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- DirectorAndré TéchinéStarsSandrine KiberlainKacey Mottet KleinCorentin FilaDamien lives with his mother Marianne, a doctor, while his father is on a tour of duty abroad. He is bullied by Thomas, whose mother is ill. The boys find themselves living together when Marianne invites Thomas to come and stay with them.
- DirectorCyril LegannStarsFabien De MarchiJohan LibéreauAlexandre PalmieriJonathan, a sixteen-year-old boy, lives with his father and mother-in-law, but cohabitation is difficult, especially since she is expecting a baby. He finds some comfort with the priest of the local church, with whom he has been maintaining a strong relationship.
- DirectorAlexandre ArcadyStarsJean-Paul BelmondoKim CattrallGuy MarchandA bank in Montréal is held up by Grimm (dressed as clown) and Co. Escaping a bank surrounded by cops is the easy part.
- DirectorAndré TéchinéStarsÉlodie BouchezGaël MorelStéphane RideauThe fates of two partners are divided.
- DirectorAnne FontaineStarsFinnegan OldfieldGrégory GadeboisVincent MacaigneA young man runs away from his family to become an actor.
- DirectorChristophe CharrierStarsFélix MaritaudNicolas BauwensTommy-Lee BaïkTwo moments of Jonas's life intertwine, each reflecting the other: in 1995, when he was a secretive teenager, and 18 years later, as an attractive and impulsive thirty-something looking for balance in his life.
- DirectorChristophe HonoréStarsVincent LacostePierre DeladonchampsDenis PodalydèsJacques is an older writer from Paris. Arthur is a young student in Rennes. They instantly fall in love. But they'll have to face rejection and sickness to keep it that way.
- DirectorYann GonzalezStarsVanessa ParadisNicolas MauryKate MoranParis, summer 1979. Anne is a producer of cheap gay porn. When Lois, her editor and companion, leaves her, she attempts to get her back by making a more ambitious film with the flamboyant Archibald.
- DirectorCamille Vidal-NaquetStarsFélix MaritaudFarid-Eric BernardNicolas DiblaLeo is 22 and sells his body on the street for a bit of cash. The men come and go, and he stays right here - longing for love. He doesn't know what the future will bring. He hits the road. His heart is pounding.
- DirectorRobin CampilloStarsNahuel Pérez BiscayartArnaud ValoisAdèle HaenelMembers of the advocacy group ACT UP Paris demand action by the government and pharmaceutical companies to combat the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s.
- DirectorDidier BivelStarsPatrick TimsitBarbara SchulzBruno PutzuluNathan goes to a high school party and meets Louis. The two find themselves out of sight and kissing, but someone takes a photo of them. When the photo is placed online, a storm overtakes their lives.
- DirectorSébastien LifshitzStarsJérémie ElkaïmStéphane RideauMarie MatheronMathieu, 18, spends the summer at his mother's summer house, in Brittany. On the beach, he meets Cédric, a boy his age. A love-story begins between the two boys.
- DirectorLionel BaierStarsNatacha KoutchoumovLionel BaierAlicja BachledaLionel is a happy gay man with a great career and an open-minded family that accepts his loyal lover, Serge. But things start to unravel when he meets a pretty Polish immigrant who is about to be deported and decides to marry her.
- DirectorStéphane ClavierStarsOlivier SitrukJulie GayetArnaud GiovaninettiRomance meets farce against the backdrop of a quiet campaign to legalize gay marriage. Laurent loves his roommate Dan, who's straight and a playboy. Laurent can't bring himself to tell Dan, but is content to share a flat and to party with him. Then Camille comes along, Dan falls hard, and Laurent is beside himself: he tries to sabotage the relationship, but each effort backfires. After Dan moves in with Camille, Laurent enlists the help of Sam, his new lesbian flatmate, and Nick, a long-time gay friend. As the lovers head toward marriage, Laurent becomes more desperate. His efforts may be having an effect, if not on Dan, then on Camille. Which love will triumph?
