Naissance d'une étoile

Over a phone message, a man explains how to use his tractor so that the person on the other end can mow the lawn in his garden in his absence.

Elza is constantly being bullied, both in school and out, notably because of her social class. Claire and her gang look as if they'll never stop... But if one day she had an opportunity to make them pay, just how far would she go?

2016, during the European Cup. Stéphane returns to La Louvière, his home town, to watch a match with his childhood friends, Luca and Cesare. When Italy wins, they head off to celebrate the victory in a Flemish night club. But there's a problem: Stéphane is refused entry.

Young Antoine dreams of becoming an astronaut. One day, when he goes to the hairdresser with his mother, he slips under the hood of the hair dryer and suddenly finds himself aboard a space ship.

Ten-year-old Lili has always gone swimming topless. When her parents demand that she wears a bikini top for a waterpark trip, she is outraged: why does she have to hide her flat chest when her friends, who are all boys, do not have to?

A man swims in the sea. As he advances, memories come flooding back. From early childhood to his adult life, all his memories are connected to water. Some are happy, others glorious or even traumatic...

Sabrina, lesbian, is about to marry Younes, her childhood friend, who is also gay. A marriage that suits both of them because it reassures and delights their families. But on the eve of the ceremony, Sabrina begins to have doubts.

To stave off boredom and make himself the centre of attention, Malik tells three local youngsters that he's leaving to live in the USA. It isn't true, but once the news has spread around the neighbourhood, he becomes a symbol of hope and pride for everyone.

Newly released from prison, Sylvie turns up unannounced in the village of her birth. Secretly, she visits her mother, Thérèse, hoping to persuade her to leave her violent partner.

On a social housing estate near Strasbourg, a group of children have been turfed out of their playground by a gang of young drug dealers. They decide to head off along the Rhine, in search of the Mississippi and Tom Sawyer.