Swann Arlaud – MRQE

Notre salut

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000

September 1940. Self-styled author and “political strategist” Henri Marre arrives alone in Vichy as the authoritarian regime settles in. Broke, estranged from his family, and carrying copies of his self-published manifesto Notre Salut (Our Salvation), the 49-year-old is determined to secure what he believes is his rightful place in the new administration. In his writing, Henri sets out his patriotic convictions and his engineers methodology: efficiency above all. Claiming he wants to help save France after defeat, he does whatever is required to remain useful, serving the machinery of the new order with increasing skill. But he may be pursuing something more urgent: escape from his own ruin.

Sukkwan Island

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In an effort to reconnect with his estranged father, 13-year-old Roy agrees to spend a formative year of adventure on the remote Sukkwan Island deep in the Norwegian fjords. What starts as a chance to rebuild their relationship quickly descends into a test of survival as they face the harsh realities of their environment and confront their unresolved turmoil.

L’étranger

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000

In 1930s Algeria, the daily life of an indifferent Frenchman is shaken by the death of his mother and a fateful encounter on a beach.

Arco

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Arco, 12 years old, lives in a far future. During his first flight in his rainbow suit, he looses control and falls in the past. Iris, a little girl his age from 2075, saw him fall. She rescues him and tries by all means to send him back to his era.

L’inconnu de la Grande Arche

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

1983. The biggest architectural competition in history, both anonymous and open, is launched under the impetus of a new socialist president, François Mitterrand. Coveted by all the biggest international architectural firms, the competition is surprisingly won by an unknown: Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, an architecture teacher from Copenhagen. Until then, the fifty-year-old Danish had only built 4 buildings: his home and three small chapels.

Anatomie d’une chute

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A woman is suspected of her husband’s murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.

About Joan

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Overwhelmed when a figure from her past reemerges, Joan Verra retreats to the countryside with her son Nathan. There she experiences fragmented recollections of her past romantic encounters.

Vous ne désirez que moi

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In 1982, Yann Andréa and Marguerite Duras have been living together for two years. She is almost 70 years old, while he is 38 years her junior. Andréa asks journalist and writer Michèle Manceaux to interview him about his life with Duras, an obsession that both impassions him and drives him mad. He believes by entrusting their story to Manceaux, he may gain more clarity of the relationship. What follows is an intense and compelling conversation delving into the deepest recesses of modern love.

Comment je suis devenu super-héros

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Paris 2020. While superheroes have assimilated into the Parisian society, they discover a new drug that gives themselves personal superpowers to mere mortals. Lieutenants Moreau and Schaltzmann are investigating the case with the support of two ex-superheroes, Monte Carlo and Callista. They’ll do whatever it takes to dismantle the traffic. But Moreau’s past resurfaces, and the investigation becomes more complicated.

Hirondelles de Kaboul, Les

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Summer 1998Kabul under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily violence and misery, they hope for a better future. One day, a foolish gesture causes life to take an irrevocable turn.