Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France...
As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While they often act out to relieve one another's pain, their game might be a way to avoid the fact that they are truly meant for one another.
Junon Vuillard (Catherine Denevue) je supruga Abela Vuillarda (Jean-Paul Roussillon), ujedno i željezna ruka obitelji čija je snaga i volja održavala obitelj zajedno. Bez obzira što je sada starija, ali i dobrodržeća, i dalje brine za svoje troje djece koji su u svojim tridesetima. Neposredno pred Božić Junon otkriva da boluje od leukemije i jedniji joj je spas presađivanje koštane srži. Obitelj se okuplja kako bi odlučili tko će donirati koštanu srž, a tada brojne tajne izlaze na površinu.
Twenty-something Freddy is becalmed in a podunk French village where the only sign of life is the local amateur brass band and youth aimlessly roaming around the countryside on scooters. He has an intense sexual connection with his girlfriend but has no joy or passion to give her. When she falls for a handsome Arab youth a tragedy unfolds.
To fight against the introduction of automatic checkouts that threaten their jobs, staff members at Hard Discounts secretly create their own "Alternative Discount" outlet by salvaging products that would otherwise have been wasted.
Isabelle Adjani is Carole Matthieu – a workplace physician employed in a call centre who has become emotionally involved in the suffering of her humiliated co-workers.
A middle-aged lawyer becomes infatuated with a young thief.
