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Wet Season warms up for Rediance

Rock band Biffy Clyro strikes Balance score

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Beijing-based sales agency Rediance has launched a film financing arm and has set Singaporean director Anthony Chen’s Wet Season as its first investment.

The film is Chen’s long-awaited follow-up to his award-winning debut feature, Ilo Ilo, which won the Camera d’Or after playing here in Directors’ Fortnight in 2013.

Rediance is investing alongside Giraffe Pictures and China’s New Influence Century Films, while the project is also supported by the Singapore Film Commission.

France’s Memento Films, which sold Ilo Ilo, is handling international sales.

The story is about a Chineselanguage teacher whose marriage and school life are falling apart because she is unable to bear a child. The film started shooting in Singapore on April 3 and is scheduled for completion at the end of the year. The cast is being kept under wraps.

Rediance aims to finance two to three projects each year through its new division.

“We’re not limiting ourselves to Asian projects ,” said Rediance cofounder and CEO Meng Xie. “We’re talking to producers and directors from Europe and the US as well.”

Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro are teaming with Welsh writer/director Jamie Adams on Balance, Not Symmetry which is set to shoot in Glasgow in July.

The band has written and recorded a 12-track album of original material, also called ‘Balance, Not Symmetry’, which will be released towards the end of 2018.

They will tour the album at the same time of the release of the film, which is set for Q1, 2019.

Balance, Not Symmetry is about a US student studying at Glasgow

School of Art whose privileged existence is turned upside down after an encounter with a local young street artist. Casting is underway.

Adams has written the screenplay in collaboration with Biffy Clyro lead singer Simon Neil, who wrote the new songs at the same time. Each song will be featured in the film. Adams’ credits include Black Mountain Poets, which premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2015, and Wild Honey Pie, which premiered at SXSW this year.

Maggie Monteith, whose cred-

its include Deborah Haywood’s Pin Cushion, is producing and financing the project through her two vehicles, Dignity Film Finance and Northcott Films, alongside Adams’ Two Flowers And A King Pictures.

London-based sales outfit AMP International is handling worldwide rights and is introducing the project to buyers in Cannes.

Ahead of the film’s shoot, the first song from the new album will be broadcast on TV show MTV Unplugged With Biffy Clyro on May 25.

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Atef ready to Tell Each Other Everything

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Writer/director Christophe Honoré (centre), flanked by his Sorry Angel cast (from left to right) Adele Wismes, Pierre Deladonchamps, Vincent Lacoste and Denis Podalydes at the Competition title’s premiere.

Celluloid drives up Panahi sales UDI boards Sicily-set female Celluloid Dreams has closed a raft of deals on Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s feelgood road movie 3 Faces ahead of its premiere in Competition this weekend.

The film has sold to some 20 territories including Australia/New Zealand (Madman), UK/Ireland (New Wave Films), Germany (Weltkino), Italy (Cinema SRL), Spain (Golem), China (DDDream) and Hong Kong (Golden Scene).

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As previously announced, Memento Distribution has acquired French rights for a June 6 release.

Like Panahi’s Taxi Tehran, the film appears to blend fact and fiction. It follows the journey of a real-life actress who receives a video message from a young girl living in the provinces pleading for help after her family forbids her from pursuing her acting studies.

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western My Body Will Bury You

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Urban Distribution International (UDI) has clinched world sales rights on Italian director Giovanni La Parola’s hybrid Sicily-set western My Body Will Bury You, about a group of female bandits on the eve of Italian unification in the 19th century.

The production features an ensemble cast including Miriam Dalmazio, Antonia Truppo, Mar-

gareth Made, Guido Caprino and Giovanni Calcagno. It started shooting on May 14 for eight weeks in Puglia.

My Body Will Bury You is a coproduction between Italy and France, produced by Cinemaundici and Ascent Film with the support of Rai Cinema and the Apulia Film Commission, in co-production with Cinemorgana in France.

01 Distribution has Italian rights.

Emily Atef, the award-winning director of 3 Days In Quiberon, is lining up her new project, Some Day We Will Tell Each Other Everything, about the “torrid” romance between a 17-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man.

“It’s a very hardcore, archaic love story set a year after the Berlin Wall came down,” said Atef in Cannes.

The film will be an adaptation of the bestselling German-language novel of the same name by Daniela Krien. It will be produced by Karsten Stöter of Rohfilm, with whom she made the multi-Lolawinning 3 Days In Quiberon, which is being sold by Beta Cinema.

Atef has two directorial projects to complete first. She is writing and will direct a TV movie in the hugely popular Tatort (Scene Of The Crime) series in October. She describes this as “a black comedy influenced by the world of the Coen brothers”.

After the TV project Atef is planning to direct French-Norwegian drama Mister.

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Hungary film fund incubates debut directors The Hungarian National Film Fund’s low-budget Incubator Program, aimed at enabling young directors to make their first films, has greenlit several new features.

They include Cristina Grosan and Nora Rainer-Micsinyei’s comedy drama Things Worth Weeping For ; Hajni Kis’s relationship drama A Pack Of Our Town; Nandor Lorincz and Balint Nagy’s drama The Last Bus; Marton Szirmai’s animation Where Did I Ruin It?; and Judit Olah’s drama The Camp.

Through Incubator, which is similar in ethos to the UK’s iFeatures initiative, narrative filmmakers are provided with around $240,000 (€200,000) for fiction features, $83,000 (€70,000) for documentaries, and up to $316,000 (€265,000) for animations.

The talent development initiative has supported 15 first features in three years and kickstarted the careers of a new generation of directors.

Here in Cannes, Zsofia Szilagyi’s One Day, which was developed by Incubator, is screening to enthusiastic reviews in Critics’ Week and is being sold by Films Boutique.

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Granik seeks partners for Nickel And Dimed

BY JEREMY KAY

Debra Granik, who is flying into Cannes for the Directors’ Fortnight screening of her acclaimed drama Leave No Trace on Sunday, will be on the Croisette to take meetings about her new project Nickel And Dimed.

The narrative project marks the latest entry in Granik’s oeuvre about marginalised figures in US society. It is based on author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich’s non-fiction book Nickel And Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America.

The book explores the impact of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act on the working poor in the US. Granik has an early script and cites inspirations including Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake as she looks to bring on partners for the project.

“It’s about the lives of ordinary working Americans in the service economy,” she said. “It doesn’t dwell on their ‘down-and-outness’; it’s about that thing that gets people back up again. I call this a love letter to New Jersey.

“There’s this dirty four-letter word in our country [the US] —

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Chastain’s 355 adds up

BY JEREMY KAY

(From left) cast members Fan Bingbing, Marion Cotillard, Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz and Lupita Nyong’o in Cannes for the Chastain-produced 355

Doha to fund TV and web projects

BY MELANIE GOODFELLOW

Syrian documentarian Feras Fayyad, Palestinian actress and director Hiam Abbass, and Lebanese Palme d’Or winner Ely Dagher are among the new recipients of grants from Doha Film Institute (DFI) in its spring 2018 funding round.

Fayyad has won backing for The Cave, the second film in a trilogy which began with his Oscar-nominated documentary Last Men in Aleppo, while Abbass has clinched funding for her second feature Girl Made Of Dust, about a 10-year-old who escapes into her imagination to flee the ravages of war.

The diverse selection of 34 projects by first- and second-time

poor. It freaks us out,” she said.

“It’s hard to depict people who don’t always have a nice day, but you can’t help but love them.”

Granik is also finishing a documentary about a group of men in the New York area as they attempt to reassimilate into society after incarceration.

Leave No Trace stars Ben Foster and newcomer Thomasin McKenzie as a father and daughter living off the grid in the Forest Park nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, whose lives are changed when they are detected by rangers.

filmmakers was unveiled in Cannes on Thursday.

“The new grantees represent some powerful new and established voices in cinema from the Arab region,” said DFI CEO Fatma Al Remaihi.

She revealed the institution was opening up future funding rounds to TV and web series by writers, producers and directors from the Middle East and North Africa region.

“We are marking a new chapter in our support with the expansion of our grants programme to include TV and web series, both of which have gained traction in the region,” Al Remaihi said.

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countries were represented in the latest funding round, with 28 projects hailing from the Arab world.

It added that filmmakers from Afghanistan, Brazil, Bulgaria, China and Montenegro had won support for the first time. Among the grantees is Un Certain Regard title Long Day’s Journey Into Night

by Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan. Further DFI-backed projects at the festival this year include Un Certain Regard title Sofia by Meryem Benm’Barek and Directors’ Fortnight selections The Load by Ognjen Glavonic and Weldi by Mohamed Ben Attia.

The institute also co-financed Competition titles The Wild Pear Tree and Capernaum.

Jessica Chastain outlined her vision for the all-female spy thriller 355 at a packed buyers’ presentation at the Majestic yesterday.

355 is based on an idea by Chastain, who is also producing the feature through her Freckle Films. Simon Kinberg will direct.

FilmNation is handing international sales on the buzzy project, for which CAA Media Finance Group is representing North American and Chinese rights.

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Pearce to lay down law in Voltage thriller

BY JEREMY KAY

Guy Pearce will star as a smalltown marshal in the action thriller Disturbing The Peace, which Voltage Pictures is introducing to buyers in Cannes.

Principal photography is scheduled to start in Alabama this summer on the story of a law officer and former Texas Ranger haunted by a tragic shooting, who must pick up a gun again when a biker gang invades his small town. Kelly Greyson co-stars.

York Shackleton directs from an original script by Chuck Hustmyre. Daniel Grodnik and Mary Aloe are producing for Grodnik/ Aloe Productions along with Cindy Bond and Simon Swart.

Wonderfilm Media’s Kirk Shaw, Jeffrey Bowler and Bret Saxon serve as executive producers o n t h e p ro j e c t a l o n g s i d e Mace Camhe, Paul McGowan and Larry Howard.

Nikkatsu, MUBI bring Kawashima homage Japanese studio Nikkatsu and curated global VoD platform MUBI are collaborating on a retrospective of the work of Japanese filmmaker Yuzo Kawashima to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. He died tragically young aged just 45.

MUBI will show nine of his films for which Nikkatsu holds rights, including The Sun In The Last Days Of The Shogunate and Suzaki Paradise: Red Light.

“Kawashima is still relatively

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unknown among classic Japanese directors in the international market, which interested MUBI as they can present him as a new discovery,” said Ryo Aoki, director of Nikkatsu’s Kawashima 100th anniversary project.

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Summerside deals shine The pan-Asian film channel Cinema World has bought a raft of international titles from Italian sales outfit Summerside International.

They include Gerhard Ertl and Sabine Hiebler’s Austrian drama Chucks, about a punk girl falling in love with an Aids patient; Oskari Sipola’s Finnish musical drama Urban Family, a portrait of a woman in her thirties who finally meets the daughter she gave up for adoption; and Charles-Olivier Michaud’s Canadian Anna, about a woman who is kidnapped by gangsters.

