Alex Descas Movies

  • 1984
    The Syringe

    The Syringe

    The Syringe

    4.51984HD

    Good dope is becoming rare in the North of Paris. Drugstores are being raided by junkies and gangs are nervous, fighting each others: the 'Viets',...

    The Syringe
  • 1995
    The Heart's Cry

    The Heart's Cry

    The Heart's Cry

    5.41995HD

    This drama focuses upon the psychological adjustment problems of a young boy whose family moves him from Africa to Paris, France. Moctar, a boy whose...

    The Heart's Cry
  • 2007
    The Elf Case

    The Elf Case

    The Elf Case

    52007HD

    In 1988, after much cunning political maneuvering, Loïk Le Floch-Prigent and Alfred Sirven become the chief executives at Elf. They discover a...

    The Elf Case
  • 2014
    Murder in Pacot

    Murder in Pacot

    Murder in Pacot

    4.22014HD

    In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, a middle-aged Port-au-Prince couple come face to face with the stark contradictions of Haitian society when...

    Murder in Pacot
  • 1995
    Never Twice

    Never Twice

    Never Twice

    01995HD

    After much hesitation, a gigolo decides to take a shot of a radical remedy to save his failing virility.

    Never Twice
  • 1998
    Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

    Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

    Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

    01998HD

    Yves Le Guen, a black man with a degree in economics, is hired as a handyman on the property of Mr. Moreau, a rich public works contractor. His...

    Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
  • 2015
    Rouge

    Rouge

    Rouge

    6.52015HD

    A companion to the director's Le Dos Rouge/Portrait of the Artist. A famous filmmaker works on his next film, which will focus on monstrosity. He is...

    Rouge
  • 1993
    The Absence

    The Absence

    The Absence

    5.31993HD

    Four nameless people -- the old man, the woman, the soldier, and the gambler -- journey to a desolate wasteland beyond the limits of an unnamed city.

    The Absence
  • 2014
    Voilà l'enchaînement

    Voilà l'enchaînement

    Voilà l'enchaînement

    5.82014HD

    With two actors and no sets, master filmmaker Claire Denis traces the arc of a strained relationship, with a focus on race and language. In this...

    Voilà l'enchaînement
  • 1970
    In Adam’s Interest

    In Adam’s Interest

    In Adam’s Interest

    01970HD

    4-year-old malnourished Adam is admitted to hospital off the back of a court ruling. Head paediatric nurse Lucy allows Adam’s mum Rebecca to...

    In Adam’s Interest
  • 2024
    Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

    Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

    Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

    72024HD

    In the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya drought is a menace to both humans and animals. This documentary follows two Elephant Guardians in...

    Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
  • 1995
    Un si joli bouquet

    Un si joli bouquet

    Un si joli bouquet

    01995HD

    A young investigative journalist is about to publish a book with revelations about power and corruption. Three days before her television appearance,...

    Un si joli bouquet
  • 1997
    Africa Dreaming

    Africa Dreaming

    Africa Dreaming

    01997HD

    A series of six dramatic shorts, each from a different African country and all on the broad theme of "love in Africa."

    Africa Dreaming
  • 2007
    Elf, Kings of Oil

    Elf, Kings of Oil

    Elf, Kings of Oil

    02007HD

    In 1988, supported by François Mitterrand, Loïk Le Floch-Prigent ran for the presidency of Elf. Alfred Sirven, through Christine...

    Elf, Kings of Oil
  • 2017
    Metropole

    Metropole

    Metropole

    02017HD

    Having arrived in Paris in 1985, Hector did everything to be like “them”. In a notebook he finds in his flat, he crosses out a list of...

    Metropole
  • 2007
    Déjà vu

    Déjà vu

    Déjà vu

    02007HD

    Déjà vu
  • 2002
    La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

    La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

    La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

    02002HD

    This program of short films by Vincent Ravalec (Never twice, Le Masseur and Les Mots de l'amour) deals with themes such as desire and death through...

    La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
  • 2002
    Vers Nancy

    Vers Nancy

    Vers Nancy

    82002HD

    A train conversation between an immigrant French woman and novelist Jean-Luc Nancy centering on the idea of intrusion within every foreigner (a more...

    Vers Nancy
  • 1995
    The Masturbators

    The Masturbators

    The Masturbators

    11995HD

    Images of the Port Dauphine subway terminus are accompanied by a text read aloud about masturbation (branler is slang for jacking off) in this short...

    The Masturbators
  • 2017
    Gone

    Gone

    Gone

    52017HD

    Thomas, an architect, discovers that he made a serious mistake on a building site. As he attempts to destroy compromising documents, it is the world...

    Gone