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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A family, who celebrates the mother's birthday, tries to pick up the pieces.

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.

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.

Mozart, the name we know him by, has to deal with a chaotic life. Between his small town and the countryside, between love and abandonment, between struggles and little joys, between rave parties and job hunting, this tall guy in his late thirties walks his path as best as he can. At the crossroads between worlds, he experiences life's trials and tribulations, its absurdity and, sometimes, its beauty.

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.

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.

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?

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.

A couple of vagabonds break into a house while the owners are on vacation. When the owners return earlier than expected, the intruders are forced to hide…

Heartbroken, Pierre decides to holiday at a seaside hotel. Leaving work and his routine back at home, through his encounters with certain people, he realizes there's a whole new horizon of possibilities open to him. Maybe this is his chance to break out of his melancholy.

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.