Film archive
The White Knights Les chevaliers blancs
Joachim Lafosse / 2015 / 112 min / English, Arabic, French
The cinematic adaptation of a controversy that made headlines in 2007, the attempt of a French charity organisation to smuggle a large number of children out of Chad into France.
Love at First Fight Les combattants
Thomas Cailley / France / 2014 / 98 min / French / 15+
Teenage love blossoms in the wild South West France that replaces tender romance with comical training in preparation for the apocalypse.
Other People's Children Les enfants des autres
Rebecca Zlotowski / France / 2022 / 103 min / French
This deeply personal, moving story of modern motherhood won Virginie Efira the César Award for Best Actress.
Ismael's Ghosts Les fantômes d'Ismaël
Arnaud Desplechin / France / 2017 / 135 min / French
A hynotic, impulsive and multifaceted portrait of a director haunted by the ghosts of his past.
Four Daugthers Les filles d’Olfa
Kaouther Ben Hania / France, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Germany / 2023 / 110 min / English, Arabic, French
Olfa is the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappeared to join Islamic extremists. The director replaces them with actors. As the real women confront their traumatic past, the actors face ethical questions about its portrayal. This richly awarded documentary is a slow-burning study of family trauma and an intimate journey full of hope, rebellion, sisterly love and intergenerational transmission of suffering and violence.
The Guardians Les Gardiennes
Xavier Beauvois / France, Switzerland / 2017 / 135 min / French
1915 in the French countryside. When the men of the family are drafted to join the army, mother and daughter take on the responsibility of running the family farm. Their life unfolds to the rhythm of hard work, interrupted by rare visits by men from the front. When harvest approaches they employ an impoverished teenager named Francine, who soon becomes an unmissable part of the family.
Whale Nation Les Gardiennes de la planète
Jean-Albert Lièvre / France / 2022 / 82 min / Dubbed / 7+
A film about life in all its diversity, about man’s place on Earth and the vital need for cooperation between the species that share our planet.
The Swallows of Kabul Les Hirondelles de Kaboul
Zabou Breitman, Éléa Gobbé-Mévellec / France, Switzerland, Luxembourg / 2019 / 81 min / French
Kabul under Taliban rule. Two neighbourhoods and two couples, one conservative, one modern. When the lives of these diametrically opposite couples become intertwined, sacrifice becomes the price to pay for love.