Année Zéro

A young woman struggling to stay on top of everything in her life meets a married publisher and begins an affair with him.

A little sea resort on the Picardie coast, the last week of august. When handing over the keys to a rented apartment, Sylvain makes the acquaintance of two beautiful women. This is a fabulous occasion for him to escape his routine, single life in which women are a rarity, even if only for a few days. Quickly Sylvain's new friends can't do without him. Unfortunately, things get complicated when feelings and flirty Gilles, the local lady's man, get mixed up in it all.

Jeanne, aged twelve, spends a weekend with her parents. Thanks to an indiscretion, Jeanne learns that her father has a mistress.

Emmanuel is in his twenties and studies at the dance conservatory. Between his administrative and financial setbacks and the fiasco of an audition that could have simplified everything, Emmanuel goes through a difficult day. But, by confronting some obstacles, he confronts himself and realizes how far he has come. Emmanuel has become a young adult.

Dje has come to Paris for the weekend, no one's expecting him. He discreetly slips through the shadows, walking the streets in an attempt to remedy his boredom. A chameleon and outsider, he spends his time socializing, drinking or just wandering.

Jérôme is trying to seduce a woman. Day after day, he tells the story of this relationship to Patrick, a fellow who he always encounters at the city subway on his way back, who gives him advice and lives through his stories of love.

Leila is Moroccan, Mathieu is French. They made the decision to get married. The marriage approaches and they only miss one more document: the certificate of Leila's celibacy which will be delivered to them only if the young woman marries a Muslim. No choice, Mathieu has to be converted to Islam.

Charles, a 18 year old kid, grew up in a quiet village but dreams of being a black rapper who lives in a big city. His fantasy has a name: Black Charles. A double of himself that follows him everywhere, including on this day when he decides to break with his everyday routine to join his older brother in Paris, hoping for a new life.

Lost in Paris, Cléo is looking for Paul and Paul is looking for Cléo. A poetic adventure lived in 3-year-old kids' shoes.

Luc goes off on his bicycle to forget his problems. A suit of accidents make him spend the night in a little town of Picardie. He meets Sylvain, who tries to help him, for the best and the worst.

Adrien is twenty years old. He lives alone with his father, a famous actor with an overbearing personality. Adrien's summer in Paris is a succession of small failures and disillusions. More than ever, Adrien is a young man struggling with his self-confidence and his future... Unless he eliminates his father, who he considers the cause of all his setbacks.

Vladimir, 15-years-old, is secretly in love with his neighbour Lou. When Lou decides to leave her home to move in with her boyfriend – a man ten years older than her – Vladimir tries to put his jealousy aside to help her.

When a teenager receives a text message that says "I love you" from a boy she's been dating just 10 days, what does that mean? Two best friends have very different views.

Pauline, Barbara and Jessica have been friends since childhood and still live in the same odd town. They have a common plan: they want to win a lookalike contest. When Pauline decides to take her distance and write her own songs, she upsets the balance of the group.

End of summer. This is the last night Cédric spends with Sofiane and his sick father. To ward off the morbidity taking over the house and create a lasting memory, Cédric suggests to go on a night excursion in the neighborhood... in underwear.

Damien is on holiday with Elise, his girlfriend, at her family's holiday home. Elise's older brother comes to stay for the weekend. He's possessive and intrusive and his brotherly love knows no limits. Will Damien stay on the sidelines?

As Hakim is waiting for the bus after class, he is caught in a vendetta between teenagers. He is not exactly keen to get into a fight, but how can he possibly avoid an awaited confrontation?

That afternoon, ten-year-old Antonin has a date with Zohra, agirl he’s very fond of. But she shows up with her two cousins, who dare them to play a dangerous game involving cars driving on a road nearby.

In the middle of summer 2001, in a small village in Burgundy, a film crew was about to shoot the first images of Jean Luc Gromer's new film, when suddenly the camera was torn from its foot and stolen by two young local teenagers: Joe and Patrice.

Clara and Marina are seventeen years old and live in Charleville-Mézières, in the Ardennes. One of the pair doesn't go out much. Something makes her unhappy. The other lives only for boxing; she dreams of becoming a champion. They don't know each other but something brings them together.