Hafsia Herzi

"The Secret of the Grain" follows Slimane, whose growing dissatisfaction with the shipyard job he's had for the last 35 years prompts him to try to open his own restaurant. His dream seems unbelievable, but his contagious conviction and persistence work their way into the hearts of his loyal but dispersed family; the four children from his first marriage, his ex-wife, current girlfriend and her bright, outspoken daughter, Rym. (yourmovies)

Armand, a man who sells farm machines in the country, is a popular middle-aged homosexual. Just as he was getting sick of life, he falls in love with a young girl called, Curlie, and goes on the run from her parents and the police. (imdb)

An elderly gentleman and his dog find themselves out of a home with little means.

After relocating to Morocco, a girl longs for her home in France.

Set at the dawn of the 20th century, a prostitute is disfigured for life by a man - bearing a facial scar in the shape of a tragic smile. (screenbase.screendaily.com)

A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favors if their men refuse to fetch water from a remote well. (imdb)

In Algeria in 1930's, a cat who belongs to the daughter of a rabbi, gains the ability to speak. With his new ability he devours information just as he has devoured the family parrot and he develops an urge to become a Jewish cat like his family. But a cat's mind might be too brutally honest and piercing for human religions which are full of contradictions.

Cathy, sixty and beautiful, runs a restaurant offering local specialties in a small town on the coast of Brittany, where she has always lived... (mubi.com)

1975, Sarah, 8 years, is living in a Catholic orphanage. One day, her biological father, who she has never seen, presents itself and takes her with him for the weekend in Paris. But drugged, she wakes up in Morocco. From that moment on she only wants to choose instead of what they have chosen for her... her future life.

On vacation in the Moroccan capital to visit his estranged theatre-director father, seventeen-year-old Ben finds himself fascinated by the bustling, colourful city -- and by a beautiful young woman who hails from a far different world than his own. (tiff.net)

Lee, a world-weary American woman arrives in an Italian city. Her tangles with hotel staff, incessant smoking, and disregard of the persistently ringing telephone hint at her volatility brewing beneath the surface. Between fitful naps, she wanders the streets, snapping pictures of refugees as if her camera were both weapon and olive branch. Struggling to confront her demons, Lee resolves to help a beautiful young woman in need, and this passionate new purpose begins to dissolve Lee's anguish. (Sundance)

Aicha, Radia and their mother live removed from the world in the underground servant's quarters of a deserted mansion. The precarious balance of their daily life is shaken by the arrival of a young couple who move into the main house. A bizarre cohabitation settles between the couple and the three women who decide not to make their presence known to these unexpected neighbors. (imdb)

In 1983 France, teenaged Mohamed is shot by a policeman, but survives. Rejecting his friends' proposal of violent retribution, he proposes political action inspired by Gandhi and Martin Luther King. With two friends, and support from Dubois, the priest of Minguettes, they embark on a non-violent March for Equality and Against Racism between Marseille and Paris. (Wikipedia)

This 45-minute short is director Abdellatif Kechiche's reedit of Rym's belly-dancing sequence in THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN, a visual and aural interpretation of the film's passionate climax. (criterion)

Amin, a young screenwriter goes to his Mediterranean home town for a summer vacation where he falls in love with Jasmine, and meets a producer who agrees to finance his first film. But when the producers wife shows interest in Amin, leaving him to decide between her, Jasmine and his career. (imdb)

Set in London's world of high class call girls, Amoureux Solitaires tells the story of London based French escort Virgiinie, and Rupert, a man who rescues trafficked girls - A tale of modern love. (imdb)

Julia is a terminally-ill architect whose ultimate wish is to die in her home.

A promising photographer named Amel, a woman who deeply shakes the West-facing conservative social structure of Tunisia is shattered by the sudden death of her husband. As a widow, life takes her to unexpected places and as an artist, she bedevils others through her audacity and courage by taking erotic pictures of men. (film.iksv.org)

After Rémi's infidelity, has a hard time dealing with their break-up. One day, he announces that he will travel alone to Bolivia to try to understand his mistakes. (imdb)

In "Fleuve Noir," Cassel will star as a disillusioned cop who starts investigating the death of a child when his estranged delinquent son walks back into his life. (Variety)

José Nunes and Maxime Charasse are friends and minority partners in a struggling construction company. Faced with the need to protect their interests, they make a radical decision and find themselves bound by a dark secret. (imdb)

In the Paris of the late 1960s, Madame Claude is at the head of a flourishing business dedicated to prostitution that gives her power over both the French political and criminal worlds. But the end of her empire is closer than she thinks. (imdb)

Baptiste is in a relationship with Samia when he first meets Cookie Kunty, a young drag queen from the Parisian scene who immediately mesmerises him. (imdb)

Lydia, a dedicated midwife, is in the middle of a breakup. At the time, her best friend Salomé tells her she is pregnant. One day, she comes across Milo - a one-night stand - as she is carrying her friend's baby in her arms.

Melissa, 32, an experienced prison guard, moves to Corsica with her two young children and her husband. The opportunity for a fresh start. She joins the staff of a prison that's not quite like any other. Here, it is said that it is the prisoners who watch over the guards. Melissa's integration is facilitated by Saveriu, an influential young inmate who places her under his protection. But once released, Saveriu gets back in touch with Melissa. He has a favor to ask of her...