The best Pierre Prieur’s movies

Maurice, a reticent young homeless man, somehow manages to get by in Brooklyn; he spends his nights in parked cars until he finds himself at Bizarre, an underground club renowned for its burlesque shows. Maurice is fascinated by the club’s playful revues celebrating self-determined sexuality and creative otherness, and the two female club owners both adore him. He soon becomes a part of their self-selected family, and begins to bond with introverted Luka. But Maurice turns his back on Luka’s growing affection. Running away from his true emotions he drifts aimlessly through the city. He tries to find his feet at a boxing club, where he meets Charlie. Unable to withstand the pressure of his repressed feelings, Maurice unleashes a mounting foment of emotions, pervaded by tenderness and menace.

Work up a sweat from the soccer field to the locker room in these drama-fuelled four films from Germany, France and the UK that explore how rivalry between teams can spill over into teacher-pupil relationships, high school crushes and brotherly compassion. Segments: Islands (2018), Play It Like a Man (2018), Colours (2015), Through the Fields (2015).

Lucas is 22. He plays soccer with his local club, lives with his parents with his younger brother Théo, 17. Théo is attracted to boys, and has only confided in his brother. Théo's difference from others forces him to live a secret life. One evening, spurred on by his need for affection he decides to meet up with an older man at a local hotel.

In a totally isolated rainforest. A group of 5 boys take a long walk to meet a mysterious healer. Following an injury they find themselves stranded on the edge of a river with strong current. On the other side of the river they see a rather strange camp that seems occupied by 3 girls. It is absolutely impossible to cross and communicate...