French Exclusive Fiction

Contemporary French films impress with their profound themes and innovative storytelling. "Our Eternal Summer" from 2022 is a poignant drama about a teenager who has to come to terms with the loss of her best friend. Director Émilie Aussel captures the emotional intensity of youth in this film, which has been praised by critics. Another remarkable film is "Lucie Loses Her Horse" (2021), which offers a fascinating mix of reality and fantasy. The story of an actress who suddenly finds herself as a knight in an adventurous scenario questions the boundaries of identity and reality. "Versus" (2019), based on a true story, is an intense thriller about a teenager who seeks revenge after a brutal attack. The strong character development and gripping plot make this film a highlight. "A Good Man" (2020) breaks social taboos by telling the story of a pregnant man, delving deep into the themes of gender and identity. Director Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar manages to move the audience through sensitive storytelling and outstanding acting performances. French films are celebrated at festivals and praised by critics, which underlines their importance in modern cinema. They impressively demonstrate the diversity and depth of French cinema today and set new standards in cinematic storytelling. Each of these productions helps to showcase the diversity and depth of contemporary French cinema and proves that France remains an important center for innovative and influential films.
  • Don Juan

    Don Juan

    Comedy, Music, Dance, Theater

    2022

    1h.46min

    16

    The Don Juan of today is not a womaniser, but a man obsessed with the one woman who left him.


  • Mother and Son

    Mother and Son

    Drama

    2022

    1h.57min

    16

    In the late 1980s, Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to the Paris suburbs with her two young sons, Ernest and Jean.


  • Sons of Ramses

    Sons of Ramses

    Drama

    2022

    1h.38min

    16

    A fraudulent fortune teller, a genuine miracle: Ramses struggles with chaos, kids, and his own role in a neighborhood full of faith and violence.


  • The Nature of Love

    The Nature of Love

    Comedy, Romance

    2023

    1h.52min

    16

    Sophia's life is turned upside down when she meets Sylvain. She comes from a wealthy family, while he comes from a family of manual laborers.


  • The Braves

    The Braves

    Drama

    2021

    1h.40min

    16+

    They dream, fail, celebrate—together. But when life gets in the way, their friendship is put to the ultimate test.


  • Chocolat

    Chocolat

    Classics

    1988

    1h.44min

    16

    A French woman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon, formerly a colonial outpost, where she's flooded by memories, particularly of her servant.


  • By My Side

    By My Side

    Drama, Independent

    2024

    24min

    16

    Since her abortion, paraplegic Jana tries to reorganise her life and seeks answers on her undefined relationship with Aaron.


  • Fotogenico

    Fotogenico

    Drama, Comedy

    2024

    1h.34min

    16

    A touching drama about a father who traces the footsteps of his deceased daughter through Marseille.


  • 7 Minutes

    7 Minutes

    Queer, Thriller

    2020

    1h.17min

    16 FSK

    Together with the handsome Fabien, cop Jean delves into the gay world of his son, who died under mysterious circumstances...


  • The Fabulous Patars

    The Fabulous Patars

    Comedy

    2016

    1h.35min

    16

    Denis Patar is a loving but overwhelmed single father of two daughters. After another failure, he is assigned an employee of the Youth Welfare Office.


  • Black Venus

    Black Venus

    Drama

    2010

    2h.45min

    16

    Early 19th century: Because of her striking appearance, South African Saartjie Baartman is paraded around Europe like a wild animal in a circus act.


  • A Monkey On My Shoulder

    A Monkey On My Shoulder

    Drama

    2012

    1h.31min

    16

    Juliette Binoche and Édgar Ramirez starr as a surgeon couple that has been madly in love for the past 10 years, but has to face their demons.


  • Something in the Air

    Something in the Air

    Drama

    2012

    2h.5min

    12 FSK

    Paris, early 70s: torn between radical political commitment and personal ambitions, a young student is engulfed by the turmoil of the times.


