Holidays by the Sea 2011
A comedy about funny adventures of the group of French people during the summer vacation.
A comedy about funny adventures of the group of French people during the summer vacation.
Renzo Petrucci is forced to leave his job as general manager of a multinational oil company after corruption charges. Convinced that the woman who has taken his place has betrayed him, Renzo takes his revenge by killing her. Reinstated by the Board, he works his way up to the top, driving his company to new heights despite the growing suspicion and mistrust...
While Kurdish gigolo Baran dreams of a future in Europe, German pilot Marion is struggling to come to terms with her cancer diagnosis. When the two meet at the Turkish holiday resort of Marmaris, they engage in a kind of double-cross and decide to enter into a sham marriage. After a promising beginning, a shared future seems well within their reach. But things turn out not to be quite as simple as that.
When a carefree bachelor is unexpectedly left in charge of a young boy, the two embark on a road trip that will change both of their lives.
Set in the late 1960s, the film explores the issues of immigration, community values and family devotion through the eyes of a young girl, Lucia, who is left behind with her grandmother while her parents emigrate to France to find work. Lucia pains to be with her family as she struggles to learn her role in the tiny, traditional village under the watchful guidance of her stern grandmother.
Emile is a 70-ish former horticulturalist who once raised bonsai trees "because they don't take up too much room." Indeed, his whole existence is safe and uneventful to a fault, somewhat juiced by friendship with raucous fishing companion Edmond. Still, they trade pleasantries rather than confidences -- so Emile is shocked when it turns out his elderly pal watches porn, paints nudes and shags women who are his contemporaries that he meets online.
When Julie finally lands a job at a luxury shoemaker, her dreams of stability collapse as the owner threatens to close the factory. Together with an intrepid group of women, they decide to resist, bringing back to life a bold and elegant shoe model to save the renowned brand. But when Samy, a young truck driver as wily as charming, jumps in the middle of the fight, this is no longer the same song.
Christian is a divorced father who can only see his young daughter Vanessa every other weekend. When he meets the single mother Christine and decides to participate in a summer TV show, his whole life is turned upside down.
A small clan lives in the underworld of a rubbish dump. They recycle the waste they find or steal, in order to cobble their home together. Life there could be so sweet, were it not for a chief inspector hot on their heels.
At Paul's house, aged 15, if the dog forgets to come inside, everyone has to take turns correcting him. All would be well if Gabriel, the older brother, hadn't decided to leave. Paul sets out to find him and persuade him to reconnect with their parents. He's sure they'll do anything to help him come to terms with his homosexuality.