The negative physical and psychological effects of anabolic steroids, growth hormones, and masking agents are examined in this European drama which focuses upon the conflict felt by a young runner whose fear of failure exceeds her fear of the drugs. Catherine Delaunay, a 25-year old runner, has just be named French champion after the real winner is disqualified for using drugs. When she suffers a small injury herself she begins using the drugs at the insistence of her German trainer and an unethical sports doctor. Catherine becomes hooked upon her regimen of medication and begins to suffer physical and mental side-effects. To conceal her drug use, Catherine keeps a large supply of "clean" urine. When she really does become drug free, her times suffer. A federation official strongly suggests she get pregnant as they hormones produced by early pregnancy will help her speed.

Dernier stade

The crossed visions of illegal aliens who left everything behind in search of a better life in the West, and who now almost regret being here, and those who are ready, in Africa, to follow their example and risk their life to cross the seas. Following back and forth the immigrants from Mali and the coast of Senegal to workers' suburbs around Paris, the film shows the hidden face of these shadow workers, the neglected dimension of people so close so far, our brothers beyond borders drawn by men.

En terre étrangère

Our ancestors the Gauls English synopsis Be aware of the role of the mothers of immigration in the blossoming of a multiracial France is one of the main focus of the film "Our ancestors the Gauls". These anonymous heroines tell their stories and speak of their place in society, and their responsibility in the integration of their children born in France. Step by step, the film follows the developments in the artistic project which has been stimulated by the film itself : a theater performance based on reality, written from the transcripts of meetings with the mothers and their witness statements. These "Actress Mothers" emerge from the shadows to tell their interlinked experiences. Funny and lively, they speak on a theater stage, in front of their dear ones, unknown spectators, the media and the wider public, about their vision of France, their routes to emancipation and their hopes for their children. Encouraging these mothers to talk about immigration has become an artistic project in full that the film tells - from their first steps on the stage, through doubts, trails and errors, nervousness, laughs - until the magic of the premiere.

Nos ancêtres les Gauloises

Twenty young boys and girls chose to fight their dropout from school with the weapons of art and creation. They revisit their life path and give a new meaning to their future.