Backs to the Land

When Clay has to move away from his friends and the bright lights of New York City, he's far from happy. He soon finds comfort and friendship with his new dog, Sheeba. Sheeba follows Clay everywhere as he explores his new surroundings and makes friends. But not everyone is interested in welcoming this newcomer and Clay soon finds himself having to deal with Wax, the town's biggest bully.

The constructor finds himself in a world of tricks and betrayal; his lover, Vicky, must pay half a million pesetas to prevent the publication of some compromising photos. Meanwhile, their chauffeur has got the daughter of a famously stupid retired boxer pregnant.

Marius is the keeper of an abandoned cement works staying high above the quarter of l'Estaque in Marseilles. Jeannette is bringing up her two children alone with her poor checkout operator salary. Their meeting won't be without trouble, since besides material difficulties, both of them are wounded by life. They have to learn how to be happy again.

When he was a little boy, Dillon's rock musician father and hippie mother died in a traffic accident. Now in his twenties, Dillon wants nothing more than a normal, responsible life, working in an office and taking care of the grandmother who raised him. But his grandmother has other ideas, and Dillon finds himself lured into an alternate lifestyle of art, pleasure and rebellion.

Père de famille de trente cinq ans. Fabrice est victime d'un licenciement économique. Se sentant devenir de trop, il disparaîtra. Céline, sa femme, qui a tenté de lui redonner goût à la vie, ne s'avoue pas vaincue et part à sa recherche. Elle le rejoindra dans un hôtel minable et aidera son mari à sortir de sa spirale dépressive. Editeur, Hermann vit avec Diane. Son auteur maison, qui est aussi un ami, signe Worms des autofictions dans l'air du temps. Dans son dernier ouvrage, celui-ci a choisi de raconter, de façon très subjective, son passé sentimental avec Diane, qu'il a connue avant Hermann. Embarrassé par le contenu de ce livre qu'il s'apprête à publier, l'éditeur n'ose en parler tout de suite à Diane. Lorsque celle-ci prend connaissance de l'ouvrage, elle se révolte et engage un avocat pour défendre sa vie privée. Ce n'est que le début d'un imbroglio dont les fils vont s'emmêler toujours davantage, jusqu'à une issue inattendue et brutale.