back to London, where he studies, Clement comes to his hotel to surprise him. But when he arrives at the door, he hears that Henry is with another man in the room...
Elias is a young French guy who has moved to Barcelona. In his country of origin, he has nobody but his grandmother, whom he hasn't seen for ten years. Unwillingly, he works as a prostitute in order to survive, even if he fears AIDS. The other streetwalkers, who once were his new family, now make him feel irritated and distant, even though one of them is in love with him. The only person he is fond of is a scared young boy who often goes to the parish youth club and is under the supervision of a strict priest. Perhaps that child reminds him of his childhood and has the same insecurities he had. This is what is happening to Elias: he's not satisfied with his present, while his past is a tangle of unsolved problems. What does the future hold for him?
Alex
Due to the relocation of their company, three former employees have taken their ex manager hostage. But when their ransom demand is rejected, they have no choice but to prove how far they can go.
A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.
프랑스에서 약물 테스트에 실패한 후, 젊은 기수 크리스토프는 마카오로 옮겨가서 그곳의 경마 세계에 참여한다. 모든 경기에서 우승하며 승승장구하던 크리스토프에게, 어느 날 그의 트레이너가 경기에서 의도적으로 우승을 놓칠 것을 주문한다. 그 대신 많은 돈을 벌게 해주겠다는 제안을 하는데 우승만을 목표로 했던 크리스토프는 제안을 거절한다. 얼떨결에 중국 마피아와 얽히게 된 크리스토프. 그때부터 그들의 손아귀에 놀아나게 되는데, 그런 그를 팬시가 돕는다. 미국에서 살기를 꿈꿔왔던 팬시는 크리스토프를 이용해서 중국 마피아의 세계를 탈출하려고 한다.
Lycéen
2차 대전 중 독일군 점령하의 파리. 아르메니아에서 망명한 시인 미삭 마누치안은 이상을 위해 죽는 것과 사람을 죽이는 것은 별개라고 생각하지만, 외국인 젊은이들로 구성된 레지스탕스를 이끌게 되면서 이상과 현실이 다르다는 것을 깨닫는다. 그의 활약으로 레지스탕스 내에는 그의 이름을 딴 마누치안 네트워크까지 생겨나게 되고, 나치군은 프랑스 경찰과 협력해서 그들을 소탕하기 시작한다. 나치 점령 당시 파리에서 활동했던 외국인 레지스탕스의 실화를 바탕으로 한 감동 대작. (2010년 4회 서울충무로국제영화제)
