{"id":9000402,"date":"2026-10-08T21:27:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T21:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=9000402"},"modified":"2026-10-08T22:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T22:31:38","slug":"tv5monde-program-highlights-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/tv5monde-program-highlights-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"TV5MONDE Program Highlights \u2013 October 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout October, the international French-language network TV5MONDE offers a rich lineup of entertaining films, series, specials, and variety programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discover our roundup of the must-see programs this month below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv5monde.com\/\">TV5 Monde<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c0 vrai dire &#8211; R\u00e9seaux sociaux, la sant\u00e9 mentale des ados en danger<\/strong>\u2014 October 15 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<br><em>Previous episodes streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/info-et-societe\/enquetes-et-reportages\/a-vrai-dire\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/info-et-societe\/enquetes-et-reportages\/a-vrai-dire\">TV5MONDE+<\/a><\/em><br><em><em><em>Episode 3 premiere<\/em> <\/em><\/em><br>(English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A TV5MONDE original news program dedicated to the fight against disinformation. Every quarter, &#8220;\u00c0 vrai dire&#8221; will offer a field investigation followed by a debate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Episode 3 examines the dangers of social media for teenagers, including an investigation in Australia, the only country with experience implementing a social media ban for users under 16. The episode also features an in-depth segment on France, following a teenager who fell victim to algorithms, as well as an experiment involving a robot that demonstrates how algorithms can trap teenagers in echo chambers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>N\/A (France, 2026)\u00a0<br><strong>Hosts:<\/strong>\u00a0Mohamed Kaci<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>News, investigative reporting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Films<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Melody<\/strong><\/strong> \u2014 October 4 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<br>Also streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/films\/drame\/melody\">TV5MONDE+<\/a><br><em><em>In celebration of the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (FIFF)<\/em><\/em><br>(English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To open her own salon, Melody, a modest home hairdresser, decides to become a surrogate mother. She is soon contacted by Emily, a wealthy Englishwoman in remission from cancer. Between the two women, a complex relationship will develop, by turns friendly and filial, supportive and conflictual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Bernard Bellefroid (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2014)<br><strong>Cast:<\/strong>\u00a0Rachael Blake, Lucie Debay, Don Gallagher<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Drama<br><strong>Awards:<\/strong>\u00a0Audience award for feature fiction at the Namur International Francophone Film Festival (FIFF) (Belgium, 2014); ecumenical jury prize, best actress award (Lucie Debay, Rachael Blake) at the Montreal World Film Festival (Canada, 2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Je suis mort mais j&#8217;ai des amis<\/strong><\/strong> \u2014 October 6 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<br><em>Also streaming on of TV5MONDE+ <\/em>beginning October 7<br><em><em>In celebration of the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (FIFF)<\/em><\/em><br>(English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four Belgian rockers lose their group&#8217;s lead singer in an accident. Banned from the funeral, they decide to steal his ashes to take them with them on a tour of the US. The day before leaving, they meet a moustachioed soldier who claims to be their friend&#8217;s lover&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Guillaume Malandrin, St\u00e9phane Malandrin (Belgium, France, 2013)<br><strong>Cast:<\/strong>\u00a0Bouli Lanners, Wim Willaert, Lyes Salem, Serge Riaboukine<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Comedy<br><strong>Awards:<\/strong>\u00a0Best actor for Wim Willaert (Magritte 2016), nominated for the 2016 C\u00e9sar for best foreign film, officially selected for the 30th Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>F\u00eal\u00e9s<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0October 18 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<br><em>Also streaming on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/films\/comedie\/feles\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/films\/comedie\/feles\"><em>TV5MONDE<\/em>+\u00a0<\/a><br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rainbow is a community center in Marmande that welcomes people battered by life. When the institution faces eviction, a wave of