Macadam Stories 2015 Against the backdrop of a dilapidated apartment building in the heart of the French urban jungle, stories of social anonymity, loneliness, and the painful effect of times penetrating caress become intertwined with selfless acts of kindness, solidarity, and an odd encounter with the paradox After experiencing firsthand lifes cruel irony, the parsimonious tenant, Sternkowitz, concocts a spur of the moment plan to make a good first impression on a lonely night shift nurse, relying on his old Polaroid camera In the meantime, the insecure movie star, Jeanne Meyer, stands powerless before the unstoppable force of youthful frankness, as her genuinely concerned next door neighbour, Charly, becomes a beacon of self confidence, and her improbable mentor Then, out of the blue, the disoriented American astronaut, John McKenzie, winds up in kindly Madame Hamidas flat and realises that the mysteries of the cosmos can lead to a beautiful bond Can there be tenderness in a bleak world