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Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.

In a Swiss village, Elisabeth, 17, returns home from the convent after learning of her sister's mysterious death. Reunited with her three childhood friends, she discovers that faith and desire can sometimes be intertwined.

Judith leads a double life: two lovers, two sons in France and one daughter in Switzerland. Entangled in secrets and lies, her lives begin to shatter.

Summer 1998, Kabul in ruins is occupied by the Taliban. In love despite the daily violence and misery, Mohsen and Zunaira want to believe in the future. But a senseless act by Mohsen will upset their lives forever.

Pierre and Manon are a pair of poor documentary makers, who scrape by with odd jobs. When Pierre meets young trainee Elisabeth, he falls for her, but wants to keep Manon at the same time. But the new girl in his life finds out that Manon has a lover. When she tells Pierre, the time comes for difficult decisions all round.

In Iran today: Maryam (22) accidentally kills her husband Nasser (65) and is sentenced to death. The only person who can save her is Mona, Nasser's daughter. All Mona has to do is appear on a popular live TV show and forgive Maryam.

This is the story of an encounter. An encounter between a groupie and the rock star she has always worshipped, This is a story of fascination and despair. She has loved him for many years, idolized his every move, lived for his songs. He is a shell. Scarred, alcoholic and paranoid, ruined by success. They find each other one morning, in a hotel room. He needs to be saved and all she wants is to protect him.

A provincial youngster who travels up to Paris to sit an entrance exam for a "grande école". His path crosses that of a young woman and they strike up a short-lived relationship.

Three siblings, a father and a grandmother run a business in the form of a travelling puppet show. When the father dies, the remaining family members try to keep his legacy alive.

For 20 years, Oliver, a Frenchman, has lived alone and on his own on a small island that belongs to First Nations people. One day, three visitors land on the island and disrupt his peace.

An elderly widow encounters a mysterious Mayan elder in rural Yucatán. As their worlds collide, they discover a profound bond that transcends cultural boundaries and transforms both their lives.

Jean-François, Ronald, Alexis, Cédric, Benoit and Maxim are gladiators of modern times. From the strongman to the top-class bodybuilder, to the veteran who has become a trainer, they all share the same definition and obsession with overcoming their limitations. They are waiting for the next competition, working hard in the gym and following extreme diets.

Under the Sicilian sunlight, Oscar collects scrap metal with his father. At the other end of town, Stanley the Nigerian migrant gets by thanks to small tasks given by the parish priest. Both share the same desire for a better life.

17-year-old Juliette attends scout camp after finishing school, aspiring to be a midwife. She has a unique healing gift inherited from her grandmother - "fire cutter" - making her an online sensation with over 40,000 follower.

Agadez, 2021. Following the ban of unlawful migrants transportation by the Niger government, four former smugglers struggle to make a living.

Fishing Bodies follows the crew of the Alba Angela - a clandestine fishing boat - as their destinies cross path with Ahmed, a Syrian refugee who now lives illegally on the boat that, before becoming his home and prison, brought others like him to Sicily.

Sam, a seven years old kid, has been living with his mother since divorce of his parents. He has to temporarily move to his father, Gerome, who has never taken care of him. So, Sam is not close with his father. Everyone around Gerome thinks that he's incapable to look after a child. After a chaotic start, Sam, by the force of his convictions, is going to help Gerome to get mature and to teach him how to become a father that he missed so much.

A young man, posted to a bird shelter as part of his rehab, joins a soft spoken community that includes a mice breeder, a vet, a keeper, and a first aid giver.

A woman wakes up with the urge to film blood. She meets a blood courier, a blood transplant specialist, and she remembers a trial she followed a long time ago. The contaminated blood trial.

Two young men united by their passion for music who live in the city of Como, one has problems with his mother and the other has health problems.

Sacrificed generation? At the beginning of 2019, young people are taking to the streets all over the world to warn of the climate crisis. In Switzerland too, young people are questioning the system. As their voices begin to resound, the arrival of the corona virus in 2020 abruptly cuts their drive. The film intimately follows these activists in the euphoria of the first demonstrations as well as in the spleen of the health crisis.

A search to find a childhood friend, "the little Seymo" who became Osama al Habbali, documentary filmmaker, media activist, and detainee of the Syrian regime since 2012. Having lost connection since summer 1994, the destinies of the film's narrator and her former playmate cross again 20 years later, in Istanbul.

Lara, Marina, Nadine and Nicolas have decided to quit their jobs and become cops. But how do they get trained and prepared for real life situation? Over several months, Nadia Fares' documentary questions their motivations and follows their evolution in becoming a cop.

Contemporary art provokes passion and denigration. The ironic formula of "art counting for nothing" expresses this ambivalence. Following the work of fifteen plastic artists, including that of John Armleder from Geneva, the film focuses on the figure of the artist in society, reflecting on the essence of the profession.

People's associations with flora goes back a long way, taking us back to our own roots as well as to new ways of life and creative potential that reveal themselves as we deal with plants. 'Wild Plants' is a film that follows these clues and takes us to urban gardens in Detroit, to Native American philosopher Milo Yellow Hair in Wounded Knee, to the wild plantations of Zurich's legendary 'Guerilla Gardener' Maurice Maggi, and to the innovative horticulture cooperative 'Les Jardins de Cocagne' in Geneva.