居住在法国北部城镇的弗莱迪（David Douche 饰）是一个无所事事的青年，他的母亲靠经营小餐馆为生，母亲的溺爱让弗莱迪根本不去考虑未来。他或者和三五好友骑着摩托车招摇过市，或者和女友玛莉（Marjorie Cottreel 饰）纵情享受与水之欢。在这个平静得近乎无聊的小镇，甚至死亡也无法激起太多涟漪。然而，一些阿拉伯移民却改变了弗莱迪的生活轨迹。张扬倔强的阿拉伯青年卡德（Kader Chaatouf 饰）主动向玛莉搭讪，这引起弗莱迪一伙强烈的不满……　　本片荣获1997年英国电影学院萨瑟兰郡奖、1997年戛纳电影节金相机奖特别提及、1997年芝加哥国际电影节国际影评人费比西奖、1997年欧洲电影节欧洲年度发现、1997年让维果最佳影片奖、1997年圣保罗国际电影节评委会奖。

A graduate of the Offenbach College of Design, Piotr J. Lewandowski has made his directorial debut with JONATHAN (working-title) based on an award-winning screenplay. The moving drama about family secrets and the obstacles to achieving one’s own happiness features Jannis Niewöhner, one of this year’s European Shooting Stars, in the title role of the 24-year-old Jonathan. The young man is caring unstintingly for his terminally-ill father Burghardt, but then sees his life in a new light after falling in love with Anka, who has come to nurse his father. However, the story takes another twist when Ron, Burghardt’s long-lost friend from his youth, re-appears — and a well-kept family secret is uncovered....

In the spring of 1986, there is an explosion in Chernobyl and a girl called Mimi arrives in a small village in Western Finland. She immediately fills 15-year-old Mariia’s life with radiating light. 20 years later Mariia returns home to take care of her sick mother, and memories of that meaningful summer start rising to the surface.