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Paris Police 1905

In 1899, the Republic is on the verge of explosion. When the corpse of an unknown woman is found in the Seine, an ambitious young inspector is propelled into the heart of a criminal investigation which will reveal a heavy state secret.

Polina

As a child Polina auditions for ballet school and is accepted. She catches the eye of the head teacher and choreographer, Bojinski, who is particularly hard on her because he senses her talent. However she continuously struggles with the rigidity of training for ballet and her own passion for dance.

Red Nights

A woman steals an ancient artefact and flees to Hong Kong in order to sell it. Little does she know that the box contains an ancient vial of poison and the people she is dealing with will go to any lengths to obtain it.

Red Rooms

The high-profile case of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier has just gone to trial, and Kelly-Anne is obsessed. When reality blurs with her morbid fantasies, she goes down a dark path to seek the final piece of the puzzle: the missing video of a murdered 13-year-old girl, to whom Kelly-Anne bears a disturbing resemblance.

Résistance

Paris. 1940. Lili is 17 years old. In occupied France, she encounters war before love, and joins the Resistance. Through the interconnecting destinies of its teenage heroes, Resistance tells the story of young people going to any lengths to defend their country.

Réunions

When Chloé learns that Jérémy, her companion, has inherited a hotel in Reunion Island from his “unknown” father, she sees it as the ideal opportunity to start a new life, far from Roubaix and their financial worries. But Chloé will discover that a change of life, even under the sun, is not so easy.

Runaway

The descent into hell of Léa, a teenager surrounded by a loving family, who falls under the influence of an older man.

Ruptures – Season 1

A young and brilliant lawyer specialising in family law, Ariane Beauchemin’s mission is to defend the victims and those left behind after torn relationships. She is tirelessly dedicated to this challenge.

Ruptures – Season 2

Ruptures – Season 3

Rust And Bone

Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali’s bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.

Sambre: Anatomy of a Crime

Late 80’s in Northern France, women are being sexually assaulted along the same road by the Samber river – with attacks taking place early mornings and in a similar style. The police fail to get to grips with the extent of these assaults or make a connection between the cases. The justice system is overwhelmed by the accumulating cases. It will take 30 years to catch a man, who never stopped attacking women and is responsible for at least 54 cases of rape or sexual assault.

Savages – Season 1

Present-day France. The first presidential candidate of Algerian descent is on the brink of power. But on the night of the election, he is shot, bringing turmoil to two families and the entire nation.

Section Zéro – Season 1

Set in the near future, multi-national corporations are Europe’s new leaders. One of the most powerful, Promethee, wishes to further secure their growing dominance by replacing the police force with their own private militias, the Black Squad, led by Henry Munro. Following the shooting of his daughter, his life in shambles and darkest secrets exposed, an idealistic law enforcement officer, Sirius, with nowhere to turn, aligns himself with an old cop Franck Varnove. Sirius takes charge of Franck’s clandestine, elite squadron, Section Zéro, to battle these dark, violent militias, promising a return to traditional law enforcement before the world they’ve known disappears forever.

Simple Passion

A man and a woman are brought together by chance for several months. He is younger than she is, married, Russian, officially a diplomat stationed in Paris. She is a beautiful teacher and researcher, with her feet firmly on the ground. The film follows the evolution of their love, from the beginning to end.

Something to Hide – Season 1

Marriage, family, career, everything in Claude’s life is a success. Mayor of his town, he is almost certain to become senator. For his beloved grandson Lucas, life is much less cheerful: his parents are divorcing and he’s awkward and ill at ease. One day he accuses his grandfather of rape.

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