H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories

★ 3.6 · 2021 · Drama

Twenty-four short films by 24 female writers, performed by 24 women actors, all based on women’s real life experiences of sexism, harassment, and violence. A diversity of female voices and talent from across Europe come together for a series that tackles head-on the everyday brutality experienced by women.

Episodes

▶1. 07:00 : Signs4m · She has worked all night before taking the first bus home. But she is not left in peace on this early morning journey. With Diane Kruger, written by Angela Lehner, directed by Nora Fingscheidt. (text: arte)▶2. 08:00 : 10cm Above Ground5m · When she accepts a post as receptionist, she had no idea she needed to wear 10cm high heels. (text: arte)▶3. 09:00 : Revenge Porn5m · A 16-year-old daughter commits suicide because an intimate video of her is posted online. Between anger and despair, an inconsolable mother organises her revenge. Starring Elina Löwensohn, text by Sofi Oksanen, directed by Nathalie Masduraud & Valérie Urrea. (text: arte)▶4. 10:00 : Concerto #45m · A young musician reminisces on the drink she accepted one evening from her teacher and her embarrassed refusals. With Céleste Brunnquell and Clémence Poesy. Text by Siri Hustvedt. (text: arte)▶5. 11:00 : Eviction Notice5m · A woman receives an eviction notice for noise complaints as her neighbours complained that she made too much noise when her partner hit her. (text: arte)▶6. 12:00 : A Call for Help4m · In the car park of the fast-food restaurant where she works, she sees a man violently hitting a woman. She courageously steps in. (text: arte)▶7. 01:00 : My Harasser4m · Fed up with being constantly harassed by men in the street, one woman turns the tables with a selfie. (text: arte)▶8. 02:00 : I Will Be Queen5m · A champion ice skater remembers how she was abused by her trainer at the age of eleven. (text: arte)▶9. 03:00 : Gloss5m · A girl comes home from school after being called insulted by one of her classmates. But will her mother support her? (text: arte)▶10. 04:00 : Terminal F4m · Arriving at the airport she loses her skirt when she is tackled to the ground by the police. (text: arte)▶11. 05:00 : Trolling4m · A woman is trolled on social media by people who she thought were her friends. (text: arte)▶12. 06:00 : I'm Burning4m · She remembers his fits of rage and is jealousy. And now she’s burning. With Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, text by Ersi Sotiropoulos. (text: arte)▶13. 07:00 : The Debate4m · In an important debate with a teacher, a woman is destabilised by an unexpected compliment. (text: arte)▶14. 08:00 : Sidelines5m · When a trainer of a women’s football team asks for the previous team to vacate the pitch, she is met with a barrage of homophobic and misogynistic abuse. (text: arte)▶15. 09:00 : Details4m · A woman goes back to work after the law courts: The man who had drugged and raped her has just been acquitted due to lack of proof. (text: arte)▶16. 10:00 : Fan Zone5m · In a crowded fan zone, a woman enjoys cheering on her team with her daughter, until a groping changes the atmosphere. (text: arte)▶17. 11:00 : Red Night4m · Walking home late she hears a man hassling her rudely. Should she react or just ignore him? With Camille Cottin, written by Kaouther Adini, directed by Emilie Brisavoine. (text: arte)▶18. 12:00 : It's a Girl4m · She is eight months pregnant. Her neighbours have told the police about the violence she has been subjected to. But will she press charges? (text: arte)▶19. 01:00 : Under Control4m · A woman catches her boss filming her while she was in the locker room. (text: arte)▶20. 02:00 : Ghost4m · A young migrant thinks back on the two women judges who declared that she was too masculine and ugly to be raped. (text: arte)▶21. 03:00 : You Should Be Ashamed!4m · Giving birth to her first child, a woman recognises the gynaecologist as the doctor recently convicted for obstetric violence. (text: arte)▶22. 04:00 : Prince Charming4m · She fell madly in love with her prince charming but when he persuaded her that she was nothing, she believed him, right till the end. (text: arte)▶23. 05:00 : 15 Years5m · She’s fifteen years old and has just been arrested for theft. Suddenly she has terrible stomach cramps. What’s happening to her? (text: arte)▶24. 06:00 : This is My Body5m · At a bus stop a man tries to grope a woman, but he receives a nasty surprise. (text: arte)▶25. The 25th hour : Nina4m · A woman struggles to escape from the grip of a manipulative man. (text: arte)

More Like This

Takumi-kun Series: Drama

2025 · ★ 6.6

Amid the pressure and prestige of Shido Gakuin High, two students find themselves drawn into a love that defies expectations.

More info →

Remington Steele

1982 · ★ 7.1

Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.

More info →

The Orchestra

2022 · ★ 7.1

Jeppe Nygren takes over as deputy conductor of the Copenhagen Symphony Orchestra and is warmly welcomed by his new conductor, who speaks candidly about the musicians' peculiarities and olates. The conflict-ridden Jeppe quickly gets an example of these olates and happens to give the embittered second clarinetist Bo with a cursed promise of a solo part. But it has far-reaching consequences.

More info →

The Gentle Touch

1980 · ★ 7.2

Notable as the first British series to feature a female police officer (predating Juliet Bravo by four months), Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes raises her teenage son while navigating a male-dominated police force following the murder of her police commissioner husband.

More info →

Six

1964

A six-part anthology of new television films produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2's Saturday nights between 12 December 1964 and 16 January 1965.

More info →

Prime Suspect

1991 · ★ 7.8

Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.

More info →

Dating Class

2019 · ★ 6

The story revolves around 6 university students who are new to dating and the lessons they learn along the way, and the web series is based on an actual university class titled 'An Introduction to Dating'.

More info →