In the Heart of the Ile de France
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These are super8 images filmed on Sein Island, later blown up to 16mm. Using an approach that could be considered ethnographic, David Dudouit commits to showing us the everyday life of the island and its inhabitants. As
A fortune-teller reveals the Sultan that his daughter will get married to somebody poor, born on the same day with her. So, the Sultan gets all the baby boys born on the same day are killed and only Kadir is saved. Kadir
After two families being at loggerheads for years, it is now Hasip and Nasip's turn. They fight to win the mayor election, and to marry their common love interest, Perihan.
When her mother died, Geneviève went back to the village where she was born to sell off the house and return to Montreal. Her sister Manou, a pregnant teenager, refuses Genevieve's authority and leaves for the Île de Sab
An invitation to travel to the director's two islands, the one where he lives, Réunion, and the one where he grew up, Madagascar. This travelogue takes us to meet the people of Réunion and Madagascar who are confronted w
When their father is killed in a blood feud, Yusuf and Kenan, two shepherd boys, flee to Istanbul in search of their uncle. They become involved with the streetboys, and Yusuf turns to crime although Kenan wants to learn
Marie Hersant, a police captain, arrives on Ouessant, the island where she grew up, to investigate the disturbing disappearance of her childhood friend Sandrine. This is an opportunity for Marie, who is five months pregn
In the ethereal space of a remote freeway service station, Sami, a station employee, dreams of an encounter that will take him far away from here. His manager Stéphane, who has long since sunk into a boring routine, trie
France, 1940. German troops have just invaded the country, but in the rural idyll of the family chateau inhabited by 20-year-old Mellie with her impoverished aristocrat father Alexandre and adolescent cousin Robinson, th
On a stormy night, off the coast of the Arcachon basin, a small sailboat named "Julie" disappears with a young girl of the same name on board. What really happened? The mystery is all the thicker because a month later, h
The Ili River is the main artery of Southeastern Kazakhstan. It flows into the Balkhash and delivers 80% of the incoming water. The banks and irrigation canals are drained, and the old aqueducts are destroyed. The river
The son of a Muslim emperor, Mahmut rejects his father's values and advocates a humanitarian approach to running the empire he will inherit. For him, there are more important things than power over others - namely the lo
This documentary explores the emigration myth. The main character’s curiosity takes him to London, a cosmopolitan city where one must fight to survive, before he joins other communities with different horizons. Why do pe
Around the fire, travellers and pirates recount their memories, their dreams, their battles. From one language to another, from story to story, we hear the roar of the storm and the rustle of the leaves, the menacing sir
Yavru, who goes to Istanbul for an inheritance, accidentally meets Katip, and the duo's adventures begin in this very entertaining film.
The story of a married couple who experience funny conflicts in their relationship.