  • If You Saw His Heart

    If You Saw His Heart

    Crime

    2017

    1h.26min

    16

    Unjustly blamed for the death of his best friend Costel, petty crook Daniel is cast out of his Roma community and finds refuge in a seedy motel.


  • Sophia Antipolis

    Sophia Antipolis

    Drama

    2018

    1h.38min

    16

    The discovery of a woman's body in the retort city of Sophia Antipolis reveals the dystopian, dehumanized underbelly of the slick, technology hub.


  • Metamorphoses

    Metamorphoses

    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2014

    1h.42min

    16

    An ancient drama of the gods based on the work of the poet Ovid is revived at a highway rest stop.


  • Pearl

    Pearl

    Drama

    2018

    1h.22min

    12

    Bodybuilder Lea Pearl is focused on the prestigious Miss Heaven competition until her ex-husband Ben shows up with their child.


  • Mrs. Hyde

    Mrs. Hyde

    Drama, Comedy

    2017

    1h.35min

    12

    In this blend of French social drama, light-hearted comedy and fantasy, an unpopular physics teacher acquires supernatural powers.


  • M

    M

    Drama, Romance

    2017

    1h.39min

    12

    The life of the young stuttering woman Lila, is turned upside down when she meets Mo, who risks his life in illegal car racing.


  • Being Blanche Houellebecq

    Being Blanche Houellebecq

    Comedy

    2024

    1h.28min

    12

    Enfant terrible and provocateur Michel Houellebecq plays himself in this unmasking comedy.


  • Loving Memories

    Loving Memories

    Drama, Romance

    2023

    1h.30min

    12

    1919: Julie hopes for the return of her missing husband. When she sees a photo in the newspaper, she thinks she recognizes her husband.


  • A Little Lesson in Love

    A Little Lesson in Love

    Romance, Comedy

    2022

    1h.26min

    12

    While trying to stop a teenager from committing suicide, an unexpected connection develops between two very different people.


  • After the Fire

    After the Fire

    Drama

    2023

    1h.38min

    12

    Following the death of her younger brother during a police intervention, Malika embarks on a legal battle to ensure a trial takes place.


  • Golden Youth

    Golden Youth

    Drama

    2019

    1h.52min

    16

    During the "Palace years", the love story of Rose, an orphaned and destitute teenager, and Michel, a painter six years her senior.


  • Summer Frost

    Summer Frost

    Drama

    2022

    1h.52min

    16

    In a cold summer, 10 strangers connect, revealing dreams and fears in an impressionist tapestry of contemporary France's soul.


  • With the Wind

    With the Wind

    Drama

    2018

    1h.23min

    16

    For a couple living self-sufficiently, installing a wind turbine becomes a test of their relationship.


  • Working Girls

    Working Girls

    Crime, Drama

    2020

    1h.31min

    16

    WORKING GIRLS is a gripping, character-driven drama about three resilient prostitutes navigating complex lives and dark secrets in a Belgian brothel.


  • And Yet We Were All Blind

    And Yet We Were All Blind

    Drama, Thriller

    2023

    1h.31min

    16+

    A lawyer faces infanticide charges for a child she didn't know she was carrying, igniting a trial that questions motherhood's essence.


  • Pacifiction

    Pacifiction

    Drama, Thriller

    2022

    2h.45min

    6 FSK

    The mesmerizing world of Albert Serra's PACIFICTION departs from the exotic portrayal of Tahiti, presenting an authentic glimpse into its beauty.


  • Bright Women

    Bright Women

    Comedy, Drama

    2023

    1h.42min

    16+

    Karine becomes the leader in the fight for her job, but the young woman is tetanized by an invisible handicap.


  • Lucie Loses Her Horse

    Lucie Loses Her Horse

    Drama

    2021

    1h.22min

    16+

    From one moment to the next, actress Lucie is a knight, sword in hand, donned in armor and setting off on quixotic quests.