Two Eastern European titles are also in the package: Juraj Nvota’s Czech tragi-comedy Hostage, about love in a communist regime; and Ventsislav Vasilev’s Snow, which is about two brothers.

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Danes tell #MeToo stories

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One hundred Danish actors including Claes Bang, Danica Curcic, Jesper Christensen, Ghita Norby, Victoria Carmen Sonne, and Mikkel Boe Folsgaard have contributed to a Danish project presenting everyday people’s #MeToo stories.

Copenhagen-based production company Meta Film has launched website dkmetoo.dk, where its ‘mosaic’ of 100 videos related to #MeToo can be streamed. The videos — nearly all under two minutes each — will also be screened tonight at the Scandinavian Terrace (55 La Croisette).

The producers are Mette Bjerregaard and Meta Louise Foldager Sorensen for Meta Film Doc. They hope the project will “extend the debate from the film industry into broader society”.

The project has recruited 100 actresses and actors to interpret #MeToo experiences gathered

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Witch flies for Film Seekers

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The project’s video mosaic

from 100 Danes from all walks of life. The stories of sexual harassment or violation mostly involve women being the victims of men, but also include “cases where a man is violated by another man or woman, or where a woman violates another woman”, said the producers.

The accounts were collected from a wide range of sources: Danish trade unions, the book Sexual Harassment At Work by Anette Borchorst and Lise Rolandsen Agustin, through LOKK, a

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nationwide organisation of women’s shelters in Denmark, the Everyday Sexism Project and the Danish Women’s Society. There was also an open call. The website, which has English subtitles on the videos, also contains educational material to be used in classrooms.

“We hope the mosaic will push the debate out to the rest of society,” said Foldager Sorensen. “We hope people will see the big picture. We hope skeptics can lose their preconceived notions. We hope many will see these films.”

Shudder, the AMC-backed genre streaming service, has bought a slew of territories for writer/director Andy Mitton’s ghost story The Witch In The Window from UK outfit Film Seekers.

The company has picked up all rights for UK, US, Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand.

Film Seekers has also signed deals for the film with Network Releasing in the UK for physical distribution rights and Falcon for Middle East.

The film, which stars Alex Draper, Arija Bareikis and Charlie Tacker, will make its world premiere at Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal this summer.

It is about a man and his 12-year-old son who decide to bring an old New England farmhouse back to life and encounter the ghost of a previous owner.

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Vertical adopts Hollow Child

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Vertical Entertainment has acquired US rights to Jeremy Lutter’s supernatural horror The Hollow Child from UK genre outfit Devilworks.

Written by Ben Rollo, The Hollow Child is about a group of highly intelligent and malicious creatures that are enticing children into the woods with an ancient hypnotic song. A teenage girl must fight to expose the danger and save her young foster sister.

The cast includes Jessica McLeod and Hannah Cheramy, and is executive produced by Robin Chan.

The Hollow Child is the directorial debut of US filmmaker Lutter and is produced by Lutter and Jocelyn Russell’s California-based Broken Mirror Films. Vertical is releasing the film in 20 US cities later this month.

Ryan Keller’s US-based Instrum International is in Cannes with a slate of new sales titles, led by psychosexual thriller Rosy starring Nat Wolff, Stacy Martin, Tony Shalhoub and Johnny Knoxville.

Jess Bond wrote and directed the story about a socially awkward young man who kidnaps the eponymous aspiring actress so she can get to know him. Over time it becomes hard to tell

whether Rosy is actually falling for her captor or biding her time while she plans her escape.

The film is produced by Jonathan Schwartz with Alex Bach and Bond. CAA is handling US rights.

Dark comedy Izzy Gets The F*ck Across Town stars Mackenzie Davis in a story of a disillusioned woman who must make her way across Los Angeles to crash her former boyfriend’s engagement party. Haley Joel Osment, Carrie

Coon, Brandon T Jackson and Alia Shawkat round out the key cast.

Luke Shanahan’s thriller Rabbit stars Adelaide Clemens, Alex Russell and Veerle Baetens. It is about a young woman, haunted by dreams of her missing twin, who tracks down her sister to a mysterious commune.

Joe Eddy’s Steve McQueen biopic Chasing Bullitt stars Andre Brooks as the Hollywood icon in

reflective mood as he goes on a quest to find the iconic GT 390 sports car he drove in the 1968 thriller Bullitt.

“Our line-up strikes a balance between quality festival films and worldwide commercial appeal, while exemplifying strong female leads with a distinguished cast,” said Keller. “We’re a big champion of all of these filmmakers and want to share their unique visions with audiences in all markets.”

Pantelion grabs US rights for The Inhabitant

BY JEREMY KAY

Pantelion has picked up US rights to Guillermo Amoedo’s Mexican horror The Inhabitant from the team behind Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno and Knock Knock.

Buenos Aires-based sales agent FilmSharks brokered the deal and

has also licensed rights to Japan (Entertainment Co), Russia (Cinema Prestige), Southeast Asia (Antenna) and Peru and Chile (BF Distribution).

Mexico’s Televisa/Videocine has set a June 15 release for The Inhabitant, which is presented

today as part of the Blood Window genre programme on the Croisette and again on Saturday.

The film is about three sisters who break into a wealthy senator’s house where they discover a terrifying secret in the basement.

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US writer joins MiBots Screenwriter Rob Edwards, whose credits include the two Oscar-nominated Disney animations Treasure Planet and The Princess And The Frog, will write MiBots for Spanish animation studio Wise Blue Studios. UK sales outfit Evolutionary Films is handling the project.

Maxi Valero wrote the original story, which will form the basis for Edwards’ screenplay. The film will follow a young scientist who befriends a group of robots.

Edwards has also worked as a consultant for Disney on Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen, and is now developing The King Of The Elves with Disney-Pixar.

Nathalie Martinez and Jamie Thomason from Wise Blue are producing MiBots.

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Shudder roars in for Finecut’s Monstrum

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AMC Networks’ Shudder VoD platform has pounced on South Korean creature feature Monstrum, which Seoul-based sales agent Finecut has also pre-sold to a slew of further territories.

AMC Networks has picked up rights for North America and the UK, including Ireland, to the film, directed by Huh Jong-ho and starring Kim Myung-min (Pandora), Choi Woo-shik (Train To Busan) and K-pop star Lee Hye-ri.

Monstrum, which is in postproduction, has also gone to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia (Clover Films); Taiwan (Moviecloud); Thailand (Mono Film); Vietnam (Blue Lantern); and the Philippines (Rafaella Films International).

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acquired the film for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (excluding French and Italian-speaking pay-TV), while Emphasis has taken worldwide inflight rights.

Set during the outbreak of an epidemic in the Joseon Dynasty, the film follows a military official,

his daughter and a team of warriors who band together to fight off a man-eating beast.

Backed by Cineguru/Kidarient and produced by Taewon Entertainment, Monstrum is scheduled for a wide release in South Korea in the autumn.

Nazi horror sells for Jinga

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UK-based genre specialist Jinga Films has sealed a trio of deals on its supernatural Nazi horror Living Space.

The film has sold to Japan (New Select), Scandinavia (Njutafilms) and Benelux (One2See).

The cast is headed by Andy McPhee, Georgia Chara and Leigh Scully.

Living Space is about an Australian couple on a romantic holiday in Germany who encounter the ghost of a Nazi SS officer. It is the directorial debut of Steven Spiel, who has also written the screenplay. He also produces with Natalie Forward through their Melbourne-based Tru Dot Films.

Living Space was theatrically released in Australia by Monster Films in March this year and is set to receive its US premiere at the 2018 Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con event in June.

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Cast grows for HBO’s Garden

BY LIZ SHACKLETON

Malaysian actress Lee Sin-je, Japan’s Hiroshi Abe and Taiwan’s Sylvia Chang will star in Astro Shaw and HBO Asia’s adaptation of award-winning Malaysian novel The Garden Of Evening Mists. The cast will also include UK actors David Oakes and John Hannah.

Taiwanese filmmaker Tom Lin (Starry Starry Night) will direct the film, from a screenplay by Scottish Bafta-winning screenwriter Richard Smith. HBO Asia and Malaysian media giant Astro Shaw are co-producing with the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS).

Set after the Second World War in Malaysia, the story is about a woman who sets out to fulfil her dead sister’s dream of creating the perfect Japanese garden. The feature is scheduled to start shooting in May in Malaysia.

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SFI’s Moving Sweden steps into features

BY WENDY MITCHELL

Moving Sweden, the new formats initiative of the Swedish Film Institute (SFI), is shifting its focus to low-budget feature films from shorts and medium-length projects. It now plans to back three to seven features (longer than 60 minutes) per year and is open to first- and second-time directors.

Development funding, with applications opening today, will provide about $680,000 (sek6m) per year. Production funding, with applications opening August 13, will offer about $1.8m (sek16m) per year.

Moving Sweden was set up in 2013 as a joint initiative between the SFI and Sveriges

Television (SVT) to explore strong new voices for short films and web series.

It has previously backed projects including YouTube sensation Kung Fury, Berlinale short Tweeners and the 58-minute drama My Aunt In Sarajevo, which received a Swedish theatrical release before its TV launch.

Archstone snags The Big Take

BY JEREMY KAY

Archstone Distribution has acquired US, UK, and Australia and New Zealand rights to Justin Daly’s directorial debut The Big Take from the US’s Bleiberg Entertainment.

Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Zoe Bell,

Dan Hedaya and Robert Forster star in the crime story about a movie star who hires a private detective after he is blackmailed.

The Big Take is produced by Jen Gatien through her company DeerJen Films. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will handle

the VoD, DVD and TV release of the film in the US this summer.

Bleiberg Entertainment’s Cannes slate also includes Martin Campbell’s Across The River And Into The Trees, ensemble thriller Burning Shadow and crime drama First We Take Brooklyn.

SC lands on Planet Earth London-based SC Films is launching sales on Phillip Escott’s UK sci-fi horror 3 Days On Planet Earth.

The film is about an alien spacecraft that crash-lands on a remote farm in Wales, leaving the owner cut off from the world.

She soon finds herself trying to save the planet.

Casting is now underway with principal photography set to start in Wales this summer. Delivery is scheduled for Q1 2019.

Escott’s credits include Cruel Summer, which premiered at the 2016 edition of UK genre festival FrightFest. Brothers Nick Davies and Brett Davies wrote the 3 Days On Planet Earth screenplay. Daniel J Harris is producing.

“We’re thrilled to work with a director on the up,” said Simon Crowe, CEO of SC Films.

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Outsider Abbasi on Border’s dark fantasy Director Ali Abbasi knows what it’s like being the outsider. After spending the first 20 years of his life in Iran, he studied architecture in Sweden before moving to his current home, Copenhagen, where he studied at the National Film School of Denmark.

“Before, I thought it was depressing that I’d never be a real Swede or a real Dane; I thought it was a handicap not to know a culture from the inside,” he says. “But now I accept this is my place in this world, and there are advantages.”

