Fabien Gauthier

D’étoile en étoile

Twelve-year old Theo plays for a local soccer club and has enough talent to eventually go pro. But his father has been on a self-destructive spiral ever since he started drinking and got divorced, and Theo feels powerless and anxious as he watches his dad slowly destroying his own life. But he refuses to give up on him. When a recruiter for a prestigious British club takes notice of him, Theo sees an opportunity to rekindle his father’s hope, but despite all his efforts he is not selected. So he decides to lie and say he was, hoping to make his father happy and proud. Theo’s dad is so overjoyed that he puts all his heart into helping his son prepare for “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” gradually regaining his taste for life and motivation for the future. Until the lie reaches unforeseen proportions and completely spins out of control. Thankfully, Theo’s little lie has already operated big change and generated so much hope, that life is able to get back on track. Only better!

The sensitive Ilias, works in a Parisian theatre, living in his own reality. The love not reciprocated for the young actress Capucine will open up his eyes about his true talent.

Aminata is a curious housekeeper and quite a gossip. She loves telling her friend gossip about Christian and Jeanne, the couple who employs her. To have more stories to tell, she interferes more and more in the lives of these two, until she places the clear proof of Jeanne's husband's infidelity before her eyes. One day, Jeanne is slapped by her husband. Aminata will then do everything to protect her by being in the right place at the right time.