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Mohamed Dubois
Mohamed Dubois (2013)
, 1h32
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, La banlieue française, Films about immigration, Films about religion, La précarité, Films about Islam
Actors Éric Judor, Sabrina Ouazani, Youssef Hajdi, Mhamed Arezki, Marie Kremer, Biyouna

Arnaud Dubois a plutôt une tête à se prénommer… Mohamed. À la suite d'une dispute avec son père, il décide de quitter la maison et croise alors le chemin de Mustafa, qui lui présente sa sœur Sabrina dont Arnaud tombe immédiatement amoureux. Mais le seul moyen de la séduire est de lui laisser croire qu'il est d'origine maghrébine comme elle et qu'il s'appelle Mohamed. Il s'installe alors dans la cité de Sabrina, où il fera tout pour s'intégrer en étant victime de moqueries.
The Gilded Cage
The Gilded Cage (2013)
, 1h30
Directed by Ruben Alves
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Films about the labor movement, La précarité
Actors Rita Blanco, Joaquim de Almeida, Roland Giraud, Chantal Lauby, Barbara Cabrita, Lannick Gautry

Maria et José Ribeiro, d'origine portugaise, vivent tranquillement à Paris, où ils ont élevé leurs deux enfants. Elle est concierge dans un immeuble bourgeois tandis que lui est chef de chantier dans une entreprise de construction. Tout le monde abuse de leur trop grande gentillesse. À la suite du décès du frère de José, avec qui ce dernier était fâché depuis longtemps, les époux Ribeiro apprennent qu'ils sont bénéficiaires d'un important héritage, dont une maison au Portugal. Mais il y a une condition dans le testament : s'installer au Portugal pour continuer à faire vivre l'entreprise familiale. Or, pour différentes raisons, certains proches et les employeurs de Maria et José ont tout intérêt à faire en sorte que ceux-ci restent à Paris. Ils vont alors tout imaginer pour les empêcher de partir.
Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
, 2h5
Directed by John Lee Hancock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about films, Films about writers, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about drugs, Transport films, Mise en scène d'un scénariste, Children's films
Actors Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Ruth Wilson

In 1961, the financially strapped author Pamela "P. L." Travers reluctantly travels from her home in London to Los Angeles to work with Walt Disney at the urging of her agent, Diarmuid Russell. Disney has pursued the film rights to her Mary Poppins stories for twenty years, having promised his daughters that he would produce a film based on them. Travers has steadfastly resisted Disney's efforts because she fears what he would do to her character. However, she has not written anything in a while and her book royalties have dwindled to nothing, so she risks losing her house. Still, Russell has to remind her that Disney has agreed to two major stipulations - no animation and unprecedented script approval - before she agrees to go.
The Spectacular Now
The Spectacular Now (2013)
, 1h35
Directed by James Ponsoldt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dayo Okeniyi

Sutter Keely (Miles Teller) is a high school senior, charming and self-possessed. He's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. He is also a budding alcoholic. His girlfriend, Cassidy (Brie Larson), unable to cope with his alcoholism and lack of ambition, decides to dump him. Drinking to numb his pain, Sutter, passed out on a stranger's lawn, is awakened one morning after an alcohol-induced blackout, by Aimee Finicky (Shailene Woodley), a girl who wears no makeup and reads science fiction and manga during her free time. Sutter helps her with her paper route and ultimately invites her to have lunch with him.
The World's End
The World's End (2013)
, 1h49
Directed by Edgar Wright
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about alcoholism, La fin du monde, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about religion, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Political films, Dystopian films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan

Gary King (Simon Pegg), a middle-aged alcoholic, tracks down his estranged schoolfriends and persuades them to complete "the Golden Mile", a pub crawl encompassing the 12 pubs of their hometown of Newton Haven. The group attempted the crawl as teenagers, but failed to reach the final pub, The World's End.
The Golden Dream
The Golden Dream (2013)
, 1h48
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about alcoholism, Films about children, Films about immigration, Transport films, La précarité, Films about automobiles, Road movies, L'émigration
Actors Karen Martínez

