Que notre joie demeure

As a child of working-class parents, 17-year-old Kevin reconsiders society and its injustices when his best friend Elias tells him about the benefits of the monarchy in his homeland. The two high-school students' reflections on the subject of history will bring them face-to-face with many of those who reject the idea, but also with the discovery of the real heritage of the French Monarchy.

Paul, a Padre in the Foreign Legion, is immersed in the sufferings of war. One by one, he is solicited by the families of the dying and by tormented soldiers. Always present at the side of others, Paul also tries to comfort a person who is dear to him: his mother.

Sébastien, a great lover of his land in the Basque Country, is alone in taking care of the family farm as worries pile up. Sebastien falls in love with his new neighbor, Juliette, as Catholic as he is Pagan.

Since she was three months old, Yasmeen has been living with a foster family. Seventeen years have passed by and unbreakable bonds of love have formed between her and her parents and siblings. When Yasmeen is about to be adopted and officially recognised as a member of the family, a woman starts hassling her, claiming to be her mother.

Akim, young Muslim will become imam sees his upset when he is touched by the love of Christ ... In a family chaos that opposes his brother identity Akim attempt to be accepted by his family.

Emma, 26, is engaged to Laurent, a soldier sent to Afghanistan. While waiting for her return, Emma, pregnant, prepares their future family life: but Laurent is slow to return from his mission. Thanks to the strength of their relationship, and to the complicity of other soldiers' wives, Emma holds out until a new ordeal comes to question everything...

A soldier suffering from trauma, Roman does not manage to find his bearings in society upon his return from his mission. His companion Clara leaves him, and takes their son with her. Deprived of his family, Roman goes to isolate himself in the mountains. Out of sight, he will let the memories of the war invade him, until one day he meets a group of lumberjacks, touched by his condition.

In search of a new way of life, Diane, 25, settles in her grandfather's home in a village bordering a forest where she practices archery.

A young couple set out for the quiet of a country house. During their stay, hidden from other people's gazes, they slip into a violent and passionate relationship that will drive them to commit a dreadful act.

David, 20, makes robberies with his friends. One of their victim is a former soldier of the Algerian war. Fascinated and admiring, David is gradually getting closer to the old man: from their friendship will be born his new vocation.

A strong tale of racial integration, two different stories of young men who both are looking for a land to put their roots down.

A young woman strikes up an affair with an older married man, but twisted secrets begin to emerge as their tale is told from different points of view.

Jane desperately tries to awaken her faith in God. In her room, isolated with her lover from the rest of the world, she becomes overwhelmed with an uncontrolled flow of souvenirs, dreams and fantasies.

Lucie, a young French woman passionate about perfume, sets out on a research trip abroad. Her tragic destiny crosses paths with Younes, a penniless taxi driver who delivers her into the hands of Islamist kidnappers, and with Abou, a jihadist also from France.