Abbasi’s second feature, Border (Grans) — which premiered in Un Certain Regard yesterday with Films Boutique handling sales —

is about a Swedish woman (Eva Melander) who feels like she is an outsider in her own community.

She is a customs officer who forms a bond with a suspect (Eero Milonoff) who she is investigating — as she discovers his true identity, she also realises the truth about herself.

“The important thing is the love story and the coming of age of this 40-year-old woman who doesn’t know who she is. She gets to choose her own identity,” the director explains. “Through this supernatural journey you always feel this Nordic melancholy of a person who is connected with everything around her in nature, but not with human beings. That’s the

experience of being a minority.”

The film is adapted from a short story by John Ajvide Lindqvist, the author of the novel and screenplay that became the hit Let The Right One In, and draws on Nordic mythology and supernatural elements.

Even before he made his first feature Shelley, Abbasi was talking to producers at Meta Film about how much he wanted to work with Lindqvist. “Our universes overlap, in a way, and I have a lot of respect for him as a writer,” Abbasi says.

“What I like about John’s work is it looks like fantasy on the surface but it has a dark underbelly.”

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Cannes Classic doc Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blaché recounts the incredible career of the titular French director, who made more than 1,000 films in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.

“Her stories are so rich and relatable,” said writer/director/producer Pamela B Green. Jodie Foster (who narrates), Robert Redford and, surprisingly, the late Hugh Hefner exec produced. “People don’t know [Hefner’s] side of getting this woman’s story told,” adds Green.

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Matteo Garrone

Back in Competition for the fourth time, and three years after his last appearance with Tale Of Tales, Matteo Garrone reached into his past with Dogman, bringing to fruition a film he had initially conceived in 2006 and redrafted multiple times in the ensuing years. Dogman finally got the greenlight when the Italian writer/director had to postpone shooting on his Pinocchio project. Exploring themes similar to his previous films Gomorrah (2008) and The Embalmer (2002), Dogman is inspired by true events.

Where do you stand on the Cannes/Netflix row?

I’m a little bit scared by the fact that in TV series, scriptwriters are in control more than the directors, but I’m fascinated by the idea of having such a long time to explore a character. I’m waiting for the right time and the right offer.

Oddly enough, back in 2006, I originally envisioned Gomorrah as a TV series, because the book

by Roberto Saviano is very episodic. But it was not the right time in Italy for such a project.

Today, on the other hand, the exact opposite is true.

How did you get the project made?

As always, I started production with my own company, Archimede, but Rai Cinema, who already knew about it, was happy to jump in. I was both attracted and repelled by this story because of its cruel ending. It’s something we have seen too many times: the kindhearted man turned monster.

This is one of the reasons why the film is only ‘inspired’ by those events.

Do you plan to work further in English after your experience on Tale Of Tales?

There was a time when I thought casting international stars could make a film international but I’ve come to understand this is not true. Gomorrah is spoken in Neapolitan dialect and has no stars in it, but it was sold in more countries than Tale Of Tales. Big productions scare me; that’s why I’ve avoided multiple times to fall into huge foreign productions.

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Cold War Reviewed by Fionnuala Halligan Even without reading background material, it comes as no surprise the closing frame of Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War bears the dedication, ‘for my parents’. The seductively intimate love story between Wiktor and Zula, starting in the ruins of post-War Poland and playing out on the boulevards of Paris, feels personal; drenched in music, buffeted by the turbulence of post-war Europe, relationship politics and patriotism. At a focused 82 minutes, Cold War is glorious, sophisticated filmmaking, shadowed by the spirit of Pawilowski’s Oscar-winning Ida. That Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) and Zula (Joanna Kulig) are already shrewd survivors of a ruinous war when they meet gives Pawlikowski’s story an unpredictability that never allows the viewer to relax into this tale of love, compromise and opportunism. Shot, like Ida, in exquisite black-and-white, and also in the Academy 1:33 aspect ratio, Cold War launches in Competition at Cannes where it should entrance.

Pawlikowski starts Cold War with a series of face-on ethnographic shots of street musicians in a ruined, rural Poland of 1946. Wiktor and his travelling companions Irena (Agata

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COMPETITION Pol-UK-Fr. 2018. 89mins Director Pawel Pawlikowski Production companies Opus Film, Apocalypso Pictures, MK Productions International sales Protagonist Pictures Producers Tanya Seghatchian, Ewa Puszczynska Screenplay Pawel Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, with Piotr Borkowski Production design Katarzyna Sobanska, Marcel Slawinski Editing Jaroslaw Kaminski Cinematography Lukasz Zal Music Marcin Masecki Main cast Tomasz Kot, Joanna Kulig, Agata Kulesza, Borys Szyc, Cédric Kahn

Kulesza) and party apparatchik Kaczmarek (Borys Szyc) are, it will transpire, recording the folk music of Poland from the back of a van in a bid to preserve traditions and ultimately make a cultural statement for the new satellite state.

This is the start of a musical journey for the film, which will take the viewer from rural Poland to the jazz clubs of Paris in the early 1960s. Singer/dancer Zula, who is rumoured to have killed her father, edges her way to the front of what will eventually become the real-life Mazowsze folk ensemble. Worldly, older Wiktor, who has been to the jazz clubs of the West, is taken by her “energy, spirit, she’s original”.

Like Wiktor, the camera ceaselessly looks for her; on the stage, in reflections, even at the back of the troupe (where she doesn’t stay for long).

Eventually, Wiktor decides they should defect to the West, walking across the border on a Mazowsze tour to East Berlin back in 1952. It is never certain that the canny Zula, now the star of the show, will join him, and thus begins a push-pull over the latter half of the film as the couple roams, never quite connecting, between Paris and the L’Eclipse nightclub, Yugoslavia, Berlin and Poland. Even when they are together in Paris, jobbing musician Wiktor is in thrall to a film director named Michel (Cédric Kahn), to

whom he pimps out Zula’s glamorous backstory to make her more attractive and exotic.

At times, particularly during the Polish sequences, Pawlikowski’s camera feels thrillingly liquid. Stately shots inside a ruined church or backstage move at one with the characters, events or the music, much the same as a night cruise down the Seine in the second half. Pawlikowski and DoP Lukasz Zal (returning, like production designers Katarzyna Sobanska and Marcel Slawinski, from Ida) often set the camera high, arranging the players into a moving artwork.

UK-based since his teens, Pawlikowski (My Summer Of Love, The Woman In The Fifth) returned to Poland to make Ida, and his homeland continues to unlock these stories that play on similar themes but are beautifully different.

What’s so intriguing about Cold War is that it gives us a vision of a Poland in which everyone is a hardened survivor, and one more betrayal or bargain for self-advancement is just another in a long line of similar events. Pawlikowski’s film is as much about music as it is about Wiktor, Zula or the idea of finding a home in a world that is constantly shifting.

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Yomeddine Reviewed by Tim Grierson

Petra Reviewed by Wendy Ide Petra (Barbara Lennie) is looking for truth, as she announces early on in the film. “You’re in the wrong place,” says Marisa (Marisa Paredes), the wife of the artist with whom Petra has an extended residency, disdain seeping from every word. Truth, or the lack of it, is the crux of this latest drama from Jaime Rosales (The Hours Of The Day). It takes the question of Petra’s paternity as a jumping off point to explore the poisonous creeping consequences of a cruel truth and cynical lies on the lives they impact.

Petra eschews the extreme naturalism, austerity and longueurs of Rosales’ earlier work, and represents a conscious effort on the director’s part to connect with a broader audience. He employs a non-linear chapter structure which, for the first hour at least, adds an intriguing knotty texture to the film. Ultimately, however, it is a formal experiment that falters in the second half, rendering several key sequences redundant and robbing the picture of an emphatic ending.

The picture, captured with a slow panning camera that creeps like the spread of a bloodstain, looks terrific.

Helene Louvart’s cinematography emphasises emptiness, constantly drifting away from the characters to focus on the space around them. Introduced to the family of Jaume — his wife Marisa and browbeaten adult son Lucas (Alex Brendemühl) — for the first time, Petra remarks on their lack of interaction.

A celebrated and financially successful artist, Jaume is a horrible yet compelling character, delighting in precision tooling the perfect retort or act that will inflict the maximum pain or humiliation. He dismisses Petra’s work as solipsistic scribbles, savagely undermines his son and inflicts a particularly cruel wound on his maid.

Chapters two and three play out before we get to see the first chapter, chronologically the beginning of the story, in which Petra’s dying mother refuses to reveal the identity of her father. It is the quest to discover his identity, rather than her art, which brings Petra to Jaume’s house. While this at first seems to have been a wild goose chase, it does at least connect her with Lucas. The spark between them subsequently ignites into a relationship, although thanks to the non-linear structure, we see the early stages of their courtship only after we have seen it later hit the rocks — a fact that comprehensively defuses any erotic and emotional tension.

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DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT Sp-Fr-Den. 2018. 107mins Director Jaime Rosales Production companies Fresdeval Films, Wanda Vision, Oberon Cinematographica, Baltazar Productions, Snowglobe Films International sales Film Factory, v.canales@ filmfactory.es Producers Antonio Chavarrias, Jerome Dopffer, Barbara Diez, Katrin Pors Screenplay Jaime Rosales, Clara Roquet, Michel Gaztambide Production design Victoria Paz Alvarez Editing Lucia Casal Cinematography Helene Louvart Music Kristian Eidnes Andersen Main cast Barbara Lennie, Alex Brendemühl, Joan Botey, Marisa Paredes, Carme Pla, Oriol Pla, Chema del Barco

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A simple story told with abundant gentleness, Yomeddine looks at a group of outcasts with such compassion and generosity that it has the good manners not to artificially inflate their tale with fake uplift. The feature debut of writer/director AB Shawky stars non-actor Rady Gamal as an Egyptian leper on a possibly fruitless journey to reunite with his family. This muted, emotionally precise road movie follows him every step of the way, making up in grace what it lacks in urgency.

Premiering in Competition in Cannes, the film should be a solid festival traveller. Plus, the rarity of a film about leprosy with the lead actually suffering from the disease may further boost Yomeddine’s visibility.

Beshay (Gamal) is an uneducated man who has spent most of his 40-odd years in an impoverished leper colony. No longer contagious and grieving the recent passing of his beloved wife, he decides to return to his hometown of Qena in the hopes of finding the parents who abandoned him as a boy. Tagging along is 10-yearold Nubian orphan Obama (Ahmed Abdelhafiz), who has become like a son to Beshay.

As the characters make their way across the countryside, Shawky and cinematographer Federico Cesca give the Egyptian desert a rich starkness. Judiciously incorporating flashbacks to sketch out Beshay’s backstory, Yomeddine matter-of-factly presents the character’s affliction. “He looks like a hammered nail,” a bystander says of Beshay with palpable revulsion.

There is a danger that Shawky might trip over into condescending sentimentality. Thankfully, he avoids that pitfall, helped enormously by Gamal’s funny, vulnerable and unaffected performance, which lends the film an intimacy so that it never becomes anything more grandiose than a story about a man on a quest for closure.