Like the 1987 film, and the song, the plot concerns Central American immigration to the United States. However, unlike the earlier film that concerned itself with a successful and middle-aged Mexican immigrant, the plot of this film deals with younger undocumented immigrants.
The Marchers
The Marchers (2013)
, 2h
Directed by Nabil Ben Yadir
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Films about racism, La précarité, Political films
Actors Olivier Gourmet, Jamel Debbouze, Charlotte Le Bon, Hafsia Herzi, Tewfik Jallab, Vincent Rottiers

In 1983 France, teenaged Mohamed (Jallab) is shot by a policeman, but survives. Rejecting his friends' proposal of violent retribution, he proposes political action inspired by Gandhi and Martin Luther King. With two friends, and support from Dubois (Gourmet), the priest of Minguettes (Lyon), they embark on a non-violent March for Equality and Against Racism between Marseille and Paris.
One of a Kind
One of a Kind (2013)
, 2h4
Directed by François Dupeyron
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, La provence, Films about drugs
Actors Céline Sallette, Grégory Gadebois, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Marie Payen, Philippe Rebbot, Agathe Dronne

Frédi is a born healer who can save people by touching them with his hands. His mother bequeathed this gift to him. When she dies honours her by putting his aptitude to good use.
Marina
Marina (2013)
, 1h40
Directed by Stijn Coninx
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors Luigi Lo Cascio, Donatella Finocchiaro, Warre Borgmans, Jelle Florizoone, Vincent Grass, Jappe Claes

Salvatore Granata is a rather poor man who lives with his wife, son and daughter in Calabria in Italy. One day Salvatore decides to move to Belgium to work in the coal mine of Waterschei as a gastarbeider. His family will stay in Italy as Salvatore will only be in Belgium for three years. He hopes to earn much money in a rather small timeframe so he can buy a forge for his son Rocco who is now still a 9 year old boy. After a year, Salvatore decides his family should be with him, so they also move to Belgium. They soon discover the life of a gastarbeider is difficult: they have to live in some kind of barracks, they are neglected by the Belgian people and they do not earn much. They are astonished when they hear Salvatore signed a contract of five years and male children of gastarbeiders are ought to work in the mines as soon they leave high school. Rocco meets Helena, the daughter of the local grocer shop. However, the man is a racist and forbids his daughter to play with Italian boys.
Malignant
Malignant (2013)
, 1h24
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Brad Dourif, Jennifer Blanc

After his wife dies, Allex becomes a self-destructive alcoholic. A mysterious doctor decides to show Allex the consequences of his actions, and the involuntary treatment leaves Allex with incisions. The doctor explains that whenever Allex drinks to excess, an implant will force him to violently murder people.
Our Children
Our Children (2012)
, 1h51
Directed by Joachim Lafosse
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Films about immigration, Psychologie, La précarité
Actors Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim, Émilie Dequenne, Stéphane Bissot, Nathalie Boutefeu, Baya Belal

Murielle et Mounir, un couple heureux, va se marier et avoir des enfants sous le toit du bienveillant Docteur Pinget. Petit à petit, les relations deviennent complexes, étouffent le couple et la famille, qui ne se doutent pas de la fin tragique vers laquelle ils tendent.
Flight
Flight (2012)
, 2h19
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Melissa Leo, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood

Airline pilot captain Whip Whitaker (Washington) uses cocaine to wake up after a night of very little sleep in his Orlando hotel room. He pilots SouthJet Flight 227 to Atlanta which experiences severe turbulence at takeoff. Copilot Ken Evans (Geraghty) takes over while Whip discreetly mixes vodka in his orange juice and takes a nap. He is jolted awake as the plane goes into a steep dive. Unable to regain control, Whip is forced to make a controlled crash landing in an open field and loses consciousness on impact.