Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th February

Malik, an illiterate eighteen year-old Franco-Arab is sent to Brécourt prison sentenced to six years for assaulting police officers. Alone and without money, he finds himself unprotected in an environment of corruption and violence from the opposing Corsican and Muslim gangs. César, the head of the Corsican inmates, forces Malik to kill one of the Muslims and in reward gives him support and protection. In working to save himself while in prison he learns how to deal drugs and so climbs up the hierarchy of César's mafia.

BAFTA 2010: Best film not in the English language,
Cannes 2009: Jury Grand Prize, Prix Louis Delluc - 2009

Fresh out of jail after a five-year imprisonment, a weary master burglar returns to a rain-soaked Paris only to find his girl is now the mistress of a rival dope-dealing gangster. Utterly disheartened, he reluctantly accepts the proposition of his young protégé, for a quick smash-and-grab raid on a prestigious jewellery store, but only if they step up the job into an all-out jewel heist. With an impeccable plan and an expert safe-cracker, the thieves are on a roll. But what if opening the impregnable safe is the easiest part of the job?

Cannes 1955: Best director,
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1956: Best Film
NBR USA 1956: Top Film

Tom, 28, is a pretty tough guy who leads a life that might be regarded as criminal. While feeling he is at a critical point in his life, a chance encounter prompts him to take up the piano again and work to become a concert pianist like his mother. His teacher is a Chinese virtuoso who has recently come to live in France. Speaking no French, music is the only language they share. Soon, Tom's bid to be a better person means he begins to want to find true love. But his attempt falters when his dubious past comes to light.

BAFTA 2006: Best Film not in the English Language,
César 2006: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor & more