Throughout July, the international French-language network TV5 Monde offers a rich lineup of entertaining films, series, and variety shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Discover our round-up of the must-see programs this month below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Click here <\/a>to discovers the TV5MONDE Program Highlights for August 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tour de France 2025\u2014<\/strong>July 5 to July 27 at 2:30pm ET\/11:30am PT <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tour de France Femmes 2025\u2014<\/strong>July 26 at 4:30pm ET\/1:30pm PT; July 27 to August 3 at 2:30pm ET\/11:30am PT <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bastille Day Parade 2025 LIVE<\/strong>\u2014July 14 at 4:00am ET\/1:00am PT <\/p>\n\n\n\n D\u00e9fil\u00e9 Militaire et Civil du 21 Juillet<\/strong>\u2014July 21 at 6:30pm ET\/3:30pm PT <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n L’air de la mer rend libre<\/strong>\u2014July 6 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT Director:<\/strong> Nadir Mokn\u00e8che (France, 2022) <\/p>\n\n\n\n L’amour du monde<\/strong>\u2014July 11 at 9:30pm ET\/6:30pm PT <\/p>\n\n\n\n I love Greece <\/strong>\u2014 July 13 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT <\/p>\n\n\n\n Drancy Avenir<\/strong>\u2014 July 15 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT A Holocaust survivor, a young historian, and a text by Conrad evoke the barbarity of the Nazis and its constantly potential resurgence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Arnaud des Palli\u00e8res (France, 1997) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Les rayons gamma<\/strong>\u2014July 22 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT Three teenagers kill time in the Montr\u00e9al suburbs. Fatima is angry and longs for a more stable existence. Abdel’s quiet life is turned upside down by the arrival of his cousin, while Toussaint catches a bottle containing a mysterious message. Their stories intertwine under the powerful rays of the summer sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Henry Bernadet (Canada\/Quebec, 2023) <\/p>\n\n\n\n L\u2019amour d\u2019une femme<\/strong>\u2014July 24 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT Marie Prieur, a young doctor, takes up a post on Ouessant Island. Quickly adopted by the inhabitants, she becomes friends with the schoolteacher. When she falls in love with a young engineer, Andr\u00e9 Lorenzi, he quickly makes it clear that she must choose between marriage and her profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Jean Gr\u00e9millon (France, Italy, 1953) <\/p>\n\n\n\n La cordonni\u00e8re<\/strong>\u2014July 25 at 11:30pm ET\/8:30pm PT Victoire Du Sault, a bold and visionary shoemaker, founded the company that made the fortune of the Dufresne family. But to achieve the success she sought, she had to abandon her first great love. A secret that, whatever happened, she needed to keep secret from her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Fran\u00e7ois Bouvier (Canada\/Quebec, 2023) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ils sont vivants<\/strong>\u2014 July 27 at 11:30pm ET\/8:30pm PT Recently widowed, B\u00e9atrice lives with her son and her mother. Her meeting with Mokhtar, an Iranian teacher who arrived in Europe illegally, turns her life and her beliefs upside-down. Her love for him will drive her to defy the prejudice of those around her and the laws of her country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director: <\/strong>J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Elka\u00efm (France, 2022) <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Wilder<\/strong>\u2014Tuesdays starting July 1 at 11:30pm ET\/8:30pm PT The investigations of Rosa Wilder, a police inspector from Berne. Now back in her small home town in the Swiss Alps, she faces a succession of particularly dark crimes. The series weaves close ties between the setting, the investigations and Rosa Wilder’s private life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ep. 1: Following a triple murder in a small village in the Swiss Jura, Inspector Rosa Wilder finds herself facing a population in a state of shock. With the only witness to the tragedy in danger, Rosa’s father, recently released from prison, seeks to get in touch with his daughter and grandson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director: <\/strong>Pierre Monnard, Jan-Eric Mack (Switzerland, 2019) Mon village \u00e0 l’heure du tour<\/strong>\u2014 July 3 at 3:00pm ET\/12:00pm PT \u00c9vaux-les-Bains in the Creuse, 10 July 2024. For the first time this little town, population 1,300, will host a sporting event of global renown: the Tour de France. The mayor and his team spend a year finalising the flamboyant preparations for this 11th stage. An immersive visit behind the scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Camille Monin (France 2024) <\/p>\n\n\n\n La course en t\u00eate<\/strong>\u2014 July 8 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT Belgian racing cyclist Eddy Merckx won everything between 1966 and 1976. A total of six hundred and twenty-five victories. In 1974, Jo\u00ebl Santoni made a film about the professional and private life of this great champion, nicknamed ”the Cannibal”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Jo\u00ebl Santoni (France, Belgium 1974) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Le Tour de France : une passion fran\u00e7aise<\/strong>\u2014 July 9 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT Since its creation in 1903, the Tour de France has shaped the French collective memory, establishing itself as one of the country’s most unifying sports events. How did it become such an intrinsic part of French life? We look back over 120 years of personal accounts and archive footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Jean-Louis Perez (France 2023) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Les joueuses #pasl\u00e0pourdanser<\/strong>\u2014<\/em> July 20 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT The Olympique Lyonnais players are among the best having gone from victory to victory and won the French championship thirteen times. A glimpse into their daily lives, asking us to change the way we look at the place of women in sport, where the values of respect and openness are essential to move towards equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director: <\/strong>St\u00e9phanie Gillard (France, 2019) <\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u2019est mon homme<\/strong>\u2014 Streaming beginning July 2 Julien Delaunay disappeared on a battlefield during the Great War. When the press publishes a portrait of a man with amnesia, Julie is sure she recognizes her husband. So they meet up again and learn to love each other all over again. However, another woman wants him…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director: <\/strong>Guillaume Bureau (France, Belgium, 2022) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Et la f\u00eate continue !