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The daughter from Yellow River - a Chinese Woman in her times

The captivating epic of Franco-Chinese pianist Chow Ching Lie. Chow Ching Lie's unconventional, intimate story is closely linked to the upheavals that China underwent in the 20th century. She rose from nothing to become an adored pianist, a successful writer and a businesswoman rooted in two cultures: China and France.

Bijagos, fishing mission

The Bijagos form an archipelago of eighty-eight islands off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. These islands are home to considerable flora and fauna. Only a dozen of the islands are inhabited, leaving the rest to the forest, monkeys and sea hippos... This richness is also to be found at sea, with numerous species of fish, including the most sporty and the most prized by fishing enthusiasts!

Wild boars in the sights

In the Bouches du Rhône region, with the first harvests just a few weeks away, farmers are concerned about the damage caused by high wild boar populations. With the support of a few hunting friends, Marc Monnet is going to do his utmost to dislodge the black beast and protect the crops as best he can.

Trout passion

With its zebra stripes and red spots on its flanks, its golden or silvery color, the fario trout has always been a source of passion. Two of France's leading trout fishing specialists, Nicolas Germain and Gaël Even, are keen to share their passion. Once a year, for a few days at a time, they set off with their closest friends for an escapade on the water's edge...

Season of love

Every year, at the end of the year, all over France, salmonids migrate to their spawning grounds to reproduce. For brown trout and salmon, it's the beginning of the mating season. This cycle of life, an ancestral ritual dating back hundreds of thousands of years, is still astonishing. The proximity of the trout, so difficult to observe ordinarily, is made possible by the excitement that accompanies this singular period. But if this spectacle continues to live on, it's often thanks to the men on the ground, who take care to preserve these breeding grounds.

Pelagos, a Mediterranean sanctuary

Just a few kilometres off the coasts of France and Italy, the pelagic fauna remains largely unknown! To reveal a whole ecosystem in pictures, we're off Marseille to meet the animals of the high seas: from the giant whale to the tiny plankton! Despite the intense human pressures from plastic and noise pollution, overfishing and heavy shipping traffic, this fauna seems to be holding its own. This film reveals the unsuspected and unprecedented behaviour of several emblematic species of the Mediterranean Sea.

The Leyre, the little amazon

Yannick Rivière, always on the lookout for new fishing spots and new experiences, decided in early autumn to visit a coastal river little known to anglers: the Leyre, nicknamed "the little Amazon". Renowned by canoeists for its wild environment, Yannick set himself the challenge of canoeing down it! Over several days, stopping here and there to bivouac, meeting local fishermen, boatmen and other river technicians, he will learn a little more about the unique features of this coastal river.

Fishing trekking in high-altitude lakes

Since 2021, a fishing trek in high-altitude lakes has been organised in the Hautes Pyrénées: the "Salmo" trek. The event takes place over three days and brings together more than sixty teams of two competitors in total self-sufficiency. Combining hiking in the high mountains with technical salmonid fishing in lakes and streams, the Salmo Trek is more than just a competition. It's an extraordinary event!

The Great Lakes Tour

Lucas, Antoine, William and Valentin, four passionate carnivore anglers, are on the hunt for pike over the symbolic metre, the finest perch and the most massive black bass. Each with their own style and technique. Young Lucas and Antoine only go after record-breaking fish, fishing guide William is a bon vivant, while Valentin uses technology to find the most wary fish. All this determination and passion has just one aim: to catch the very best in these majestic great lakes of Aquitaine.

Fishing and rugby, Mediterranean passions

Pierrick Nova and Sébastien Giorgis are both professional rugby players with Racing Club Narbonnais. Teammates or opponents on the pitch for 10 years, they are also united by the same passion: sea fishing. It was in this great family of the oval ball that Sébastien and Pierrick met Ivan Roux, a retired Toulon player, and Alan Brazo, the famous Perpignan 3rd row. And from their very first meeting, everything united them. On the pitch, around the table or on the water in the Mediterranean, the 4 men will share with us their common passions for rugby and fishing.

A man and his river

Matthias Parre was born and lives in the Dordogne. He fishes on the Dordogne, films it and is about to become a fishing guide. This river is his life! Mainly in the Correze, Lot and Périgord regions, Mathias will take us as close as possible to this legendary river.The variety of rural landscapes that seem to have come down from time immemorial, fishing in all its diversity, moments of sharing with friends, everything comes together to create a cross-portrait of a river renowned for its versatility and a man renowned for his passion and loyalty in friendship.