Julien Courbey

A North African immigrant to Paris gets work and finds romance despite his scatty character. (imdb)

Somewhere in modern-day Brussels, Hassan, Aziz and Mounir are three friends who lead a life of pleasant apathy. Calling themselves 'Les Barons', they spend their days loafing around in unhurried torpor, bantering between each other and adhering to a curious theory which postulates that the fewer steps one takes in a lifetime, the richer and more satisfying one's interior life. But, as is so often the case, when real life crashes unpleasantly into their dream world, are forced to deal with life. (imdb)

An elderly German tourist is killed in Paris at the hands of Joseph Katz, an old junk dealer beloved by detective Sam Bellamy. Despite witnessing the crime, Sam covers for Joseph, upon which the latter vanishes in mysterious circumstances. (imdb)

Johnny Leclerc lives in a suburban city in the company of his friends, most of whom are 'beurs'. He behaves like a Muslim, does Ramadan and wears a djellaba. He is even persuaded to be called Abdelbachir (imbd.com)