\u2014<\/strong> Streaming beginning July 2 In Marseille, sixty-year-old Rosa juggles the demands of her tight-knit family, her career as a nurse, and her deep involvement in politics. But as retirement nears, she begins to question the ideals that once guided her. A chance encounter with Henri inspires her to believe that it’s never too late to pursue the life she truly wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director: <\/strong>Robert Gu\u00e9diguian (France, 2023) <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mea Culpa\u2014<\/strong> Now streaming Seasons 1 & 2: https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/series-et-films-tv\/policier-et-suspense\/mea-culpa<\/a> Lieutenant Serge N’Da, criminologist, interviews prisoners to find out what darkness lies within them. With each interview, he delves into the intricacies of their tortured minds to understand what drove them to commit the irreparable. A fascinating and terrifying journey into the human psyche, inspired by true events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director: <\/strong>Herv\u00e9 Achi (Ivory Coast, 2022) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Chef d\u2019orchestre\u2014<\/strong> Now streaming Season 1: https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/series-et-films-tv\/comedie-dramatique\/chef-d-orchestre<\/a> Joseph has been a musician for 20 years and dreams of releasing his first album. Unfortunately, his creativity is at a low ebb due to heartbreak. Ariane, his ambitious agent, becomes his flatmate for a while. She is going to do everything in her power to help him overcome his break-up and rediscover his talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTV5 Monde<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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The Tour de France 2025 will take place from July 5 to 27, starting in Lille, France, and finishing on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es in Paris, marking a return to tradition after the 2024 finish in Nice. Unlike previous editions, the entire race will remain within French borders, covering approximately 3,320 kilometers across 21 stages, including 7 flat stages, 6 hilly, 6 mountain, and 2 individual time trials. The route features five summit finishes\u2014Hautacam, Luchon-Superbagn\u00e8res, Mont Ventoux, Courchevel\/Col de la Loze, and La Plagne Tarentaise\u2014and includes two rest days. For the first time, 23 teams will take part, totaling 176 riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Tour de France Femmes 2025 will take place from July 26 to August 3, covering 1,165 km over nine stages \u2014 its longest and toughest edition yet. Starting in Brittany and ending in the Alps, the race features a mix of flat, hilly, and mountainous stages, including two major summit finishes on Col de la Madeleine and Col de Joux Plane. With no time trial and over 17,000 meters of climbing, the race is designed to favor climbers and general classification contenders. Top riders like Anna van der Breggen and Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot are expected to make strong returns in what promises to be a landmark year for women\u2019s cycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celebrate Bastille Day with a broadcast of the military parade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Belgian National Day is celebrated with a military and civil parade.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFilms<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sa\u00efd and Hadjira, of Algerian origin, live in Rennes. While Sa\u00efd has a secret relationship with Vincent, Hadjira has just come out of a complicated affair tinged with legal problems. Their families offer them an arranged marriage. To buy their peace and freedom, they agree to unite under the illusion of respecting tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast:<\/strong> Youssouf Abi-Ayad, Kenza Fortas, Saadia Benta\u00efeb, Zinedine Soualem, Lubna Azabal
Genre: <\/strong>Drama
Awards:<\/strong> Selected for the Florence French Film Festival (Italy, 2023), Vienna French Film Festival (Austria, 2024) and Angoul\u00eame French Film Festival (France, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also streaming on TV5MONDplus: https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/cinema\/drame\/l-amour-du-monde
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Margaux, 15 years old, is spending her holidays with her father and his new partner. During an internship at a home for children in difficulty, she befriends Juliette, 7 years old, and Joel, a thirty-something fisherman returning from Indonesia. A meeting that will upend her summer\u2026
Director<\/strong>: Jenna Hasse (Switzerland, 2023)
Cast<\/strong>: Clarisse Moussa, Esin Demircan, Marc Oosterhoff, Pierre Mifsud
Genre<\/strong>: Drama
Awards<\/strong>: Prix du cin\u00e9ma Suisse Best Film Nominee (2024), Berlinale Best Film Winner (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also streaming on TV5MONDplus: https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/cinema\/comedie\/i-love-greece
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Jean and Marina, a Franco-Greek couple, go to Athens for the summer vacation. There they find Marina’s exuberant family and a Greece in crisis. While they plan to spend a few romantic days on a small island in the Cyclades, the whole family decides to accompany them.