- DirectorOlivier DucastelJacques MartineauStarsSami BouajilaPatachouAriane AscarideA tale revolving around the carefree bon-vivant Felix, who is content living with his boyfriend, Daniel in the town of Dieppe in Northern France. When Felix is laid off from his job, he decides to take a road trip to Marseilles to track down the father he's never met. Backpack in tow, Felix sets out walking, hitching, and borrowing cars to get to the south of France. Springtime is budding, nature is at its best, and some unique characters await Felix along the dirt roads and byways of the French countryside.
- DirectorFrédéric MermoudStarsGilbert MelkiEmmanuelle DevosCyril DescoursTwo police detectives investigate the murder of a high-end male prostitute, and his relationship with his girlfriend.
- DirectorPascal ArnoldJean-Marc BarrStarsLizzie BrocheréPierre PerrierJean-Marc BarrA sexually ambiguous Frenchman tours his native countryside with his naive American lover in pursuit of the ultimate thrill. From the moment they meet, brooding Chris and the beautiful Aurore fall instantly and passionately in love but it s not long before their intense connection is consumed by Chris s dark obsession with gay men. Before long, the pair embarks on a violent and sexual journey filled with seduction and destruction of young gay hustlers. Hard-hitting, intensely sexy and wildly controversial, American Translation is a twisted Bonnie and Clyde for a new generation.
- DirectorLorenzo GabrieleStarsJean-Claude BrialySabine HaudepinAntonio InterlandiTeacher watches his life become upside down after Justice appoints him as tutor of a troubled kid.
- DirectorGérald Hustache-MathieuStarsSophie QuintonMiou-MiouNicolas DuvauchelleAvril is a novice in a convent of "Baptistine" sisters, a monastic order which was officially dissolved by the end of the nineteenth century but that is kept alive by Mère Marie Joseph, the sadistic superior. The rule she imposes on the nuns is particularly strict but this is all Avril has ever known since she was born, for she was an abandoned child raised by the nuns with a view to making one of them. While Avril is on retreat, locked in for a fortnight in a chapel prior to taking her vows, Soeur Bernadette, a sympathetic sister, discloses a secret to her: she has a twin brother and she encourages her to go looking for him...
- DirectorJérôme AngerStarsStéphane FreissThierry NeuvicSara MartinsIn a whodunit concerning the murder of a gay professor, Lyon's police detective Éric Mercadier, a married father, unexpectedly falls in love with the medical examiner in the case, who may or may not be involved in the murder.
- DirectorHéléna KlotzStarsEliott PaquetDominik WojcikNiels SchneiderTwo teenagers spend together a night around the town. One tries desperately to kiss a girl while a desire for his friend overwhelms the other one.
- DirectorEva HussonStarsFinnegan OldfieldMarilyn LimaLorenzo LefèbvreIn the well-to-do suburbs of a small town, a group of pretty average, well-adjusted sixteen and seventeen year olds are ordinary adolescents who take a singular path.
- DirectorYan EnglandStarsAntoine Olivier PilonSophie NélisseLou-Pascal TremblayTim, a shy 16 years old athlete, is both brilliant and talented. But the pressure he undergoes pushes him to the edge, where human limits reach the point of no return.
- DirectorGaël MorelStarsNicolas CazaléAmira CasarMohamed MajdSamy (Nicolas Cazalé), a young Franco-Algerian, hits a policeman at a roadblock and must flee France. He takes refuge with his grandfather (Mohamed Majd) in Algeria. But he does not speak the local language, and everything is strange to him, even members of his family: Nadia (Amira Casar) his cousin, a pregnant widow; and Qu'Issam (Kheireddine Defdaf) another cousin, who was expelled from France, and hates everything French. Samy's grandfather lives in the memory of a piece of land that no longer produces any wealth. Samy will never give the reason for his presence, but the chaotic climate of the country will revive the chaos that is in him.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsNatacha RégnierJérémie RenierPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicModern retelling of Hansel and Gretel. After committing a murder, a young couple on the run find refuge in a remote cottage in the woods, where they become trapped by the perverse hermit who lives there.