Yomeddine has low stakes — it drifts from one episode to the next, even when the characters face thieves and bigots — so the pleasure is from spending time with these unlikely travelling companions. There is sorrow and hopefulness on this journey, but Shawky keeps his tale lovingly restrained, confident that Beshay’s emotional odyssey is potent enough on its own.

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Egypt. 2018. 97mins Director/screenplay AB Shawky Production companies Desert Highway Pictures, Film Clinic, Wild Bunch International sales Wild Bunch, ediederix@ wildbunch.eu Producer Dina Emam Production design Laura Moss Editing Erin Greenwell Cinematography Federico Cesca Music Omar Fadel Main cast Rady Gamal, Ahmed Abdelhafiz

★★★

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Sextape Reviewed by Lisa Nesselson

Leto Reviewed by Jonathan Romney

COMPETITION

The ideal of rock ‘n’ roll rebellion has long been the stalest cliché in the book, but Russian drama Leto reminds us of where it really meant something — the Brezhnev era in the USSR. This vivid, unashamedly romantic evocation comes from Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov in an expansive turn away from the largely interior-bound drama of his 2016 study of fanaticism, The Student.

His new film may seem to hark back with nostalgia to a time when dissent carried real social weight, yet circumstances have proved it still does: an outspoken critic of the Kremlin, Serebrennikov is currently under house arrest on a contested corruption charge. Interest in his plight, and the political content of Leto, will give the film a definite boost on the international circuit — even if the film’s content is not always satisfying.

Set in the music scene of early 1980s Leningrad and centred around a love triangle, Leto focuses on two influential musicians and the woman between them — Natalia Naumenko, on whose memoirs the film is based. At the start, the kingpin of the Leningrad rock scene is Mike Naumenko (Roma Zver), seen with his band Zoopark.

For all his shades-wearing mystique, Mike is a family man, happily married to Natasha (Irina Starshenbaum), mother of their baby son Genia. While Mike holds court on the beach one day, two young aspiring singers turn up — one of them Viktor Tsoi (Teo Yoo), who would go on to become a legendary figure in the band Kino.

Much of the film evokes the Leningrad scene at the time, shot by Vladislav Opelyants in stark and vivid black and white that inevitably recalls the Joy Division biopic Control. Where the film may rankle rock fans is in its awkward aspirations to break its realist bounds.

There are brief Super 8-style inserts in colour, and several fantasy sequences in which the cast breaks out into covers of familiar hits.

Ultimately too repetitive and self-indulgent to justify its long running time, Leto makes some claim on our emotions at the very end, as discreet captions show that we have been watching a doomed generation: Tsoi died in 1990, and Naumenko the following year.

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Rus-Fr. 2018. 126mins Director Kirill Serebrennikov Production companies Hype Film, Kinovista International sales Charades, carole@ charades.eu Producers Ilya Stewart, Murad Osmann, Pavel Burya, Mikhail Finogenov Screenplay Mikhail Idov, Lily Idov, Kirill Serebrennikov Production design Andrey Ponkratov Editing Yuri Karikh Cinematography Vladislav Opelyants Main cast Roma Zver, Irina Starshenbaum, Teo Yoo, Filipp Avdeev

The currency of modern French relationships still rises and falls on who holds the most power. But in 2018, the mathematical possibilities among two mutually adoring sisters and their respective boyfriends are steered in large part by that ubiquitous device, the smartphone. In fact, the phones are smarter than the guys in Antoine Desrosieres’ Sextape (A Genoux Les Gars), a joyously irreverent and inventive romp jet-fuelled by dynamite performances cowritten by the film’s fearlessly self-affirming young actresses about the congenitally sexist males in their orbit.

That their antics take place during Ramadan and the protagonists are all Muslim teens and young adults is a point of interest. This funny, transgressive and ultimately touching tale somehow sidesteps the sleaze factor while confronting oral sex and spectacularly visible hard-ons.

An invaluable conversation-starter in the arena of what constitutes sexual harassment and what can be done to reduce it, Sextape stands out. After its Cannes premiere it will carry the relatively rare over-16 rating on its June 20 French release, which is unfortunate, since the film has excellent lessons to convey to young and old.

Rim (Inas Chanti) and her younger sister Yasmina (Souad Arsane) are preternaturally close. They sleep in the same bed in a working-class high-rise in Strasbourg and tell each other everything. Rim mimics the sounds and facial expressions of an orgasm when Yasmina grills her about what her handsome boyfriend Majid (Mehdi Dahmane) “does” to her. Yasmina’s considerably more dorky boyfriend Salim (Sidi Mejai) and Majid are best buddies.

When Rim goes away for a week, Majid and Salim smooth-talk Yasmina into doing something they represent as being a public service for Rim. When it transpires that there is a smartphone video with massive blackmail potential, Yasmina finds herself in incredibly awkward, uncharted waters.

The banter and machinations — both exploitative and protective — never let up. The actors — whose dialogue is the fruit of four months’ collaborative improvisation in rehearsal — are terrific. But what makes the tale refreshingly modern is that, while lines are crossed and feelings are hurt, the injured parties figure out how to tilt the balance of power in their favour and grow stronger along the way. Conclusion? The patriarchy had better watch out.

All that without a conventional ‘white’ character in sight.

UN CERTAIN REGARD Fr. 2018. 98mins Director Antoine Desrosieres Production company Les Films de l’autre Cougar International sales Films Boutique, louis@ filmsboutique.com Producer Annabelle Bouzom Screenplay Antoine Desrosieres, Anne-Sophie Nanki Production design Laurent Le Corre Editing Nicolas Le Du Cinematography George Lechaptois Music Thibault Deboaisne Main cast Souad Arsane, Inas Chanti, Sidi Mejai, Mehdi Dahmane, Elis Gardiole

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Sauvage Reviewed by Lisa Nesselson

To The Ends Of The World Reviewed by Lisa Nesselson Love, longing, cruelty, revenge, grief and mercy are exquisitely evoked in To The Ends Of The World (Les Confins Du Monde) a ravishingly shot depiction of the insanity of war, set in Indochina in 1945. The first three minutes establish the tone — a perfect balance between stunned contemplation and barely imaginable atrocity. The expression “couldn’t be better” applies to Gaspard Ulliel’s portrayal of conflicted French soldier Robert Tassen, as it does to Gerard Depardieu’s turn as a writer in exile. Shot on 35mm anamorphic Scope, largely in the jungle or among lush hills, this powerful film from Guillaume Nicloux (Valley Of Love) is stunning to look at and hard to shake.

The political foundations depicted (colonial rule, Japanese imperialism, the independence movement led by Ho Chi Minh) are complex, but one need not be a historian to grasp the characters’ motivations. These range from patriotic duty to soul-ravaging indoctrination, and from thwarted romance to ravenous hunger.

Having survived the massacre by the Japanese that left 7,000 dead in March 1945, lanky and taciturn Robert (Ulliel) is nursed back to health in wild terrain where beheadings of enemies are not uncommon. He returns to town and identifies himself as a soldier wishing to join a regiment. But what Tassen is really after is revenge on a man named Vo Binh who, we learn, he has reason to hate.

In a bar, Tassen meets Saintonge (Depardieu), an enigmatic writer. Depardieu, in his third collaboration with Nicloux, establishes his character’s literal and figurative heft with just a few words of dialogue — the actor’s every gesture is the distilled essence of character work in the service of a broader tale.

Tassen enjoys an at-first adversarial but later strong bond with fellow soldier Cavagna (Guillaume Gouix).

The staples of Europeans abroad in an exotic setting — smoking opium, for example — are on display but Nicloux makes them feel both inevitable and fresh.

This knack also applies to the most disruptive aspect of Robert’s existence, when he falls for prostitute Maï (LangKhe Tran). He can’t seem to fit both romance and revenge into his life, and embarks on an odyssey rife with peril.

This emotionally haunting tale joins the ranks of the very best cinematic renderings of the toll war takes on all sides — and just how many “sides” there are, sometimes within the same individual.

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DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT Fr. 2017. 103mins Director Guillaume Nicloux Production companies Les Films du Worso, Les Armateurs, Orange Studio, SCOPE Pictures, Rectangle Productions, Arena Films, Arches Films International sales Orange Studio, andrei. kamarowsky@orange. com Producers Sylvie Pialat, Benoit Quainon Screenplay Guillaume Nicloux, Jérome Beaujour Production design Olivier Radot Editing Guy Lecorne Cinematography David Ungaro Music Shannon Wright Main cast Gaspard Ulliel, Guillaume Gouix, Lang-Khe Tran, Gérard Depardieu

The kindness — and unkindness — of strangers looms large in the life of a feral male prostitute in Sauvage, an incredibly frank and immersive portrait impressively anchored by an in-every-frame Félix Maritaud. Gutpunchingly authentic with radiant moments of tenderness where least expected, intimate yet not voyeuristic, this first feature by writer-director Camille Vidal-Naquet gets the balance between looking-for-love and settlingfor-sensation exactly right.

We meet our unnamed protagonist — “My name is whatever you want it to be” — in a situation consisting of very novel foreplay. (The press notes say his name is Leo though that name is never uttered in the film.) We learn he is 22 and has some health problems, although not the ones you would assume in his line of work. He is easygoing and seems kind and considerate. His only possessions are his body and the clothes he is wearing.

Leo has no fixed address and mostly subsists on eating what he can find or steal, drinking water from gutters when he is thirsty. He does seem to have the money to fill his crack pipe and get tattoos. When a gloriously non-judgmental doctor (Marie Seux) — one of a handful of female characters — asks if he would like to pursue treatment to kick his drug habit, he answers, quite seriously, “What for?” Leo does not seem to mind his life or aspire to any improvements. He is an inadvertent poster boy for living in the present, without cynicism or guile.

He is open to servicing elderly men, the disabled and other clients to whom his fellow male prostitutes are not nearly so generous.

Leo — whose slim hips display a Mick Jagger swagger to go with his spontaneous come-hither gaze — has a serious crush on Ahd (Eric Bernard), a muscular fellow prostitute who says he is not gay but has fallen into hustling to get by. While mostly protective towards Leo, Ahd still harbours ambitions to get out of town and make a better life for himself. Leo does not know what to do with his inconvenient longing for his unattainable buddy.

In full command of every handheld frame, Vidal-Naquet offers scenes of startling affection as well as those involving pain and humiliation. Tapping into a reservoir of physical grace, Maritaud, who appeared in 120 BPM (Beats Per Minute), projects a deep range of emotions, going with the flow with such magnanimity that Leo’s eventual flashes of anger are as unsettling as they are expressive.

CRITICS’ WEEK Fr. 2018. 99mins Director/screenplay Camille Vidal-Naquet Production companies Les Films de la Croisade, La Voie Lactée International sales Pyramide International, avalentin@pyramidefilms. com Producers Emmanuel Giraud, Marie SonneJensen Production design Charlotte Casamitjana Editing Elif Uluengin Cinematography Jacques Girault Music Romain Trouillet Main cast Félix Maritaud, Eric Bernard, Nicolas Dibla, Philippe Ohrel, Marie Seux

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Thailand booms as incentives pay out!

