The First Man

Cezayir asıllı Neige, çok sevdiği dedesi Emir’i düzenli olarak ziyaret eder. Onu büyüten, ailesindeki zehirli ortamdan koruyan hep Emir olmuştur. Dedesinin ölümüyle Neige derin bir kimlik krizine girer ve ailesindeki pek çok çatışmayla yüzleşir.

Cezayir, 1938. Otuzlu yaşlarının başında, sessiz ve gösterişsiz bir çalışan olan Meursault, annesinin cenazesine tek damla gözyaşı dökmeden katılır. Ertesi gün, iş arkadaşı Marie ile sıradan bir ilişkiye başlar ve kısa sürede alışılmış rutinine geri döner. Ancak günlük yaşamı, onu karanlık işlerine sürükleyen komşusu Raymond Sintès yüzünden altüst olur. Ta ki kavurucu derecede sıcak bir günde, bir plajda trajik bir olay yaşanana kadar…

A shady Parisian tries to take advantage of a family of French-descended Algerians forced to move to France.

The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash. Having to take care of his now-orphaned grandson, he struggles to go on with his lifelong acting career like he's used to. But the roles he is offered -- a flashy TV show and a hectic last-minute replacement in an English-language film of Joyce's Ulysses -- finally convince him that it's time to retire.

Clémence, the fearless mayor of a town near Paris, is completing the final term of her political career. With her faithful right-hand man Yazid, she has long fought for this town plagued by inequality, unemployment and slumlords. However, when Clémence is approached to become Minister, her ambition arises, questioning her devotion and commitment to her citizens. Will her political integrity and election promises survive her newly found ambition?

On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and encounters a troubled teenager named Talulah whom she invites into her home.