Hommes de Bois

Maddy is putting off telling her housemates that their community dream has come to an end...

While waiting for his girlfriend to join him in the calm and quiet countryside, city dweller Marc gradually falls prey to the assault of sounds not usually heard.

At 17, Jérémy dreams of becoming a filmmaker and shares an incredibly close bond with his older brother Théo, a rising rap artist. But the onset of psychotic symptoms throws the family’s fragile balance into turmoil. Amid denial, crises and attempts to create together, the two brothers fight to preserve their bond. Jérémy must learn to accept his illness, live with it, and ultimately let go of the life he had imagined for himself.

Joachim is a very average man in his sixties, but he has a hidden obsession... or two to be precise: he can't help staring at the men who go to the gym across the street from his house while devouring pickles.
 One day, a new "easy-to-open" jar of pickles won't open.

Lionel, the only municipal police officer in a small village, is a simple, gentle man, a bit of an outsider. Mocked by his family and ignored by women, he dreams of being loved for who he is. When Angèle, his childhood sweetheart who has become a star journalist, returns to the village for a tribute evening, Lionel believes in a rebirth. For one night, they make love. But the very next day, she leaves. To keep her there, Lionel kidnaps Mystik, Angèle's star cat; but as he grows attached to the animal, he will have to choose between feeding his lie or finally learning to love himself...

Fanny, in her fifties, lives in a dull routine, spending her time between the apartment she shares with her mother and the local pool. The problem is that everyone around her seems obsessed with sex. Fanny feels that these things are no longer her age, until she meets Marco, the new lifeguard, at the pool. Strange circumstances will push these two odd people to get closer and closer…

Lulu loves football and going to Bauer - Red Star’s legendary home ground - has been her passion for decades. But the recent break-up with her husband René is distracting her from enjoying it today. On the last day of the season they end up sitting side by side in their usual seats watching the match together. Lulu is caught between the excitement of the match and her relationship troubles. Will the match end in a victory?