In 2017, 84 international feature films shot in Thailand, - compared with 51 in the previous year.

Thailand was a key element in the film, according to Seth Green.

"Thailand was so inspiring. We made this film about my first trip. But the film wouldn't have been possible without the generous benefits of the film incentive, and the incredible support of the awesome Thai people.”

Chris Lowenstein, of production services company Living Films welcomed the successful receipt of the incentive rebate.

“Now that Thailand has a functioning incentive scheme, it becomes the obvious choice to shoot in South East Asia.

We are delighted that our latest film “Changeland” was one of the first productions to go through the entire incentives process from application to completion. We were nervous to be the first film through the system and the Thai incentive was critical to the financial structure of our film. In fact, we wouldn’t have been able to make the movie without the incentive scheme. But, sure enough, the system worked amazingly well and, while we were still in post-production, 'Changeland' received the incentive rebate.

In our 22 years of making films in Thailand, we have seen the Thailand industry grow into an amazing hub of film-making. But now, in addition to the incredible filming infrastructure found A truly international cast assembles in Thailand for ‘Triple Threat’ here, Thailand has added an incredibly competitive incentive scheme. Living Films is thrilled to have the new incentives in Thailand has long been a popular destination for interna- ministries, before launching the incentive measures, we took a place and we are proud to have guided one of the first films tional productions, offering eye-catching locations, and a great deal of time to ensure that our incentives are rock-solid. through the system.” reputation for skilled, experienced crews.

So we are delighted that the process has gone smoothly for the first two productions. There are a number of other productions in Danny Boyle, Oliver Stone, Wong Kar-Wai, Werner Herzog, various stages of the incentives process, and more than ever, we Nicolas Winding Refn, Ridley Scott and Brian De Palma are encourage producers to apply.” among the directors who have brought films to Thailand.

The full details of the incentive measures can be download2017 also saw the launch of Studio Park, offering Thailand's ed at films.in.th/guidelines and the application form can be biggest sound-stage, which means that Thailand can now downloaded at: films.in.th/incentive or come and visit the Dir: Jesse V. Johnson offer grand scale both outdoors and on a studio set.

Thailand Pavilion No. 114, Village International for advice on Starring: Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, Iko Uwais, Tony Jaa Production Co.: Arclight Films how your production can qualify.

Thailand Production Services: SC Films Thailand Thailand's production services industry has achieved enormous success, in spite of Thailand never having offered 'Triple Threat' unites a cast of some of the finest action and any financial incentives. It was often felt that the competitive martial arts performers in the world. Asian stars Iko Uwais costs of shooting made it overall cheaper to film in Thailand ('The Raid'), Tiger Chen ('Man of Tai Chi') and Tony Jaa ('Ong than in many other countries, even with a rebate factored in.

Bak') feature alongside western stars including Michael Jai White and Scott Adkins However, everything changed two years ago at the Cannes

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Film Festival 2016, when the Minister of Tourism and Sports and the Deputy Prime Minister announced the introduction of Incentive Measures to support Thailand's international production service industry.

The incentives offer a 15% cash rebate on local spend.

This can be boosted to 20% if key Thai department heads and tourism locations are featured.

Applications for the incentives were accepted from the beginning of 2017. Already a number of projects are in the process of approvals, shooting, or auditing.

Two feature films which were approved to receive the incentives have now completed production, passed an audit of their accounts, and have received the rebate.

Worateera Suvarnsorn, Director of the Thailand Film Office, said, “Initially, we certainly encountered some scepticism from producers. Is there a catch? Is the audit going to be too demanding? Will the funds actually be available when due?

Co-ordinating with other government departments and

Dir: Seth Green Anchittha Phongchub of SC Films Thailand praised the Starring: Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Brenda Song, Clare Thailand Film Office for the smooth process.

Grant, Macaulay Culkin Production Co.: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios and Living Films “We have all heard stories of producers who have been attracted to a country because of strong incentives, only to find 'Changeland' is the feature film directing debut of actor that the costs and burdens of filming there almost outweigh the Seth Green. Starring Seth Green himself with Breckin Meyer, incentive benefits. That is certainly not true in Thailand, which Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song, the film shot principal has honed its production skills over four decades. We've also photography in the South of Thailand and is currently in heard of schemes which are over-zealous in their audit, and post-production. which delay pay-out. It is a credit to the Thailand Film Office and the other government bodies who operate the incentive measures that such a new scheme has managed to work so easily. We are now extremely confident in encouraging producSeth Green and Chris Lowenstein enjoy shooting ‘Changeland’ tions to take advantage of the incentive.”

The full details of the incentive measures can be downloaed at films.in.th/guidelines and the application form can be downloaded at: films.in.th/incentive or come and visit the Thailand Pavillion No.114, Village International for advice on how your production can qualify.

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Korea reigns The buzziest South Korean titles with international potential here in Cannes. Jean Noh reports

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outh Korean films have taken 51% of the local box office in the first quarter of 2018. The biggest film of the year so far is local fantasy Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds, a VFX-heavy tearjerker, which has garnered more than 14.4 million admissions since opening in late December 2017.

Following on its heels is Avengers: Infinity War. The latest release in the Marvel franchise has clocked up more than 8.4 million admissions since its opening on April 25.

US films have taken a market share of 43.6% so far this year, followed by UK films (2.2%), Japanese (1.3%) and French films (0.8%).

The Walt Disney Company Korea released Avengers: Infinity War on 2,553 screens nationwide out of the 2,887 tracked by KOFIC. (This far outstripped the 2,027 screens on which local film The Battleship Island was released last year by CJ Entertainment, which was subsequently slammed with allegations of screen monopolisation.)

In a market dominated by three major exhibitors — CJ CGV, Lotte Cinema and Megabox — small and medium-scale films are continually squeezed out of cinema slots.

Festival play Arthouse films by Korean filmmakers are represented at Cannes by veteran auteur Lee Chang-dong, who is returning with his first feature in nine years — the highly anticipated Burning, which makes its world premiere in Competition.

Yoon Jong-bin’s The Spy Gone North is screening out of competition in Midnight Screenings. Yoon was last in Cannes with his debut The Unforgiven, which screened in Un Certain Regard in 2006.

In the market, South Korean sales companies have slates that traverse genres. The titles include historical action films such as The Great Battle, contemporary thrillers such as Idolism (working title) and adventure animation films such as Underdog.

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COMPETITION

Burning Dir Lee Chang-dong Director Lee will have the world premiere of his latest drama Burning in Competition. He returns to Cannes after winning the best screenplay award in 2009 with Poetry and the best actress award for Jeon Do-yeon with Secret Sunshine in 2007.

Co-written by Lee and Oh Jung-mi, the film is based on Haruki Murakami’s short story Barn Burning. Steven Yeun (Okja) plays a well-to-do man with a secret hobby, Yoo Ah-in (Veteran) plays a parttime deliveryman and novelist hopeful while newcomer Jun Jong-seo is the woman between them as mystery ensues.

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MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS

The Spy Gone North Dir Yoon Jong-bin Yoon returns to Cannes 12 years after his debut feature The Unforgiven was in Un Certain Regard. The Spy Gone North, which makes its world premiere in Midnight Screenings, is based on true events from the 1990s.

It follows a South Korean agent who

goes undercover as a businessman working on a project with North Korea, to infiltrate their nuclear facilities. Hwang Jung-min (The Battleship ), Lee Sung-min (A ( Violent ProsIsland), ), Cho Jin-woong (The Handecutor), ( maiden)) and Ju Ji-hoon (Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds)) head the cast.

Produced by Moonlight Film and Sanai Pictures.

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This period action film from Kim Kwang-sik (Tabloid Truth) stars Zo Insung (The King), Nam Joo-hyuk (TV’s Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo) and Park Sung-woong (The Swindlers). In 645AD, Tang Dynasty emperor Li invades Goguryeo, one of the ancient kingdoms of Korea. After a series of victories, the Tang army marches into Ansi, protected

by General Yang, the lord of the fortress.

Abandoned by his own country and outnumbered by thousands, the general nonetheless gathers his men and women to face the Tang army. The Great Battle is due for release in the second half of 2018 and is produced by Soojak Film and Studio&New. Contact Contents Panda sales@ its-new.co.kr (Left) The Great Battle »

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with a magical beast, and must use her powers to defeat them. The voice cast is yet to be announced.

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The Soul-mate Dir Jo Won-hee A fantasy romance drama starring Don Lee (also known as Ma Dong-seok, from Train To Busan), Kim Youngkwang and Lee Yoo-young. When a patrol officer is involved in a freak accident while investigating a case, his soul is separated from his body. He is desperate to solve the case and return to his beloved girlfriend, but the only way to do that is with the help of his neighbour — and arch enemy — in the criminal town. Now in post-production.

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Hit-And-Run Squad Dir Han Jun-hee This action thriller by director Han stars Kong Hyo-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol and Cho Jung-seok. Ryu plays a rookie police officer with a natural talent for driving who is assigned to the hit-and-run squad where he meets detective Si-yeon (Kong), who is there as part of an unjust demotion. The two team up to arrest the rich and powerful Jae-chul (Cho), who is suspected of committing crimes to satisfy his obsession for speed. Now in production, the film’s local release date is yet to be announced.

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Idolism (working title) Dir Lee Su-jin Lee made his feature debut with Rotterdam Tiger award-winner Han Gong-ju.

His new film is a thriller starring Han Seok-kyu (The Berlin File), Seol Kyunggu (Memoir Of A Murderer) and Chun Woo-hee (Han Gong-ju, The Wailing). A politician’s career is endangered when his son is involved in an accident, while the father of the victim has his world destroyed when his mentally disabled son Bu-nam is killed. Both men set out to find Ryun-hwa, who was with Bu-nam and witnessed everything that night but then mysteriously disappeared. Idolism is now in post-production.

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Underdog Dirs Oh Sung-yoon, Lee Choon-baek

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The Negotiation Dir Lee Jong-suk The Negotiation is a crime thriller directed by Lee, assistant director to JK Youn on the blockbuster Ode To My Father. Son Ye-jin stars as an ace police negotiator who is called in when her supervisor is taken hostage. Hyun Bin plays the cold-blooded hostage-taker.

Over a series of video calls and unexpected twists, a shocking truth emerges.

Now in post-production.

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The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale Dir Lee Min-jae Lee’s zombie comedy stars Jung Jaeyoung, Kim Nam-gil and Uhm Ji-won in a story about Korea’s largest pharmaceutical company, which is conducting illegal human experiments that result in the

creation of a zombie. When a family living in the remote countryside find the creature, rather than being frightened, they realise there might be money to be made from him. The problems start when their youngest daughter takes a liking to him and starts to treat him like a pet. The film is set for release this winter.