- DirectorAlain TasmaStarsBérangère Mc NeeseCamille SansterrePierre Andrau21 August 1974. In Marseille, two Belgian tourists, Nicole and Malia, are savagely attacked and raped by three men. Their attackers claim that the women consented and are allowed to remain free. Though their friends and family advise them to forget the ordeal, Nicole and Malia instead decide to fight. Helped by their lawyer, Gisèle Halimi, they request that the attackers be judged at the assize court. On 8 May 1978, after a long battle, they finally obtain justice. A trial which made history as until then rape had been considered simply as a misdemeanor, whereas now it became a crime.
- DirectorAntony CordierStarsMarina FoïsÉlodie BouchezRoschdy ZemWhat are adult love affairs ? Two couples meet and fall in love, lose sight of each other in the confusion and end up pulling through.
- DirectorEmmanuel FinkielStarsNicolas DuvauchelleMélanie ThierryDriss RamdiHaving just been injured in a mugging, Eddy earned the sympathy and attention of his estranged family and gotten back on his feet. The same cannot be said for Ahmed whose life starts falling apart after he's wrongly accused of the crime. When the case against Ahmed starts to unravel, Eddy has to go back on the defensive.
- DirectorRoschdy ZemStarsNicolas DuvauchelleRaphaël PersonnazRoschdy ZemJosé Nunes and Maxime Charasse are friends and minority partners in a struggling construction company. Faced with the need to protect their interests, they make a radical decision and find themselves bound by a dark secret.
- DirectorReem KhericiStarsReem KhericiNicolas DuvauchelleJulia PiatonWhen she discovers a wedding planner's business card, Alexia instantly says, "YES" to Mathias, unaware that it belongs to his mistress. The groom is now trapped between his bride and his lover who in charge of his unwanted marriage.
- DirectorHugo GélinStarsFrançois-Xavier DemaisonNicolas DuvauchellePierre NineySince Charlie is no longer there, the lives of Boris, Elie, and Maxime have been torn apart. These three men, who have nothing in common, all shared one thing: their love for Charlie. One loved her like a sister, one loved her like the woman of his dreams, one loved her like a friend. Except that Charlie is dead and none of them - not Boris, an accomplished businessman, not Elie, a night owl scriptwriter, and not Maxime, still living at home with his mother - know how to deal with it. But because she asked them to do so, they abruptly decide to undertake a journey together, heading for Corsica and the house that Charlie loved so much. Except that here they are stuck in a car together for over 500 miles. It's going to be a long journey. Boris, Elie and Maxime, three men, three generations, no affinity. But by the time they arrive at their destination, they will have realized one majorly important thing: Charlie has changed their lives forever.
- DirectorDavid MoreauStarsVirginie EfiraPierre NineyCharles BerlingAlice works for "Rebelle" magazine, where she needs to let her hair down to get a promotion. When Balthazar returns a lost USB to Alice, the appearance of dating someone half her age helps her. Does it get real?
- DirectorYann GozlanStarsPierre NineyAna GirardotAndré MarconA struggling writer finds a shortcut to fame, but a blackmailer threatens to ruin his perfect life.
- DirectorIgor GotesmanStarsPierre NineyFrançois CivilIgor GotesmanA young man paying the rent for himself and his lifelong friends at an apartment ends up flat-broke and resorts to selling marijuana to pay the bills--only to get caught up in the dangerous world of drugs.
- DirectorJean-Pierre AmérisStarsBenoît PoelvoordeIsabelle CarréLorella CravottaJean-René, owner of a chocolate factory, and Angélique, a talented chocolate maker, are too shy to admit their love for each other. Will they come together thanks to their common passion?