solidarity gathers around Pierre, its founder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Christophe Duthuron (France, 2023)<br><strong>Cast:<\/strong>\u00a0Pierre Richard, Bernard Le Coq, M\u00e9liane Marcaggi<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Comedy\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>L&#8217;acrobate<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014\u00a0October 20 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<br><em>Also streaming on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/films\/comedie-dramatique\/l-acrobate\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/films\/comedie-dramatique\/l-acrobate\"><em>TV5MONDE<\/em>+\u00a0<\/a><br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A shy and solitary bathhouse attendant, L\u00e9on deals with the harassment of his colleagues, the demands of the female customers and the teasing of his cousin, with whom he lives. To seduce Fum\u00e9e, one of the neighborhood&#8217;s prostitutes, he decides to become a tango champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Jean-Daniel Pollet (France, 1975)<br><strong>Cast:<\/strong>\u00a0Claude Melki, Laurence Bru, Guy Marchand, Micheline Dax, Marion Game, \u00c9dith Scob<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Dramedy<br><strong>Awards:<\/strong>\u00a0Critics&#8217; prize at the Chamrousse Humour Film Festival (France, 1976); selected for Perspectives of French Cinema &#8211; Cannes (France, 1976)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Les gens d&#8217;\u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014\u00a0October 25 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<br><em>Also streaming on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/films\/drame\/les-gens-d-a-cote\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/films\/drame\/les-gens-d-a-cote\"><em>TV5MONDE<\/em>+\u00a0<\/a><br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haunted by the memory of her partner&#8217;s suicide, Lucie, a forensic scientist nearing retirement, lives in a suburban housing estate. His solitary daily routine is disrupted by the arrival nearby of a couple, Julia and Yann, parents of a little girl, Rose. Bonds are forged&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Andr\u00e9 T\u00e9chin\u00e9 (France, 2024)<br><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Isabelle Huppert, Nahuel P\u00e9rez Biscayart, Hafsia Herzi<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Drama\u00a0<br><strong>Awards:<\/strong>\u00a0Selected at the Berlinale &#8211; Panorama section (Germany, 2024), BJIFF (China, 2024), Sydney Film Festival &#8211; Features section (Australia, 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Le roi de paris<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014\u00a0October 27 at 9:30pm ET\/6:30pm PT<br><em>In honor of the 20th anniversary of the death of actor Philippe Noiret<\/em><br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paris, 1930. Victor Derval, nicknamed the &#8220;King of Paris&#8221;, has received top billing for the last ten years and is surrounded by admirers. He has a son, 20-year-old Paul, who is also an actor. The young man can no longer stand living in his father&#8217;s shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Dominique Maillet (France, 1993)<br><strong>Cast:<\/strong>\u00a0Philippe Noiret, Manuel Blanc, Michel Aumont, Veronika Varga<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Dramedy\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Jeux d&#8217;influence, les combattantes<\/strong><\/strong><em>\u2014<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Sundays, starting October 11 at 11:30pm ET\/8:30pm PT\u00a0<br><em>Season 2 return <\/em>\u00a0<br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guillaume Delpierre, now Minister of Agriculture, is trapped in the exercise of power. While a lobbyist tries to cover up a health scandal, the mothers of the victims unite to face the drama that affects them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ep. 1: A year after the victory of the decree prohibiting certain toxic pesticides in agriculture, the situation has worsened despite the law. During a school trip to the Vitalia cooperative, some pupils faint. The journalist Claire Lansel is informed of Vitalia&#8217;s practices by Chlo\u00e9 Forrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ep. 2: Minister Delpierre&#8217;s cabinet discovers suspicious collusions of interest between Vitalia and the agricultural syndicate Synea. An employee suffers from red rashes on his arms, nocturnal sweating and itching. Claire rapidly receives threats on the subject of her investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (France, 2022)<br><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Alix Poisson, Laurent Stocker, Pierre Perrier, Marilou Aussilloux, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Sivadier<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Thriller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Fugueuse<\/strong><\/strong><em>\u2014<\/em>\u00a0Fridays, beginning October 16 at 11:30pm ET\/8:30pm PT\u00a0<br><em>Season\u00a01\u00a0premiere<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>Also