A dog adventure animation by director Oh of the hit Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild and director Lee, who also worked on that film. Odoltogi is producing. When dog Moong-chi is abandoned by his owner, he goes out in search of freedom and happiness with his fellow strays.

With voice acting by Doh Kyung-soo, Park So-dam, Park Chul-min and Lee Joon-hyuk, the film is due for local release this summer.

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Don Lee stars with Kim Sung-oh and Song Ji-hyo in Kim’s action thriller.

Once a legendary gangster, Dong-chul (Lee) cleans up his act and tries to settle down to an ordinary life with his angelic wife Ji-soo (Song). But he is repeatedly tricked into bad business decisions until one day he returns home to find she has been kidnapped by a human-trafficking ring. However the kidnappers do not know what they have got themselves into. Unstoppable is now in production.

Dir Lee Sung-gang Teaming up with Yeon Sang-ho and Lee Dongha — producers of Train To Busan and Seoul Station — award-winning animation director Lee is in production on this fantasy musical animation. With the kingdom under siege, the king sends his daughter Princess Aya off to be married to Prince Bari, creating an alliance with his kingdom. Aya — who lives under a curse that transforms her into different animals — finds the regent conspiring

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Burning desires Korean director Lee Chang-dong talks to Jean Noh about Competition title Burning, on-screen nudity and his take on the Cannes vs Netflix debate

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hen Japanese broadcaster NHK asked Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong to choose and adapt into a film a 1992 short story by Haruki Murakami, Lee, whose credits include Cannes award winners Poetry (2009) and Secret Sunshine (2007), saw in the mysterious Barn Burning something he could expand on with co-writer Oh Jung-mi. Burning stars Steven Yeun, whose credits include The Walking Dead and Okja, as a rich man with a secret hobby. Yoo Ah-in plays a part-time deliveryman and aspiring novelist, while newcomer Jun Jong-seo takes the role of the woman between them. The film was produced by Pinehouse Film, NHK and Now Film Co. What was your focus when you were adapting the short story?

Barn Burning is ambiguous. The film is more specific and contains the reality of the era in Korea these days. But it’s still ambiguous since ‘mystery’ itself is also an important theme in the film. There are a lot of mysteries overlapping in it. Something gets burned in a fire, but was it really burned? And more mysteries are layered on that, which I think is what gives it cinematic tension and could be interesting to audiences who encounter this puzzle.

Tell us about the casting.

[My co-writer] Oh Jung-mi recommended Steven Yeun. He was in The Walking Dead and is Korean-American but there’s an interesting sort of veil around his character and the way he looks, which suits [the character of] Ben. He isn’t adept at speaking Korean in everyday circumstances but when he’s acting, he captures the perfect nuances and is very good at emotional expression. He’s a very intelligent actor in the sense that he understands the film and his character in-depth, and communicates well with the director.

How about Yoo Ah-in?

Everyone knows he is the most excellent actor of his age group. He has great sensibilities and the character of Jong-su has what you could call a repressed rage or a sense of helplessness that young people living in Korea in 2017 and 2018 seem to feel universally. It was hard to find anyone else who could inhabit the character of Jong-su as himself.

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Jun Jong-seo in Burning

And Jun Jong-seo?

We were auditioning newcomers and the difficulty was that the film requires nudity. It’s not lascivious nudity, but it is especially burdensome for Korean actresses. So we had to look carefully for someone who was brave enough.

But the nudity was only one thing. The character of Hae-mi herself holds a mystery and has emotions that are very difficult to act out. Not just anyone could play this role and Jun Jong-seo was born to do it. We were lucky to meet her.

What was the most difficult thing on the shoot?

We devoted all our energy to each scene, but there was one main scene that takes place outside at sunset and after [in Paju, near the DMZ]. In reality, it had to be done within 10 minutes but of course, that’s not how filmmaking works. In the midst of the tension that needed to be (Right) Lee Chang-dong

‘Cannes is the best and most efficient place to publicise your film, get it reviewed and heard about’ Lee Chang-dong, director

maintained and the dusk that needed to be matched, North Korean propaganda broadcasts would be coming through on loudspeakers and so it took us about a week.

What kind of significance has Cannes had in your career? How important is it for Korean filmmakers on the international stage?

I actually really dislike the red carpet.

It’s the realisa-

tion of what I physically and emotionally hate the most — wearing a tuxedo, smiling and waving at camera flashes — but you have to do it. Because Cannes is the best and most efficient place to publicise your film, get it reviewed and heard about. It’s the most expensive and hardest place to go so you can’t decline.

What is your opinion of Korean films these days?

Commercially and in appearance, they are full of energy. But I doubt whether there is a young sensibility or fighting spirit that wants to go after challenges, looking for new things, and going down roads others don’t — trying to get at the essence of the medium of cinema. When you keep getting films that become commercial successes, it’s hard to feel the need to keep taking on challenges.

What do you think about the Netflix vs Cannes debate?

We are at a stage of transformation in our era in how the medium of film is distributed to audiences. For now, Cannes has sided with the theatres and it’s not just about the theatre owners’ federation, but s what is needed now in the industry. ■

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MAKE ROOM IN YOUR AGENDA. A curated program of Canadian features screening at the Marché du film, financed by Telefilm Canada.

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Facing The Wind

Homage to Catalonia Catalonia may not have a regional government, but it boasts a dynamic production sector that is thriving despite the political stalemate. Elisabet Cabeza reports

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lthough it is nearly five months since the regional Catalan elections, there is still no government in Catalonia in the aftermath of the region’s claim for independence — however, despite this its film sector is buzzing with activity. A new generation of filmmakers is busy at work and they promise an interesting wave of films for 2018, with plenty of newcomers and seasoned talents too.

Catalan talents include Carla Simon, whose Summer 1993 won best first feature and the Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus section at the Berlinale in 2017, and Laura Ferres, director of The Disinherited, which played here in Critics’ Week last year, and which won the Leica Cine Discovery Prize for short films. This year, the Berlinale’s Forum featured the premiere of Meritxell Colell’s Facing The Wind, while Libertad, by writer-turned-director Clara Roquet, was featured in Berlinale Talents. Alvaro Gago’s Matria won the grand jury prize for best short film at Sundance, while Elena Trape’s Distances, co-produced by Isabel Coixet, won best film prize at Malaga Film Festival. Petra,

by Jaime Rosales, is screening in Directors’ Fortnight.

Albert Serra has two projects on the go (Personalien and I Am An Artist) and Julio Medem’s new film (The Tree Of Blood)

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has Catalonia’s Arcadia Motion Pictures behind it. Juanjo Gimenez, the director of short film Timecode (which took the Palme d’Or for best short and picked up an Oscar nomination) is working on his first feature, and Carlos Marques-Marcet, whose debut 10,000km won the AFI Fest audience award in 2014, has been shooting his new film, La Bona Espera, back to back with the promotion of his second feature, Anchor And Hope. The latter shot in London with a cast including Natalia Tena and Oona Chaplin.

Following The Bookshop, Isabel Coixet is working on her new film, Elisa And Marcela, based on the true story of two women who married in Spain in the early 1900s, as well as a Spanish-language series for HBO. Santiago Fillol, the longtime collaborator of Oliver Laxe ), has a project of his (Mimosas), own, Slaughterhouse, treading the ambiguous frontier between fiction and documentary, a territory explored in the past by veteran Catalan directors such as Jose Luis Guerin The Academy Of (The Muses).

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Hand in hand with directors, there is a dynamic new wave of producers that includes Aritz Cirbian, Martin Samper, Marta Cruanas, Marta Rodriguez, Tono Folguera, Sergi Moreno, Bernat Manzano, Anna Soler-Pont, Oriol Maymo, Adria Mones and Valerie Delpierre. Barcelona-based Zentropa Spain producers Angeles Hernandez and David Matamoros are also now making their debut as feature directors with Isaac.

Lively film hub Plenty of Spain’s major producer-distributors are based in Barcelona. They include Mediapro (Midnight In Paris), genre specialist Filmax International, which has nurtured world-renowned names such as Jaume Balaguero, and A Contracorriente, the company behind titles including Coixet’s The Bookshop and Mariano Cohn and Gaston Duprat’s Citizen A ConThe Distinguished Citizen. tracorriente has even launched a film festival in Barcelona (BCN Film Fest), which debuted in April with a screening of Mike Newell’s The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society ety.

‘I was asked about [the political situation].

I explained you could hardly tell the situation was heated’ Peter Welter, Fresco Films

Edmon Roch’s Ikiru Films has scored hits at the local box office with animation saga Tad The Explorer and Capture The Flag. It is now producing Yucatan, the new film by Daniel Monzon with Telecinco Cinema, the cinema division of big commercial broadcaster Mediaset. It reunites Telecino with Luis Tosar following Cell 211. David Victori’s first feature The Pact is also an Ikiru Films production.

Oriol Paulo’s The Invisible Guest was a hit in China and local producers are realising interest in their content is increasing in the vast Chinese market. Catalan Films, the government office for the promotion of the local industry, and the Catalonia Film Commission are working with Berlin-based producers’ network Bridging The Dragon to build that relationship. »

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Under its wing, two companies, Filmax International and A Contracorriente, are meeting with Chinese producers in Cannes and a reception will be held with the director to discuss the success of The Invisible Guest in China and to see what lessons can be learned. Paulo is now working on his next film, Mirage.

As a location, Catalonia is attracting a number of international TV productions, including National Geographic’s Genius: Picasso, directed by Kenneth Biller and starring Antonio Banderas, as well as two Chinese series. Sebastian Schipper’s feature film Roads also shot in the region.

Catalonia Film Commission is hoping to attract more Asian productions, building on the presence of Japanese director Takashi Miike who used Catalan locations for Jo Jo’s Bizarre Adventure. The incentives available to producers shooting in the region are the same as in the rest of Spain (Canary Islands and Navarre excepted). There is a 20% tax rebate on the Spanish costs of feature films, television series, animation films and documentaries, with a minimum local spend of $1.1m (¤1m), up to $3.4m (¤3m) per production.

The political uncertainty does not seem to be deterring international shoots. Peter Welter from Fresco Film, the service company that has worked on Game Of Thrones in locations all around

Spain, suggests the country is seen as a safe country internationally. “At the American Film Market last year, I was asked about [the political situation] and I explained you could hardly tell the situation was heated,” he says.

Local funding The lack of a Catalan government has meant the regional subsidies for film are presently on hold. Xavier Diaz, the director of Catalan Cultural Institute (ICEC), says they are working in the hope of being able to open a call for new projects in the summer. But this, again, depends on Catalonia having a government.

Unless there is a separate political decision, this leaves budding projects without public funding. Industry representatives are in talks with the different political parties and the consensus is that everybody wants to avoid this scenario.

Furthermore, there is hope that the regional levy on telecom revenues will be reactivated. This source of funding channelled up to $19m (¤16m) to the feature and TV production industry in 2017. But Spain’s Constitutional Court cancelled it last July, sending shockwaves throughout Catalan cinema.

“The telecom levy is not something we came up with out of thin air,” says Diaz.