- DirectorDany BoonStarsBenoît PoelvoordeDany BoonChristel PedrinelliA Belge-Francophobe customs officer is forced to team up with a Frenchman during the elimination of the Franco-Belge borders in the 90s.
- DirectorYann MoixStarsBenoît PoelvoordeJean-Paul RouveJulie DepardieuBernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive, married, with a son. He used to have another profession: look-a-like of French star Claude François. Now, with the Imitators Gala Night coming up, he must choose between his wife or the only thing that makes him fully happy: the applause.
- DirectorJalil LespertStarsPierre NineyGuillaume GallienneCharlotte Le BonA look at the life of French designer Yves Saint-Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Bergé.
- DirectorLaurent CantetStarsJalil LespertJean-Claude VallodChantal BarréThe 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Frank, a business school graduate, returns to his provincial hometown to take a management position in the factory where his father has been working for 30 years. First Frank makes the mistake of actually asking the workers on the assembly line for their opinions. Then upper management manipulates his findings to lay off employees. This creates a huge rift, not only between labor and management, but between father and son. A human morality tale that evokes paternal and filial love, and illustrates the personal risk behind political ideas.
- DirectorHugo GélinStarsFrançois CivilJoséphine JapyBenjamin LavernheA man tries to make his wife fall in love with him again, after waking up in an alternate reality where she never knew him.
- DirectorFrédéric LoufStarsPierre NineyAudrey BastienLou de LaâgeThis feature is a classic first-love and coming-of-age story set in the exciting political context of 1981.
- DirectorOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsJean-Paul RouveMarilou BerryOmar SyAs they spend three weeks in a summer camp in the south of France, not only the children but also the monitors learn a little more about happiness, love, and most importantly themselves.
- DirectorFrédéric TellierStarsPierre NineyAnaïs DemoustierVincent RottiersThe heartbreaking hero's journey and true story of a Paris fireman, husband and dad.
- DirectorAndré TéchinéStarsÉmilie DequenneCatherine DeneuveMichel BlancA drama centered on a young woman who claims she was the target of an anti-Semetic attack and the subsequent media sensation it creates.
- DirectorPhilippe HaïmStarsGérard LanvinVahina GiocanteNicolas DuvauchelleIn France, terrorist groups and intelligence agencies battle in a merciless war everyday, in the name of radically opposed ideologies. Yet, terrorist and secret agents lead almost the same lives. Condemned to secrecy, these masters of manipulation follow the same methods. Alex and Al Barad are two of them. The former is the head of the D.G.S.E.'s (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure, the French equivalent of the CIA or the MI6) counter-terrorism unit while the latter reigns over a terrorist network, and both fight using the most ruthless of weapons: human beings. Secret Défense (aka Secrets Of State) tells of their secret war through the destinies of Diane, a student recruited by the French secret service, and Pierre, a troubled young man who thinks terrorism will bring him salvation. Trained and indoctrinated for missions which are beyond them, they are both drawn into a chain of events from which they seem incapable of escaping. While they both be sacrificed in the name of their "noble" causes?
- DirectorAlexandre BustilloJulien MauryStarsAlysson ParadisJean-Baptiste TabourinClaude LuléFour months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.
- DirectorJean-Julien ChervierAgnès ObadiaStarsJulie DurandAlice HouriAlexis RoucoutThe discovery of sexuality through the eyes of a group of teenagers.
- DirectorRobert SalisStarsGrégori BaquetAlice TaglioniJocelyn QuivrinPaul and Agnes have been going out for quite a while and Agnes is shocked to learn that he'd rather live with two roommates on campus than move in with her. As soon as he meets one of his roommates, Louis-Anault, Paul's behavior changes - he is attracted to Louis without realizing so himself. Agnes, on the other hand, gets quite jealous and offers a bet: Whoever gets to have Louis-Anault first, wins... If she does, Paul will no longer explore his homosexual desires, if he does - she'll walk away. Meanwhile, Paul meets Mecir, a young Arab worker, who shows him there's more to life than elite colleges...
