Frank Semelet

Two men, with vastly different life stories and personalities, embark on a hearse heading to the South of France. During their journey they realize that, however unlikely, they're not so different in the end.

A violent road trip, with desperate characters, struggling with misanthropy, religion and private intimate dramas.

In a moment of anger in a grocery store in Lausanne, a father loses patience and disciplines his disobedient child. A shocked customer immediately intervenes to express her concern. Other customers join the conversation and the discussion soon turns into a debate that gradually gets out of hand.

In his classroom a philosophy teacher opens the discussion on the place of religion in society. Out of his course he faces the realities of the street.

On the eve of Y2K, Christine finally introduces her parents to her girlfriend, Minna. But as the aperitif turns into dinner, the chemistry between them seems strangely too good.

Refusing to die in the hospital, an old man gets on his scooter and heads to the mountain where, as a child, his grandfather used to take him to look for fossils. Reluctantly, his son sets off in pursuit.

Anne Dupraz, a respected prosecutor in Geneva, is in custody for shooting a man, now between life and death. She admits her guilt but seems unable to explain her act. Her interrogation and that of her relatives will allow Anne to finally free herself from her past.

The new President of Switzerland is struggling to free a group of hostages being held in Yemen. She's prepared to do anything to achieve that goal, because even in the most placid country in the world, shady dealings are hatched behind closed doors and political ambitions feed on violence. Until Tina, a cleaning lady at the Federal Palace, throws a monkey wrench into the intricate gears of that political machine.