Mathieu Métral

Emilie has moved to the countryside with her partner, Gabriel. In the next field, a black horse is lying, dead. No one seems to care.

Leïla is late. But not any kind of delay : her period is late. This is going to be hell.

Confident Marion works at a seaside town as a lifeguard. Although she rather avoids others, she meets shy Elise. Yet when Elise starts drowning one day, it triggers not Marion’s lifesaving instinct, but a dark desire. And it changes not only her own life.

Декабрь 1897 года, Париж. Эдмону Ростану нет и тридцати, а у него двое детей, которых надо кормить и одевать. Прошло уже два года, как он не может ничего написать. В отчаянии он обещает своему патрону принести новую грандиозную и уморительную пьесу в стихах. Обрадованный патрон назначает дату премьеры. Проблема в том, что у Эдмона пока есть только одно название. Он непременно должен уложиться в строки, игнорируя капризы актрис, идиотские требования продюсеров, ревность собственной жены, любовные аферы его лучшего друга, и, несмотря на тот факт, что в его успех не верит никто, включая его самого.

Denis struggles to raise his boisterous daughters Janine and Mercredi on his own while holding down two jobs. Everything goes sour when Denis forgets Mercredi one too many times at the school gates. Séverine, a cheerful social worker, is appointed to scrutinize the family’s daily lives.

Aurélie and Célia are friends studying at the École des Beaux-Arts. One day Aurélie falls for the charms of Olivier, a handsome architecture student. Célia warns her friend of Olivier's bad reputation with women, but Aurélie lies to her, saying that she's not interested in him and doesn't mention that she has agreed to go on a date with him.

In a small town of France, Martin shares his everyday life between his family and the local brass band. At the fanfare, Francis disturbs his well-ordered life. To stop the impulses, Martin will try to go to the end of his fantasies.