Work and Freedom

At fifty, René Maugras has lost everything. This wealthy press boss fell into a coma and was rushed to hospital. He has since emerged from his worrying state of health but remains unable to move and communicate. He must also begin rehabilitation, which turns out to be particularly humiliating. Fortunately for him there is Blanche, his nurse, who surrounds him with affection. Blanche takes her case to heart.

The weekend of August 15th gives the opportunity to Michel Fauvet, a recently divorced father, to spend two full days with Bruno, his thirteen-year-old son, that he can normally see only one Sunday a month. Feeling guilty, he tries to compensate for the trauma inflicted to Bruno by giving him presents. This time around, Michel has decided to treat him to a nice trip to Bruges and the Belgian Coast. Which will not prevent Bruno from asking his father disturbing questions.

Several stories from the life of an ordinary family living on the outskirts of Geneva.

A Greek-Irish sailor becomes friends with a 10-year-old sampan girl while his freighter is docked in Hong Kong.

Nicolas Pappas and Léon Dubois, two particularly calamitous killers, arrive in Paris, where a gangster boss in need of "staff", Jo Laguerre, hires them to cover the escape of the perpetrators of a hold-up. They get away with it as best they can and then find themselves in charge of liquidating a certain "Magnum"...

Following a dark story of sheep theft, Loup, nephew of Mark, the leader of a small community living in a tent city by the ocean in Connemara (Ireland), confronts Morholt, leader of a neighboring tribe. Severely wounded, he kills his opponent. For homicide, the representative of order and law, "the bishop", condemns him to go and find a bride for his uncle, Sedrid, famous in the whole country for his superb red hair.

Inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century collection of novellas known as The Decameron, this innovative film combines short works from seven directors who set out to interpret Boccaccio's masterwork for the modern age. The result is an assortment of titillating tales ranging from the erotic to the tragic.