Cesar Simonot

Bangui, Central African Republic. 17 year-old Robert dreams of a career in music, but civil war is tearing the country apart. When both his parents are thrown into prison, he is left to look after his four younger siblings on his own, juggling daily life, odd jobs, school exams and concert stages, determined to follow his dream.

A melancholic atmosphere hangs over the Grand Littoral mall parking lot. Florence has just arrived from Brazil and knows no one. William is going for a job interview, accompanied by his son Walter. Some cross paths, others part ways, amidst the cars and shopping carts buffeted by the mistral wind.

Holidays spent at my mother’s. The atmosphere is tense: not only does she find it hard to accept that I’m not the girly daughter she dreamt of having, but she is also in the middle of divorcing my stepfather. The stay promises to be eventful.

In the last days of summer, Léna arrives in Arles and waits for Marius, an old boyfriend with whom she has renewed her relationship.

Malika is 47 and looks 10 years younger. Her life has always been one of intensity and chance encounters. Tired of this perpetual instability, she takes shelter for a while at Kamel, her father, in the flat where she grew up, and reconnects with him before he leaves to return to Algeria.