Brotherhood of Tears (
2013) | IMDb:
5.7
Gabriel Chevalier, 45 years old, is an ex-policeman. Unemployed, lonely and depressed,he lives like a ghost and hardly takes care of his only teenage child Juliette. One day, by pure chance, he finds a suspicious but extremely well paid job: his daily mission consists of delivering a briefcase exactly where he is told. The only rule being to never open it. These deliveries will bring him to meet weird people in strange places. Gradually, his cop instinct resurfaces...
Starring:
Jérémie Renier
,
Audrey Fleurot
,
Mélusine Mayance
,
Bouli Lanners
,
Antoine Basler
,
Fabrice Michel
Directed by:
Jean-Baptiste Andrea
A Prophet (
2009) | IMDb:
7.8
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
Starring:
Tahar Rahim
,
Niels Arestrup
,
Adel Bencherif
,
Hichem Yacoubi
,
Reda Kateb
,
Jean-Philippe Ricci
Directed by:
Jacques Audiard
99 Francs (
2007) | IMDb:
7.2
Paris, France, 2001. Octave Parango, a young advertiser working at the Ross & Witchcraft advertising agency, lives a suicidal existence, ruled by cynicism, irresponsibility and debauchery. The obstacles he will encounter in developing a campaign for a new yogurt brand will force him to face the meaning of his work and the way he manages his relationship with those who orbit around his egotistic lifestyle.
Starring:
Jean Dujardin
,
Jocelyn Quivrin
,
Patrick Mille
,
Vahina Giocante
,
Elisa Tovati
,
Nicolas Marié
Directed by:
Jan Kounen
Blanche (
2002) | IMDb:
3.2
In 17th century France, cardinal Mazarin's death squad kills young Blanche's parents. She grows up to become a thief and steels a substance called Powder of the Devil and a coded letter that were sent to cardinal Mazarin. He is furious.
Starring:
Lou Doillon
,
Roschdy Zem
,
Jean Rochefort
,
Carole Bouquet
,
José Garcia
,
Gérard Depardieu
Directed by:
Bernie Bonvoisin