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My Life in Versailles – The Movie (2025)
La vie de château - Mon enfance à Versailles IMDb Douban
★ 8.1 16 ratings
other title: My Life in Versailles / 我的凡爾賽日記(台) …
After her parents’ passing, eight-year-old Violet goes to live with her uncle, Regis, a gruff maintenance worker at the Palace of Versailles. Despite a rocky start, Violet and Regis learn to live and face life’s challenges together. Through complex friendships, first loves and a Christmas trip to Violet’s grandparents, they slowly create a new life rich in discoveries and tender moments in the heart of Versailles.

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Dog 51 (2025)
Chien 51
other title: Chien 51 / 追杀51号 …
In the near future, Paris is divided into three zones that separate social classes, and no one can escape ALMA, a predictive AI that has revolutionized law enforcement. When ALMA’s creator is assassinated, Salia, a top agent, and Zem, a jaded cop, are forced to work together to solve a murder that may expose the dark secrets of the system they serve.

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No One Will Know (2025)
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other title: Le Roi Soleil / 无人知晓
The story takes us to a shabby OTB pub in the early hours of the morning where one of the regulars wins the lottery worth 244 million euros. Another customer holds up the shop after stealing a gun from a police officer. A shot is fired, leaving the winning ticket ownerless. The remaining customers see it as an opportunity and the curtains are drawn: they may as well make the most of the situation and come to an arrangement. Locked inside the bar, they pass the point of no return. Who will come out of it alive?

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WEI or DIE (2015)
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Simon Bouisson actor: Jules Babin / Stéphane Bak …
During a French business school’s hazing weekend, the body of a drowned student is discovered on the banks of a lake. Police responding to the incident question witnesses, but their stories don’t add up and they begin to suspect that this tragedy was no accident.

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Novembre (2022)
Novembre
★ 7.0 6 ratings
other title: 十一月 / 노벰버 …
In November 2015, a series of unprecedented and deadly attacks hits Paris. The anti-terrorist police led by Heloise and her chief commander Fred - face an unprecedented level of pressure: in a race against the clock, they must find the perpetrators of the attacks as quickly as possible before they can strike again, travelling across Europe and beyond in one of the biggest manhunts in history.

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Father & Soldier (2022)
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other title: 狙击兵 / 파더 앤 솔저 …
1917. Bakary Diallo enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son, Thierno, who has been forcibly recruited. Sent to the front, they will have to face the war together. While Thierno learns to become a man, Bakary will do everything to bring him back safely.

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République (2019)
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10pm on a summer's evening. The sun goes down over the Place de la République in Paris. Lucie and Rio embark on an "urbex", descending into the city's abandoned underground networks. The two teens share their adventure live on social media. On a subway platform, two young lawyers are on their way to join some friends. They film themselves as they wait for the train. Nora and Djibril have just made love. While he heads off to work, she meets a friend for the evening. None of them yet know it, but moments later, a terrorist attack will change their lives, linking their destinies forever. In a few moments, they are about to enter the darkness. The fiction unfolds through three simultaneous video feeds, filmed on cellphones and available to all via social media. By switching from one feed to another, the spectator discovers the three narratives of an ensemble film. From the excitement of the moment, comments from fans, and loss of signal, the spectator is immersed in the flow of multiple ...

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9 Month Stretch (2013)
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★ 6.8 5 ratings
other title: 九月怀胎 / 9 mois ferme …
Ariane Felder is pregnant! This is surprising with her being a young hardened judge with strict morals. But what is more surprising is that, according to paternity testing, the child's father is none other than Bob, a criminal from the prosecution charged with an atrocious attack! Ariane doesn't remember any of what has happened, so she has no idea what to expect...