During his acceptance speech for a lifetime achievement award, Nicolas Chauvin - farmer-soldier, veteran of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and father of chauvinism - embarks on a grand monologue, sending him back in time and space.
The story unfolds in the Parisian district of Chateau Rouge. Angelo, an idealist cop consumed by guilt over an accidental murder he committed but hasn’t admitted to, is looking to redeem himself by any means possible, throwing himself body and soul, and potentially dangerously, into resolving some minor shenanigans in his new neighbourhood…
The story homes in on Joseph, one of the last remaining shepherds on the Corsican coastline, whose land the underworld have their eyes on for a real estate project. He decides not to yield to them, but when a man who’s sent to intimidate him - the boss’s son, no less – ends up half-dead, Joseph becomes the target of a merciless hunt at the height of summer stretching from the s...
This charts the journey of a fierce young woman, Habi, and a budding new mayor, Pierre, crossing paths in an underprivileged suburb on the outskirts of Paris. Habi, a native of the suburb who is involved in social orgs helping locals, becomes a political figure. Pierre, meanwhile, is a former doctor who takes the city's reins after the mayor's death and sets off to follow his a...
Claire and Kevin both attend a French village school. They are in the same class, CE2, for children aged eight and nine. Claire is the target of constant bullying by Kevin and his friends, and this is even starting to get violent. It seems very difficult to do anything about it – reporting it to the teacher or parents often backfires. When her mother finally takes action, it be...
Fresh out of jail, Ulysse has only one idea in mind: making money. Confronted by his depressed mother, Gabrielle, the bills that never stop piling up and his desire to live his life to the full, dianshiyu.com he makes a plan. With his best friend, David, he'll travel from rave to rave, selling a mixture of water and Ketamine from their food truck. Together, they hit the road.
