Once upon a time, there were two children nursed by Jénane: Azur, a blond, blue-eyed son of a nobleman, and Asmar, the tan skinned and dark-eyed child of Jénane. She tells them the story of the Djinn-fairy waiting to be released from her chamber by a good and heroic prince.

Cast (Voice): Cyril Mourali, Karim M’Riba, Hiam Abbass

Genre: Family | Fantasy

Duration: 94 minutes

In the aftermath of a crime, the victim’s sister fights to obtain a fair trial and justice for her brother.

Cast: Camélia Jordana, Sofian Khammes

Genre: Drama | Crime

Duration: 96 minutes

In this nuanced, sophisticated, and wonderfully engaging documentary, filmmaker Alice Diop creates a kaleidoscopic portrait of people from largely Black and immigrant communities in the Parisian suburbs, their lives and work connected by the RER B commuter train that cuts through the city from north to south.

Cast: Marcel Balnoas, Ismael Soumaïla Sissoko, Florence Roche

Genre: Drama 

Duration: 115 minutes

In the late 1980s, Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to Paris with her two young sons. Spanning 20 years from their arrival in France to the present day, the film is the moving chronicle of the construction and deconstruction of a family.

Cast: Annabelle Lengronne, Stéphane Bak

Genre: Drama | Narrative

Duration: 116 minutes

In need of money and without support, Ph.D. student Benjamin becomes a middle school substitute teacher.

He discovers how tough the declining public educational system can be.

Cast: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Vincent Lacoste, François Cluzet

Genre: Drama | Comedy

Duration: 101 minutes