44 yaşındaki Philippe, Fransa'nın güneyindeki bir yangın istasyonunun şefidir. Yaz sıcaktır, her yerde yangınlar çıkmaktadır. Bazıları kundakçılık yüzündendir, bazıları değil. Yangın istasyonuna, Xavier ile aynı rütbeye sahip olan ve deneyimli bir itfaiyeci olan Bénédicte adlı bir kadın atanır. Hem sahada hem istasyonda gerilim yüksektir. Film bizi, bu büyük kahramanların dünyasına ortak ediyor: Sadece alevler karşısında değil günlük yaşamları sırasında gösterdikleri cesarete de tanık oluyoruz
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.
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.
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
Antoine (Albert Dupontel) bir insanı mutlu edecek her şeye sahiptir: Güzel bir eş, harika iki çocuk ve bir ev. Ancak günün birinde hayatını kendi elleriyle mahvetmeye başlar. İşinden istifa eder, karısına artık onu sevmediğini söyler, arkadaşlarına onlar hakkında neler düşündüğünü açıklar...
Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death.