Gabriel Verdier

Paul, 25 ans, mec blasé et doucement déçu par la vie se retrouve seul avec Marlène le temps d’une soirée lors de laquelle, perdus dans un quartier industriel de Montréal, ils devront retrouver leur chemin vers leur chez soi sans internet ni argent tout en trouvant des raisons pour ne pas succomber à la tentation de l’infidélité. Récit à propos de l’homme et la femme, de l’importance vitale de l’imagination, à propos des mensonges qu’on se laisse croire collectivement pour passer au travers de la vie. 25-year-old Paul, a jaded man who is gently disappointed by life, finds himself alone with Marlène for an evening in which, lost in an industrial district of Montreal, they will have to find their way back home without internet or money while finding reasons not to succumb to the temptation of infidelity. Story about man and woman, the vital importance of the imagination, about the lies we let ourselves believe collectively to get through life.

Abandoned by her mother in a group home of the DPJ, Émilie (13) tries to flee her new reality. Influenced by the people she meets on her getaway, her ray of hope lies in learning a musical instrument.

During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec – and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss.

When his wife dies, Carl offers his only son, Janeau, 12, a fresh start. They move to Mont Saint-Hilaire, where Janeau makes friends with Julie, a talented Pee-Wee hockey goalie determined to compete in the annual World Tournament held in Quebec. She convinces Janeau to join the team, but he has a hard time being accepted by the rest of the players, including Joey, the star player who has to endure constant pressure from his father.

Long-time friends Yan, Simon, Roxanne, Maxime and his sister Lily are in their early 20s, the age when anything is possible. They are just embarking on their careers. Then one fine summer day, Yan is involved in a fatal car accident. The young man is killed instantly and the rest of the gang is thrown into turmoil.

Aïcha is a troubled teenage girl who cannot forgive her mother for kicking out the stepfather she adored. Aïcha longs for him to come back and take her away. When she meets Baz, a man twice her age, it’s love at first sight for her; the real kind, the one that hurts. Baz wants to help this lost little girl, but she wants much more from him, and is ready to do anything to get it.