- DirectorPascal ArnoldJean-Marc BarrStarsLizzie BrocheréArthur DupontGuillaume BachéChacun Sa Nuit ("To Each His Night") is a modern study of French teens which turns into a murder mystery. Narrated by the lone female in a quintet of very close friends, her narcissistic, bisexual twin brother ends up dead and she is bent on solving the crime. Rather than a whodunnit movie, in which the audience has clues, here all we can do is go along for the ride -- trying, with the sister, to unravel what happened and why. Contains non-sexual nudity, some sexual content and profanity.
- DirectorRémi BezançonStarsJacques GamblinZabou BreitmanDéborah FrançoisFive key days in a family's life.
- DirectorChristian FaureStarsCyrille ThouveninStéphan Guérin-TilliéÉva DarlanAfter his gay cousin dies from hepatitis, young Laurent, who lives with his best friend Carole, falls in love with Cedric, a plant scientist. He's afraid to inform his conservative parents that he is gay.
- 2001–20031h 26mUnrated6.9 (2.1K)TV Episode52MetascoreDirectorFabrice CazeneuveStarsJulien BaumgartnerJulia MaravalJérémie ElkaïmWhen Vincent finds himself a victim of outing in his high school, he must accept to live with the drastic changes it provokes, and redefine his relationships with his friends and family.
- DirectorMehdi Ben AttiaStarsClaudia CardinaleAntonin Stahly ViswanadhanSalim KechioucheMalik has a lot on his plate when he returns home to Tunisia after living in France. He's processing his father's death, he can't come out to his mother, and his childhood anxieties have resurfaced. But all of Malik's problems seem to fade away when he falls for Bilal, the dreamy houseboy at his mother's bourgeois estate.
- DirectorRémi LangeStarsKarim TarekRiyad EchahiSihem BenamouneThis romantic-kitsch story goes from Paris to Marseille, from Amsterdam to Morocco via Jean Genet's grave in Larache, and on to Tangiers. The movie tells the story of an Algerian-French heterosexual young man beginning a sociology study of gay islamic homosexualities and discovering gay love with a young French steward.
- DirectorAnne FontaineStarsMiou-MiouCharles BerlingStanislas MerharA bored couple takes in a young man who turns their lives inside out.
- DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsMichel CôtéMarc-André GrondinDanielle ProulxA young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.
- DirectorArmand LameloiseStarsArthur MonclaRémi BressonÉlodie BolléeArnaud and Guillaume are in their last year of high school. Summer is approaching and like any teenager, they're thinking about cigarettes, alcohol and sex. But boys or girls? Future looks so blurry when you're a teenager!
- DirectorLionel BaierStarsPierre ChatagnyNatacha KoutchoumovRui AlvesThis coming-of-age drama deals with a young man, realizing who he really is and which things he will never do. Loic, 18 years old, being annoyed by his work in a chocolate factory, cruises in the internet by night to have sex with older men. His life is turned upside down by a row of events such as his friendship to a man who is not just interested in his body and the suicide of his best friend...
- DirectorBernard AlapetiteCyril LegannStarsBenoît DelièreJohnny AmaroThibault BoucauxSebastien is a small town boy who moves to Paris and begins to explore the gay night life there. When a friend from back home calls to announce he's coming to Paris, Sebastien confronts some unrequited feelings.
- DirectorLionel BaierStarsRobin HarschNatacha KoutchoumovElodie WeberPsychological drama about a young, inexperienced film reviewer who falls for the charms of a well-established female colleague. A challenging look at the essence of film critique as well as an erotic encounter between two unequals.
- DirectorAnthony DoncqueStarsLouis DunetonMatthieu DessertineAlain BeigelMartin is seventeen and spends all day recording everything with his Hi8 camera. One day Martin meets Dominique, who works as a watchman at his school.