  • Dying in Ibiza (A Film in Three Summers)

    Dying in Ibiza (A Film in Three Summers)

    Independent, Romance

    2022

    1h.47min

    16+

    Three mismatched friends meet over the course of three summers and the story builds into a profound analysis of human nature.


  • Our Eternal Summer

    Our Eternal Summer

    Drama

    2022

    1h.15min

    16

    Immerse yourself in the summer of a carefree teenager who suddenly loses her best friend and realizes that nothing lasts forever.


  • Paris Prestige

    Paris Prestige

    Drama

    2015

    1h.46min

    16+

    A powerful tale of two brothers at odds in Pigalle, Paris directed by the two French rappers Hamé and Ékoué.


  • Our Defeats

    Our Defeats

    Documentary

    2019

    1h.28min

    16+

    Jean-Gabriel Périot asks students on the outskirts of Paris to reenact iconic films from the '68 era and share their thoughts.


  • Despite the Night

    Despite the Night

    Love & Sex

    2015

    2h.36min

    16+

    A young man searches for his true love and finds himself sucked into the dark and cruel underworld of the porn industry.


  • Bloody Milk

    Bloody Milk

    Drama, Comedy

    2017

    1h.27min

    16+

    A dairy farmer and his sister, who is a veterinarian, get into a conflict over how to deal with a dangerous cattle disease.


  • Into The World

    Into The World

    Comedy, Drama

    2020

    1h.31min

    16+

    Touching dramedy about the hardworking staff of a maternity ward and the secret past of one of the nurses.


  • Camille

    Camille

    Biography, Drama

    2019

    1h.32min

    16+

    Photojournalist Camille goes to the Central African Republic to cover a brewing civil war. What she sees there will change her destiny forever.


  • Liberté

    Liberté

    Drama

    2019

    2h.2min

    18

    An erotic nirvana somewhere between Potsdam and Berlin shortly before the French Revolution in 1774.


  • Versus

    Versus

    Drama, Thriller

    2019

    1h.18min

    16+

    A gritty thriller inspired by a true story. After suffering a brutal attack, a teenager seeks revenge.


  • Occidental

    Occidental

    Drama, Queer

    2018

    1h.14min

    16+

    A visually and sonically striking ensemble piece set in a hotel on the city outskirts as Paris is mired in political chaos...


  • Whatever Happened to My Revolution

    Whatever Happened to My Revolution

    Independent, Comedy

    2019

    1h.29min

    16+

    The radical-minded urban planner Angèle neglects her friends and family for her political struggle.


  • A Violent Life

    A Violent Life

    Drama, Thriller

    2017

    1h.53min

    16+

    In this complex story of politics, loyalty, and identity, a Corsican resistance fighter returns to his homeland despite the threat of death.


  • Amin

    Amin

    Drama

    2018

    1h.28min

    16

    After spending years working abroad to support his wife and kids, Senegalese Amin falls in love with another woman.


  • Pompei

    Pompei

    Drama

    2019

    1h.35min

    16+

    In the barren expanses of a desert, a group of young people grow up with misguided role models and pent-up sexual energy.


  • Hope

    Hope

    Drama

    2014

    1h.33min

    16

    On their flight from the Gulf of Guinea to the Moroccan coast, two people, despite or because of the omnipresent danger, find each other.


  • The Party Is Over

    The Party Is Over

    Drama

    2017

    1h.28min

    16

    Since the first day in rehab, Céleste and Sihem have been inseparable. Is their friendship a force for good or will it distract them from recovery?


  • Ogres

    Ogres

    Comedy

    2015

    2h.18min

    16+

    They are ogres and giants. They bring fantasy and disorder into our lives. "Les Ogres" are a circus troupe and for each other more than a family.


  • Corniche Kennedy

    Corniche Kennedy

    Drama

    2016

    1h.34min

    16

    On the Corniche Kennedy in Marseille, young people from precarious neighborhoods meet for daredevil cliff jumps.