Frédéric Gélard

Jean-Louis is an naive, amiable orphan who spent his life with his elderly and very strict grandfather. Jean-Louis was a 25-year old virgin when a free-spirited young Parisian woman was temporarily stranded in his village after a bus broke down. She left him a changed man, and she also left a match book from a fast food restaurant called Fast Burger. Soon after his grandfather passes away, the innocent rube Jean-Louis hops on his bike and embarks upon a quest to Paris to find this enigmatic woman. But he is not prepared for the size of Paris, and instead ends up working at a Fast Burger outlet himself. Jean-Louis is a simple soul and freely expresses himself without guile. For some reason this endears him to the staff and management; soon he has been promoted into the upper echelons of the company. One day he meets a rather ditzy Metro security guard, Henriette, who is also at sea in the big city. The kindred spirits click and a sweet romance ensues.

Alice is a victim of sexual abuse, and like many victims, lived in silence for years, ashamed, tortured by guilt, afraid to reveal the truth. When Alice starts reading from her teenage diary she finally summons enough courage to confront the man she holds responsible for her suffering.

Julien, 18, visits his half-brothers without warning. Max, 26, lives in an travelers' camp in the middle of the Cévennes forest. The two brothers had not seen each other for several years. Julien falls in love with Lise, an occasional mistress of Max with whom he makes some music. This chaotic affair upsets Julien and brings to the foreground the family conflicts that they have never addressed.

In Paris, a simple rejected gesture at a movie theater reveals growing cracks between Pierre and Anne. As they go about their daily lives, an unexplained distance threatens their relationship.

A man's wife has disappeared; her diary gives the police detailed account of their sexual life.

Vincent, a young painter with no money, is hired by a group of bored bourgeois to paint a picture of the villa they spend the summer in Brittany. As he is offered to stay overnight, Vincent witnesses the habits of his employers, each more bizarre than the other.

Jonas, a 23-year-old dad, attempts to carry out an important Jewish tradition: burying the foreskin of his newly circumcised son. The forgetful father only has a few hours to complete the task... but having a group of hit men on his trail won't help matters much.