Did you know that you have to stir clockwise when you stir your oatmeal? Otherwise you're letting the devil into your porridge. Everyone knows this- at least in the village of Carrbridge in the Scottish Highlands. For 30 years the town has hosted the World Porridge Championships. This year it's a special championship because it's the last time Charlie Miller will be in charge of the festivities....See more details

Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a thirty-something man and a lowly employee, buries his mother without showing the slightest emotion. The following day, he embarks on an affair with an office colleague called Marie, and then he gets back to everyday life. But his neighbour upsets his daily routine by dragging him into some shady business, until a tragedy takes place on a beach beneath the blazing sun...