“We followed the example of other Euros pean industries.” ■

Women in Catalonia The local government was an early supporter of gender parity for women directors.

Elisabet Cabeza explores its impact he Catalan government blazed a trail for gender parity among directors of the projects it supported when it increased the number of points available for projects with female directors attached — a move that was mirrored by Spain’s national Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA).

Although time is needed to assess the long-term impact of such initiatives, the truth is that a lot of the mostanticipated Catalan projects have women at the helm. One of them is Libertad, by scriptwriter Clara Roquet (Petra). It is a Lastor Media co-production with Avalon and Copenhagen-based Snowglobe.

It will be Roquet’s debut as a feature director and shooting is scheduled for summer 2019.

Pilar Palmero’s Las Ninas, produced by Valerie Delpierre of Inicia Films, describes the movie, set in 1992, as “a story about how childhood shapes who we are, for better or worse”.

Celia Rico’s Journey To A Mother’s Room stars Lola Duenas (Zama) and Anna Castillo (The Olive Tree) as a mother and daughter facing up to a change in their relationship. The film is produced

by Amoros Productions and Arcadia Motion Pictures, with

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Miriam Miente, produced by Paco Poch’s Mallerich Films and the Dominican Republic’s Faula Films, and directed by Natalia Cabral and Oriol Estrada, is also expected for a 2018 release. The project has been showcased at Ventana Sur’s Primer Corte and at the Guadalajara film festival, where it won two post-production awards.

Oberon Cinematografica (The Milk Of Sorrow, Petra) is producing the next film

by Diana Toucedo, following the director’s Thirty Souls, which premiered in the Berlinale’s Panorama earlier this year.

Alice Waddington is shooting Paradise Hills this spring, after attracting attention with short Disco Inferno. Written by Nacho Vigalondo and Brian DeLeeuw, the film stars Emma Roberts and Danielle Macdonald and is produced by Catalonia’s Nostromo Pictures.

Leading director Isabel Coixet recently produced Elena Trape’s Malaga-winning Distances, with Marta Ramirez, as well as two shorts by Belen Funes. Other Cataloniabased projects directed by women include Mar Targarona’s El Fotograf De Mathausen, Sara Gutierrez’s Yo La Busco and Neus Ballus’s Staff Only and Six Ordinary Days.

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t is a sunny but brisk August 2017 day in Reykjavik, and Benedikt Erlingsson is headed out to sea. He is on a boat to shoot his leading lady, Halldora Geirhardsdottir, bravely swimming in freezing cold water, while a trio of Ukrainian choir singers in traditional folk costumes serenade her from the rocky shore.

It is not a typical scene even in offbeat Reykjavik: the director of the award-winning Of Horses And Men is once again offering a fresh storytelling approach and arresting visuals in his new film, Woman At War. The plot follows a 50-year-old woman who decides to take radical action to protect the Icelandic highlands from development. At the same time, she has to decide whether to go through with adopting a young Ukrainian girl.

Producers Marianne Slot and Carine Leblanc (Slot Machine), Benedikt Erlingsson (Gulldrengurinn) Co-producers Solar Media (Ukraine), Koggull Filmworks (Iceland), Vintage Pictures (Iceland) Financiers Icelandic Film Centre, Eurimages, CNC Aide Aux Cinemas Du Monde, CNC Aide Aux Nouvelles Technologies, Institut Francais, Ukraine State Film Agency, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Creative Europe, Fondation Gan Pour Le Cinéma

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Halldora Geirhardsdottir (far left) during the filming of Woman At War

Benedikt Erlingsson, director

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Budget $3.9m

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‘You have to entertain and maybe you can educate on the side if you think you’re up for it’ The film — which screens from tomorrow in Critics’ Week — has climate change as an important backdrop, but it is nothing like Al Gore with his slide show. “Climate change is a very interesting concept for us to deal with, it’s a challenge for storytelling but also a responsibility,” Erlingsson explains. As a filmmaker, he adds, “You have to entertain and maybe you can educate on the side if you think you’re up for it.”

Producer Marianne Slot calls the film “an arthouse action film”, not easy on a modest budget of $3.9m (¤3.1m).

Erlingsson, of course, is not following typical action film tropes. “My idea was to make an action film without guns, violence, love and death. There’s only one drop of blood in this film.”

Woman At War shot for about eight weeks from July to early September 2017, on location in Iceland (the highlands and around Reykjavik) and in Ukraine. It was a physically demanding production. The highlands setting was stunning but presented challenges — a horse-drawn carriage had to transport some equipment.

“It’s an experience to make an action film in the Icelandic highlands,” Erlingsson says with a laugh. “It’s not the story of a man sitting on a sofa in a crisis.”

It was the first time France-based Slot has shot in Iceland. “You get the idea of

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Into the wild

Of Horses And Men director Benedikt Erlingsson headed to Iceland’s highlands for ‘arthouse action film’ — and Critics’ Week selection — Woman At War. Wendy Mitchell visits the set Woman At War

the power of nature here, it’s much stronger than you are,” she says. The vistas help the audience to understand what the main character “is fighting for”.

Erlingsson was born in Reykjavik and started working part-time on a highland farm as a teenager. “The Icelandic high-

lands are the biggest untouched area in Europe,” he explains. “The highlands are like a breathing place for our souls — it’s spiritual.”

Having a 50-year-old female action heroine might be unusual, but Erlingsson did not consider anything else.

“It would be much more boring to have a well-built 30-year-old guy playing this activist,” he says. “I’d not want to see that!”

He has known Geirhardsdottir since they were both aged about 10, acting together in a children’s play at Iceland’s National Theatre directed by his mother.

They later went to college and theatre school together, both joined a circus and had a two-person show. “They called her ‘the Wonder Girl’ at school and she is showing us that every day,” he says. “It’s a very physical role and she’s doing all her stunts herself.”

The Ukrainian singers, as well as a group of Icelandic musicians that likewise appear on screen, provide music that reflects the main character’s thoughts. “Our hero has a kind of chorus.

I come from the theatre where this is the norm,” Erlingsson says.

An international team Slot, who has been the French co-producer on several Lars von Trier films and also worked on Sergei Loznitsa’s Cannes 2017 Competition title A Gentle Creature, was encouraged by the reception at the Ukrainian State Agency, which backed the project. Unusually for Iceland, there is quite a bit of private financing from the director’s contacts who have made small investments.

For Erlingsson, having the internationally experienced team of Slot and her producing partner Carine Leblanc on board helped lift the whole production.

“Working with them is a university for us,” he says.

Slot wanted to work with Erlingsson because she thought Of Horses And Men “had humanity and poetry… and at Slot Machine we want to work with directors playing with film language and trying to s renew it”. ■

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SPOTLIGHT FILM4

All eyes on Film4 Hot off the success of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Film4 is gearing up for major activity in the remainder of 2018 after a brief production hiatus. Tom Grater speaks to Film4’s director Daniel Battsek and head of creative Ollie Madden to talk through the slate

Film4 backed Pawel Pawlikowski’s Competition title Cold War

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t has been more than two years since former Film4 chief David Kosse revealed the film arm of UK broadcaster Channel 4 would be making larger investments and targeting more commercially minded projects with an increased annual budget of $33.8m (£25m).

The first of those was a 50-50 co-financing deal with Fox Searchlight for Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which was announced less than two months before the departure of Kosse. Former Cohen Media Group president Daniel Battsek took over the reins at Film4 and helped to guide McDonagh’s film to five Baftas, two Oscars, and a $151m haul at the global box office.

Battsek — who notes that Kosse’s increase has been renewed into its third financial year — describes the performance of Three Billboards as “immensely satisfying” but warns the result is “an exceptional one by anybody’s standards”.

Film4, he adds, is now aiming to make one or two highly commercial projects per year, in which it has a bigger stake, in order to “fuel” the rest of its slate.

“We need to continue to balance that

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‘We’re very aware that if you don’t make Hunger, you don’t get to make 12 Years A Slave or Widows’ Ollie Madden, Film4

mix that we’ve settled on, projects that have a baseline of quality, some that are more commercial vehicles, some that are more culturally and ethnically specific,” Battsek explains. He points to Rungano Nyoni’s I Am Not A Witch, a more experimental debut feature that was also a Bafta winner in 2018, which was backed

by Film4 and the BFI. Larger-scale projects in which Film4 has taken a bigger stake include Bart Layton’s heist movie American Animals (greenlit by Battsek), which premiered at Sundance and was picked up for North America by a coalition of The Orchard and Moviepass Ventures, and for the UK by STXinternational.

“It’s an exceptional film in all senses of that word,” says Battsek. “When we have films like that bearing the Film4 brand,

that describes the sort of organisation that we are.”

Film4 has also made a bigger play with Stephen Merchant’s feature directorial debut Fighting With My Family, a comedy drama based on a Channel 4 documentary about a young British woman who becomes a WWE star. Florence Pugh stars with Dwayne Johnson and MGM has worldwide rights.

For Madden, who has now been in his role for six months, the most satisfying aspect of the success of Three Billboards is that it “wasn’t achieved at the expense of the film being bold, provocative and completely authored by the filmmaker.” He adds the organisation remains “filmmaker-led” and says none of its projects will be “compromised or engineered for the market”.

(Right) Daniel Battsek

“We are very aware that if you don’t make Hunger, you don’t get to make 12 Years A Slave or Widows,” says Madden on how Film4 has consistently backed directors very early in their careers, including Steve McQueen.

McQueen’s Widows, a US-set heist movie starring Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez, Daniel Kaluuya and Colin Farrell, is now in post ahead of a release via 20th Century Fox in November.

Fresh competition Film4 has a tradition of working with emerging arthouse directors but it now faces more competition in that space from BBC Films, which is being steered in a new direction by director Rose Garnett (formerly Film4’s head of creative) and her team, which also includes Film4 alumnus Eva Yates.

Battsek is also keeping an eye on the US streaming giants of FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) »

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‘There will be times when we lose films to the BBC, or more likely to FAANG, and we have to be sharper and better’ Daniel Battsek, Film4

when it comes to its bigger projects.

“It’s a competitive environment,” he says. “Of course there will be times when we lose films to the BBC or more likely to FAANG, and we have to be sharper and better.”

One film that won’t be released theatrically is Tinge Krishnan’s Camden-set musical Been So Long, starring Michaela Coel and Arinzé Kene, for which Netflix bought worldwide rights at Cannes last year. Although the film may still premiere at an autumn festival, Battsek admits the deal “wasn’t exactly what [Film4] had planned”, and the company’s priority is to “make movies that get shown in cinemas”.

However, he acknowledges “the fact that so many people get to see it [on Netflix]” does potentially trump the lack of a theatrical release. The deal was also an excellent return for the filmmakers on a fairly low-budget production.

Although Battsek is disappointed by the lack of UK films at Cannes this year, he hopes the territory will be well represented at the autumn festivals of Toronto, Telluride and Venice. He believes those events can often offer a UK film a better platform to awards season and the theatrical market, particularly in the US, than Cannes.

