At age 11, Claudia experiences life-changing events during a day that is nonetheless filled with the pleasure of being at the beach. In a sensual and aquatic atmosphere made of walks on the lake, swimming and games between cousins, the succession of small dramas precipitates the explosion of her family. But an unlikely encounter in the forbidden cove helps Claudia face what lies ahead.
Jeanne Madore
Viviane Audet
Ludovic Larose
Robin-Joël Cool
Anik Vermette
At age 11, Claudia experiences life-changing events during a day that is nonetheless filled with the pleasure of being at the beach. In a sensual and aquatic atmosphere made of walks on the lake, swimming and games between cousins, the succession of small dramas precipitates the explosion of her family. But an unlikely encounter in the forbidden cove helps Claudia face what lies ahead.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...
A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.
Because he wanted to protect his little brother, Teddy, a young man without a history, is accused of the murder of his father and sent to a closed educational center, waiting for his trial for parricide. He then plunges into a brutal universe of which he does not know the rules.
A bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the help of a well off lady, first for her survival-her resurrection-then for her dignity and freedom. Stormy encounters for everyone involved.
A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
In a Parisian parking lot Sonia finds herself trapped in her car with her son and the daughter of her boyfriend Fred, who has been left outside, powerless to deal with the situation: an anti-tank mine has been set under the car. Sonia is a bomb-disposal expert, who works for a NGO with Fred. She just got back from a mission in Ukraine and, while she's used to face dangerous situations, with the children's lives on the line the stakes have never been higher. Along with colleagues Igor and Camille, who came to the rescue, Sonia and Fred have 30 minutes to defuse the bomb and work out who could be the mastermind behind this. Will they stand united until the end or will the family implode under pressure?
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.