streaming on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/series\/drame\/fugueuse\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/series\/drame\/fugueuse\"><em>TV5MONDE+<\/em>\u00a0<\/a><br>(French\u00a0ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sixteen-year-old Fanny dreams of adventure and becoming free from her parents. She meets Damien, an apparently successful singer. He very quickly introduces her to the world of strip clubs and leads her into prostitution. Manipulated, trapped, Fanny is out of her depth and keeps running away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ep. 1: Fanny asks for money from her parents to go on a trip to New York with her friends. They refuse as they want to make her become more responsible. Annoyed, she accepts an invitation from her new friend, Natacha, and runs away to go to her party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ep. 2: At Natacha&#8217;s party, Fanny meets Damien, a singer who offers her the chance to take part in his next video. At the same time, she sees videos of her friends in New York on social media. Damien consoles her and takes advantage to get closer to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c9ric Tessier (Quebec, 2018)<br><strong>Cast:<\/strong>\u00a0Ludivine Reding, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Ruel, Claude Legault, Lynda Johnson\u00a0<br><strong>Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0Drama\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documentaries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Entre les bras, la cuisine en h\u00e9ritage<\/strong>\u2014 October 13 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<br><em>In celebration of The Week of Taste<\/em><br><em>Also\u00a0streaming on TV5MONDE+ beginning October 7 <\/em><br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2009, the famous chef from the Aveyron, Michel Bras, decided to hand over the reins to his son S\u00e9bastien. A crucial moment. How to pass on a lifetime&#8217;s work? And how easy for the son to make his own name? Portrait of an exceptional family spanning three generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:<\/strong> Paul Lacoste (France, 2011)<br><strong>Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0Documentary<br><strong>Awars:<\/strong>\u00a0Official selection (Berlin 2012, San Francisco 2012, Seattle 2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Les nouveaux influenceurs, quand le savoir devient viral<\/strong>\u2014 October 21 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<br><em>Exclusive world premiere<br>Also\u00a0streaming on TV5MONDE+ beginning October 20 <\/em><br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do a radiologist, a science communicator, a permaculturist, a veterinarian, and a physiotherapist have in common? They have all become content creators on social networks. Neither artists nor singers, these professionals become public figures despite themselves. When knowledge meets virality: investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:<\/strong> Nathana\u00ebl Zelig (France, 2026)<br><strong>Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/fr\">TV5Monde+<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Films<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L&#8217;enfance d&#8217;un chef<\/strong>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/films\/court-metrage\/l-enfance-d-un-chef\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/films\/court-metrage\/l-enfance-d-un-chef\">Now streaming\u00a0<\/a><br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A young actor enjoying early success, Vincent is preparing to play Charles de Gaulle on the big screen. At the same time, he must move into a place of his own for the first time. The beginning of a new life&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Antoine de Bary (France, 2016)<br><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Vincent Lacoste, F\u00e9lix Moati, Thomas Blumenthal, Lottie Andersen, Thomas H\u00e4gele, Sophie De Vismes<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Dramedy, short film\u00a0<br><strong>Awards:<\/strong>\u00a0Special Mention for a First Fiction Work at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival (France, 2017); Canal+ Award at Critics&#8217; Week, Cannes (France, 2016); selected for the Palm Springs International ShortFest (United States, 2017), and the Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF) (Greece, 2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L&#8217;ind\u00e9tectable<\/strong>\u2014 Streaming beginning October 7\u00a0<br><em>Season premiere\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A young osteopath infiltrates a mysterious start-up to prove that a viral racist video of her mother, which destroyed her political career, was actually an undetectable deepfake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>St\u00e9phane Lapointe (Quebec, 2026)<br><strong>Cast:<\/strong>\u00a0Sophie N\u00e9lisse, Pierre Curzi, Lynda Johnson<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Thriller, miniseries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documentaries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Femmes