Do you understand the Béliers?

Do You Understand the Bélier Family? is an emotionally authentic feel-good film that celebrates life and captures the hearts of viewers within minutes, never letting go. Director Éric Lartigau tells a refreshingly funny story from the quiet, yet not silent, world of the Bélier family, where everyone is deaf except for Paula.

A weekly market somewhere in the French countryside. Behind their cheese stand, as every week, is the entire Bélier family. While parents Rodolphe and Gigi, along with son Quentin, are noticeably friendly but very quiet, daughter Paula is much more talkative. The local customers are already accustomed to this and no longer wonder that Paula translates customer requests into sign language for her family. After all, everyone in the family is deaf—except for Paula. However, the Béliers are a lively, tight-knit group and far from simply accepting things as they are...