In this intense hit drama The Churchmen (Ainsi soient-ils), five young candidates for the priesthood arrive at Paris' Capuchin Seminary to begin their training. They come from wildly different backgrounds - Jose, a murderer just released from prison, Yann from an idyllic upbringing in Brittany, Guillaume from a dysfunctional family, Raphael from the stratosphere of privilege, and Emmanuel, on the run from a secret he can't even admit to himself. As they prepare to take their vows, each will see their commitment to the cross tested, and whether they can withstand temptations from outside the seminary walls and from their own hidden passions. They also have to find their way through an aging institution fraught with its own weaknesses, where the discord between seminary head, Father Fromenger and the ambitious Bishop Roman, reaches all the way to the Vatican and could rock the strongest faith.
Kaboul Kitchen takes place in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2005. George Bush is President of the United States, Jacques Chirac is President of France, and Jacky is master of his own little domain, the "Kaboul Kitchen." It's a free-spirited place where sex, booze and the Taliban collide. It's the only place where expats can enjoy a swimming pool in the heart of the Afghan capital. Jacky's raking in the dough with the perfect gig until one single event changes everything. In walks Sophie, someone Jacky hasn't seen for 20 years. She's a humanitarian aid worker, she's deeply altruistic and she's… his daughter. To his dismay, she's also come to stay. They're polar opposites - she's all about the people and he's all about the money. Then things start to get even more complicated: hostage-taking, betrayals, warlords, CIA pressure, blackmail. Jacky keeps his cool, negotiating and finessing his way out of trouble. He's the cat that always lands on his feet, ready for the next opportunity. Kaboul Kitchen, a haven of peace? Not exactly!
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