French film noir directed by Claire Denis. Vincent Lindon plays Marco, a sea captain who returns to Paris upon hearing of his brother-in-law's suicide. When he arrives he is told by his sister (Julie Bataille) that Edouarde Laporte (Michel Subor), a wealthy businessman, is responsible for his death. In a bid to get close to Laporte, Marco moves into a flat above Raphaëlle (Chiara Mastroianni), the man's mistress. However, he begins having feelings for Raphaëlle, which further exacerbates the situation. Can he avenge his brother-in-law's death while protecting the people he loves?

Drama centred around a family of white French settlers in Africa. When coffee plantation owner Henri Vial (Michel Subor), his son Andre (Christophe Lambert) and his ex-wife Marie (Isabelle Huppert) find themselves caught up in the turmoil of a rapidly disintegrating political situation, they refuse to acknowledge the danger of the social unrest that has now reached boiling point in their adopted homeland. Joining forces with a black rebel army hero who is also embroiled in the tumult, the Vials fight to survive as their world rapidly crumbles around them.