Bilal Baoui

At the dawn of his first deployment to Afghanistan, a charismatic and endearing soldier decides to train the Phoenix, his 13-year-old son’s soccer team.

Maxime, 14, is a young soccer prodigy accustomed to winning and being "the best." However, during the Academy tryouts, he finds himself up against players just as talented as he is—most notably Diego, whose instinctive and selfless style of play shakes his confidence. Beneath Maxime’s self-assurance lies a deep vulnerability: that of a young boy who no longer knows who he is if he isn't the best.

Alain and Virginie are getting married today, but Alain is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The impending reunion of his divorced parents has plunged him into deep anxiety, only made worse by the shady schemes of his cousin and best man Edouard, who seems determined to get him involved. The groom now has only one ambition: to survive the happiest day of his life.