A dozen high school students in a theatre elective find themselves stuck with a substitute teacher for a month. As they recite Shakespeare from a safe distance, the teacher abruptly interrupts their rehearsal. In an age where young people hide their emotions behind a mask, their heads either too high or too low, the question of intimacy becomes increasingly inescapable.

Jojo, a widower and single father, divides his time between the barbershop and his sons Olivier and Randy. When his life turned upside down again, he will have no choice but to confront his reality. Inspired by the memories and words of a loving mother, the trio will try to rebuild.

“FURIES” is a suspense story with end-of-the-world overtones which embarks the listener into the heart of a breathless serie with an ingenious storyline. A France Culture Production.

What would you do if you had the power to control life and death? A timely and topical speculative thriller and dark comedy blend examining an extreme ‘what if’ scenario that will force readers to question their own assumptions about other people, and how they’d use the power over life and death.