de science<\/strong>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/documentaires\/sciences\/femmes-de-science\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/documentaires\/sciences\/femmes-de-science\">Now streaming<\/a><br><em>Season premiere\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A series of intimate portraits of contemporary women scientists through their journeys, their challenges, their discoveries and the impact of their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ep. 1: Astrophysicist Anne-Marie Lagrange is a member of the Academy of Sciences, research director at CNRS, at the Laboratory of Instrumentation and Research in Astrophysics (LIRA\/CNRS, Paris Observatory &#8211; PSL, Sorbonne University, Universit\u00e9 Paris Cit\u00e9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ep. 2: With a PhD in bioinformatics, Salom\u00e9 Nashed received the L&#8217;Or\u00e9al Young Talents Award in 2022. She is also a postdoctoral fellow at the National Museum of Natural History (Paris).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Lucille Michon, Sandrine Brotons, Romain Vaudaux (France, 2025)<br><strong>Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0Documentary series, science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Einstein<\/strong>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/info-et-societe\/sciences-et-techniques\/einstein\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tv5mondeplus.com\/en\/info-et-societe\/sciences-et-techniques\/einstein\">Now streaming<\/a><br><em>In celebration of the F\u00eate de la science 2026<\/em><br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discovery of the Swiss scientific world! Due to their accessible approach, even the most complicated scientific topics and techniques become easy to understand and appealing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ep. 1: The impact of the sleep cycle on our productivity. Are early risers more productive? For two weeks, journalist B\u00e4hram Alagheband gets up at 5 a.m. What are the effects on his hormones, memory and creativity? Is he more productive, more focused or just tired and irritable? How will his internal clock react?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ep. 2: Staying fit thanks to electric bikes? Do electric bikes help us stay fit and healthy or are they reserved for the lazy? Kathrin H\u00f6negger alternates between riding an electric bike with different assistance levels and a regular bike on identical routes. The results are surprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Host:<\/strong> Tania Chytil (Switzerland, 2025)<br><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Documentary series, science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usa.tv5monde.com\/en\/tv-guide\/cinema\">TV5Monde+ Cin\u00e9ma<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Theme: Female directors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L&#8217;int\u00e9r\u00eat d&#8217;adam<\/strong>\u2014 available beginning October 2<br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a four-year-old is hospitalized for malnutrition, the head nurse allows the mother to stay past the court-mandated visiting hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Laura Wandel (2025)<br><strong>Cast:\u00a0<\/strong>L\u00e9a Drucker, Anamaria Vartolomei, Alex Descas<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Drama\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Des jours meilleurs<\/strong>\u2014 available beginning October 2\u00a0<br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A widowed mother of three still mourning the loss of her husband turns to alcohol to ease her pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Elsa Bennett, Hippolyte Dard (2025)<br><strong>Cast:\u00a0<\/strong>Val\u00e9rie Bonneton, Mich\u00e8le Laroque, Sabrina Ouazani<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Dramedy\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>La cour des miracles<\/strong>\u2014 available beginning October 9<br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The future of a school in a Parisian suburb is under threat when a brand-new, fancy school opens right next door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Carine May, Hakim Zouhani (2022)<br><strong>Cast:\u00a0<\/strong>Rachida Brakni, Ana\u00efde Roza, Gilbert Melki<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Comdey\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ma belle gosse<\/strong>\u2014 available beginning October 9\u00a0<br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a summer holiday, a teenager starts writing to an inmate after feeling neglected by her father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Shalimar Preuss (2012)<br><strong>Cast:\u00a0<\/strong>Lou Aziosmanoff, Jocelyn Lagarrigue, Victor Laforge\u00a0<br><strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Drama\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aux jours qui viennent<\/strong>\u2014 available beginning available beginning October 16\u00a0<br>(English ST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After years of being 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