Director<\/strong>: Nafsika Guerry-Karamaounas (France, 2021)
Cast<\/strong>: Nafsika Guerry-Karamaounas, Stacy Martin, Vincent Dedienne, Maria Apostolakea, Panagos Ioakeim
Genre<\/strong>: Comedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In commemoration of the V\u00e9lodrome d’Hiver Roundup of July 16, 1942<\/em>
Also streaming on TV5MONDplus beginning July 2<\/em>
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Cast:<\/strong> Aude Amiot, Thierry Bosc, Anne-Lisa Nathan
Genre: <\/strong>Drama, history<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Cast:<\/strong> Cha\u00efmaa Zineddine Elidrissi, Chris Kanyembuga, Yassine Jabrane, Hani Laroum
Genre: <\/strong>Dramedy
Awards:<\/strong> Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Festival (United States, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: <\/em>https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/cinema\/drame\/l-amour-d-une-femme<\/em><\/a>
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Cast:<\/strong> Micheline Presle, Massimo Girotti, Gaby Morlay, Paolo Stoppa
Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: <\/em>https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/cinema\/drame\/la-cordonniere<\/em><\/a>
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Cast:<\/strong> Rose-Marie Perreault, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Madeleine P\u00e9loquin, Jeff Boudreault, Anick Lemay
Genre: <\/strong>Drama
Awards:<\/strong> Le Gala Quebec Cinema Best Hairstyling Winner, Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design Nominees (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Cast: <\/strong>Marina Fo\u00efs, Seear Kohi, Laetitia Dosch, Igor Van Dessel
Genre: <\/strong>Dramedy<\/p>\n\n\n\nSeries<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Season 2<\/em>
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: <\/em>https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/series-et-films-tv\/policier-et-suspense\/wilder<\/em><\/a>
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Cast: <\/strong>Sarah Spale, Marcus Signer, Andreas Matti, Ruth Schwegler, Manuela Biedermann, Ueli J\u00e4ggi, Edon Rizvanolli
Genre:<\/strong> Thriller<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In celebration of the Tour de France, from July 5 to 27<\/em>
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: <\/em>https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/culture-et-art-de-vivre\/sports-et-loisirs\/mon-village-a-l-heure-du-tour<\/em><\/a>
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Genre: <\/strong>Documentary, sports<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In celebration of the Tour de France, from July 5 to 27<\/em>
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus beginning July 2<\/em>
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Genre: <\/strong>Documentary, sports
Awards:<\/strong> Perspectives on French cinema – Cannes (France, 1974)
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In celebration of the Tour de France, from July 5 to 27<\/em>
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Genre: <\/strong>Documentary, sports
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Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: <\/em>https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/cinema\/documentaire\/les-joueuses-paslapourdanser-1<\/em><\/a>
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Genre:<\/strong> Documentary, sports
Awards:<\/strong> Selected at Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (Denmark, 2021); Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia, 2020); Dublin IFI French Film Festival (Ireland, 2020) and Hof International Film Festival (Germany, 2020)
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Cast:<\/strong> Le\u00efla Bekhti, Karim Leklou, Louise Bourgoin, Jean-Charles Clichet
Genre: <\/strong>Drama
Awards:<\/strong> selected for the Munich Film Festival – Spotlight section (Germany, 2023), Festival du film francophone d’Angoul\u00eame (France, 2022), Tapis Rouge, Festival du film fran\u00e7ais – Romance section (Netherlands, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Cast:<\/strong> Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Lola Naymark
Genre: <\/strong>Dramedy
Awards:<\/strong> selected at Cin\u00e9mania (Canada\/Quebec, 2023), French Language Film Festival of Greece (Greece, 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSeries<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cast:<\/strong> Arthur Longville
Genre: <\/strong>Drama, detective, thriller<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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