The True Story of Pirates

Thanks to new excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in France, Spain, England and Canada, a group of international scholars paint a new portrait of the world of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Les Jours Inespérés

Lost In Paradise: Mauritius

Princess Margaret in Mauritius and East Africa

Queen Elizabeth's younger and only sibling, Princess Margaret, went on a 5-week tour of Mauritius and East Africa in September-October 1956.

Forced PTO or Intrusive Thoughts of a Lower-Middle Class American in a Foreign Land

In this comedic travelogue movie, filmmaker Alex Suszko ventures to the country of Mauritius where he attempts to understand the cultural differences as a lower-middle class American abroad.

Gaëtan Duval, une vie

Benares

Two young men went on a ride with their old friend in his truck across the whole Mauritius, the sole purpose of it being finding and getting two girls to entertain them that very night back home.

Das Kindermädchen: Mission Mauritius

Working life was often no walk in the park for the resolute Henriette. Without any training and with many odd jobs, the now 58-year-old has struggled through life. And so Henni decides to take the bull by the horns once again and take her fate into her own hands. She reinvents herself as a "premium nanny" who only works for the best families in the world and dreams of carefree hours on the beach of a dream island. Of course, there is always a huge gap between her dreams and reality, and so her first job on the island of Mauritius becomes a real challenge.

Ghosted

GHOSTED is a British romantic comedy drama film in which an aspiring actress falls for a man on their first date.

Horizon Line

A couple flying on a small plane to attend a tropical island wedding must fight for their lives after their pilot suffers a heart attack.

Les Accords de Bella

There are more than 500 accordions for 35,000 people. Polkas, mazurkas and waltzes are part of the history and mestization of an island forgotten by all for a very long time. Here, the accordion is not a forgotten instrument, quite the contrary; its sound mixes with African drums so that young and old can dance. With Philippe Imbert's help, a French craftsman, the Rodrigues Accordion Association has set out on a new adventure: Making their own accordion. The first one, the prototype, completely made on the island, is called Bella

Made in Mauritius

Bissoon is a retired Mauritian struggling with the Chinese merchant Ah-Yan who tries to sell him a new radio, as his, after 20 years, is broken. Bissoon resists the temptations of globalization but then falls victim to the marketing .

Rouzblézonnver

A father sews a national flag which he has promised to his son on the occasion of the National Day celebration. He leaves home on the said day and on his way loses his flag. He sets out to find it and ends up meeting people who'll make him reflect on the core value of the country, that of sharing and helping each other

The Cathedral

A day in the life of Lina, a young girl from Port-Louis, capital of Mauritius, seen through the eyes of the cathedral. A day that will not be the same as the rest when an unexpected meeting brings Lina face to face with reality and she is forced her to make a choice.

Clan of the Meerkat

Tiny meerkats survive in the harsh desert elements and follow the matriarch that is pressured to produce heirs and ensure the family's survival for generations to come.

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

This documentary traces the history of the B-Western from it's silent movie origins to its demise in the early 1950s. The film contains a large number of scenes from early silents and seldom seen films, as well as old photographs of the stars and one-sheet advertisements for lost films.

Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story

The extraordinary rise of Olympic boxing champion, record-breaker, feminist and LGBT icon Nicola Adams. From the streets of Leeds to the world stage, Adams fought her way to the top and changed the game. This, is her story.

The Wall: Climb for Gold

Four female climbers face the sporting challenge of a lifetime as they attempt to compete in the first ever Olympic climbing competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Wall: Climb for Gold follows four elite climbers, Janja Garnbret, Shauna Coxsey, Brooke Raboutou, and Miho Nonaka, over an extraordinary two years. They battle through Olympic qualifying events to earn their place at Tokyo, then face a gruelling season of competition and training that sees everything put on hold when the Covid-19 pandemic forces the Games to be postponed. As the young women confront their own mental and physical demons en-route to Tokyo, the film reveals an astonishing and inspiring insight into what it takes to be an Olympian and ultimately what it means to be human.

The Pope: Answers

Ten young people from all over the world meet in Rome with Pope Francis with the aim of talking and conveying to him the main concerns of their generation. What awaits them is an unprecedented meeting, a face-to-face conversation, and a unique event.

Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'

Bad Boys featurette.