A slew of Film4-backed titles are being positioned for autumn festival launches. They include Yorgos Lanthimos’s period film The Favourite, starring Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman; Lenny Abrahamson’s ghost tale The Little Stranger with Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter and Charlotte Rampling; Mike Leigh’s historical drama Peterloo with Maxine Peake; and Amy director Asif Kapadia’s footballer biopic Maradona.

The company does have one feature in the Cannes line-up: Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War, shot in Polish and French and the only film with UK backing (from Film4 and the BFI) to make it into the festival’s Competition this year. Battsek says that although making foreign-language projects is not a priority for Film4, it is looking at enabling more international filmmakers to make the move into the English language.

“While we’re very much part of the British film industry, and our films will continue to represent British filmmak-

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Peterloo

American Animals

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

ing, I don’t see any reason why that shouldn’t also involve Europeans or people from further field,” says Battsek.

“Sometimes it’s great to see a different perspective on the material.”

Film4 is working with Grimur Hakonarson, the Icelandic director of Rams, on his English-language debut The Fence, which is written by Shane Danielsen and is being developed with Ireland’s Element Pictures (Film4 is also partnering with Element on The Favourite and The Little Stranger).

Keeping things close to home Developing in-house projects remains Film4’s preferred modus operandi, and Madden says the company has “a significant, seven-figure sum ringfenced for development”, which he believes is the biggest development fund in the UK outside of the studios.

Since he joined officially in October 2017, Madden has commissioned around 20 new projects for development.

(Right) Been So Long

‘None of Film4’s projects will be engineered for the market’ Ollie Madden, Film4

Those projects include screenplays from emerging writers such as Lydia Adetunji and Mika Watkins, as well as the established names of John Hodge and Peter Straughan.

“In order to invest in 12-15 films a year, we need a vibrant and active development slate,” he says.

Further projects moving closer to production include a Charlie Chaplin documentary from the team behind Notes On Blindness, an adaptation of Caitlin Moran’s novel How To Build A Girl with Monumental Pictures, James

Marsh’s modern gothic horror The Loney with DNA Films, Sarah Gavron’s Girl Untitled with Fable Pictures, and Justin Kurzel’s The True History Of The Kelly Gang, starring Russell Crowe and George MacKay. Nick Rowland’s directorial debut Calm With Horses, starring Cosmo Jarvis and Barry Keoghan, is now shooting in Ireland. It is being produced by Element Pictures with Michael Fassbender’s DMC Film. Altitude Films has prebought UK rights and is handling sales on the film. Madden says the project was one of the first he read after joining and, impressed by the material, boarded straight away.

With plans to relocate 300 of the 800 staff of parent broadcaster Channel 4, due to government pressure to greater serve the UK’s regions, a potential move of Film4 has been mooted. Battsek says he does not know for certain what will happen but is keen to emphasise Film4’s commitment to producing projects in the UK regions.

He points to the upcoming Bristol and Leeds shoot of Iain Morris’s The Festival, which is the latest project to be greenlit under producer Fudge Park’s four-picture deal with Film4 (following the success of UK comedy The Inbetweeners Movie and its sequel), and the Scotland shoot of Wild Rose (formerly Country Music), the musical drama starring Jessie Buckley produced by Fable Pictures.

“If you look at our slate, it shows that we represent the whole of the UK,” says Battsek. “We can do that from wherever.”

While the Film4 team is facing an extremely busy period — involving both new movies going into production over the summer and several anticipated autumn festival premieres — the focus during Cannes, says Battsek, along with supporting Cold War, is to “see movies, discover new talent, and reconnect with s established talent”. ■

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Cast: Tahar Rahim, Stacy Martin.

Ella’s life is turned upside down when she meets Abel. Irresistibly drawn to this elusive lover, the young woman discovers the cosmopolitan, underground world of Parisian gaming circles, where adrenaline and money reign supreme.

Their love story, begun as a mere bet, turns into a devouring passion.

FESTIVAL

AND PRESS

08:30 COLD WAR

(Poland) 84mins.

Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski.

Cast: Tomasz Kot, Joanna Kulig, Agata Kulesza, Jeanne Balibar, Cédric Kahn.

A passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatally mismatched and yet fatefully condemned to each other. Set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris, the film depicts an impossible love story set during impossible times.

Competition Lumiere Ticket required, press

SAUVAGE

(France) 98mins.

Dir: Camille Vidal-Naquet.

Cast: Felix Maritaud, Eric Bernard, Nicolas Dibla, Philippe Ohrel.

Leo is 22 and sells his body on the street for a bit of cash. The men come and go, and he stays right here… longing for love.

He doesn’t know what the future will bring.

He hits the road. His heart is pounding.

Directors’ Fortnight Theatre Croisette

12:00 COLD WAR

FESTIVAL & PRESS 11:00 MY FAVOURITE FABRIC

(France) 95mins.

Dir: Gaya Jiji.

Cast: Manal Issa, Ula Tabari, Souraya Baghdadi.

Damascus, spring 2011, in the early stages of the revolution: Nahla is torn between her desire for freedom and the hope

(France) 106mins.

Dir: Jean-Bernard Marlin. Cast: Dylan Robert, Kenza Fortas, Idir Azougli.

Zachary, 17, gets out of jail. Rejected by his mother, he hangs out on the mean streets of Marseille. This is where he meets Shéhérazade.

Enrique Diaz, Maria Paula Tabares Pena, Adolfo Savinino.

Nuria and Fabio arrive with their mother Amparo at an unknown island on the border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru. They are fleeing the conflict in Colombia.

Fearful of betraying family secrets, Nuria goes silent. In the midst of this, the family tries to receive compensation for the father’s death and to obtain a visa to emigrate to Brazil. By covering up this story, they uncover others about the family’s past.

Critics’ Week Bunuel

Directors’ Fortnight Theatre Croisette

Critics’ Week Miramar

SHÉHÉRAZADE

08:45

(Poland) 84mins.

Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski.

Cast: Tomasz Kot, Joanna Kulig, Agata Kulesza, Jeanne Balibar, Cédric Kahn.

09:00

LOS SILENCIOS

SORRY ANGEL

(Brazil) 88mins.

Dir: Beatriz Seigner.

Cast: Marleyda Soto,

(France) 132mins.

Dir: Christophe Honoré.

Cast: Vincent Lacoste,

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of leaving the country thanks to her arranged marriage with Samir, a Syrian expatriate in America. When he chooses her younger, more docile sister Myriam, Nahla finds refuge with her neighbour, the mysterious Ms Jiji.

Un Certain Regard Debussy Press

Pierre Deladonchamps, Denis Podalydès.

Jacques is a writer living in Paris. He hasn’t turned 40 but already doubts that the best in life is yet to come. Arthur is a student living in Brittany.

He reads and smiles a lot and refuses to think that everything in life might not be possible. Jacques and Arthur will like each other. Just like in a lovely dream. Just like in a sad story.

Competition Salle Du 60eme

10:45 SORRY ANGEL

11:00 ARCTIC

(Iceland) 97mins.

Dir: Joe Penna.

Cast: Mads Mikkelsen.

A man stranded in the Arctic is finally about to receive his long-awaited rescue. After a tragic accident, he must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp or to embark on a deadly trek to safety.

Special Screenings Bazin Press

MY FAVOURITE FABRIC See box, above

THE SEVENTH SEAL

(Sweden) 96mins.

Dir: Ingmar Bergman.

Cast: Max Von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Bibi Andersson, Inga Gill, Maud Hansson.

A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.

Daniel Schmidt. Cast: Carloto Cotta, Filipe Vargas, Anabela Moreira.

Diamantino, the world’s premiere soccer star, loses his touch and ends his career in disgrace.

Searching for a new purpose, the icon sets on a delirious odyssey where he confronts neo-fascism, the refugee crisis, genetic modification, and the hunt for the source of genius.

Critics’ Week Miramar

TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD

(France) 103mins.

Dir: Guillaume Nicloux.

Cast: Gaspard Ulliel, Guillaume Gouix, Lang-Khe Tran, Gerard Depardieu.

Indochina, 1945: a young French soldier, Robert Tassen, survives a brutal massacre in which his brother dies before his eyes.

Thirsty for revenge, he sets off alone on a secret mission to find the killers. But when he meets Mai, a young Indochinese girl, everything changes.

(France) 132mins.

Dir: Christophe Honoré.

Cast: Vincent Lacoste, Pierre Deladonchamps, Denis Podalydès.

Cannes Classics Bunuel

DIAMANTINO

TREAT ME LIKE FIRE

Competition Lumiere Ticket required

(Portugal) 92mins.

Dir: Gabriel Abrantes,

(France) 110mins.

Dir: Marie Monge.

11:30

Directors’ Fortnight Theatre De La Licorne

Competition Salle Du 60eme

13:00 10 YEARS THAILAND

(Thailand) 95mins.

Dir: Aditya Assarat, Wisit Sasanatieng, Chulayarnon Sriphol, Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

A series of crowdfunded short films from new Thai directors imagining the country in the future.

Special Screenings Bazin Press

14:00 THE ANGEL

(Argentina) 105mins.

Dir: Luis Ortega.

Cast: Lorenzo Ferro, Chino Darin, Mercedes Moran, Daniel Fanego, Luis Gnecco, Peter Lanzani, Cecilia Roth.

Carlitos is a 17-year-old youth with movie-star swagger, blond curls and a baby face. As a young boy, he coveted other people’s things, but it wasn’t until his early adolescence that his true calling — to be a thief — manifested itself. When he meets Ramon at his new school, Carlitos is immediately drawn to him and starts showing off to get his attention. Together they » www.screendaily.com

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17:15 DIAMANTINO

(Portugal) 92mins.

Dir: Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt. Cast: Carloto Cotta, Filipe Vargas, Anabela Moreira.

Critics’ Week Miramar

18:00 LOS SILENCIOS

(Brazil) 88mins.

Dir: Beatriz Seigner.

Cast: Marleyda Soto, Enrique Diaz, Maria Paula Tabares Pena.

Directors’ Fortnight Theatre Croisette

19:00 ASH IS PUREST WHITE

FESTIVAL & PRESS 14:15 SHÉHÉRAZADE

(France) 106mins.

Dir: Jean-Bernard Marlin. Cast: Dylan Robert, Kenza Fortas, Idir Azougli.

Zachary, 17, gets out

of jail. Rejected by his mother, he spends his time hanging out on the mean streets of Marseille, which is where he meets Shéhérazade.

Critics’ Week Miramar

they live is being rebuilt.

As they replant trees and plow fields, they face their most difficult task: piecing together their own memory.

Directors’ Fortnight Theatre Croisette

15:00 SEXTAPE

will embark on a journey of discovery, love and crime.

Un Certain Regard Debussy Press

ARCTIC

(Iceland) 110mins.

Dir: Joe Penna.

Cast: Mads Mikkelsen.

Midnight Screenings Salle Du 60eme

COLD WAR

(Poland) 84mins.

Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski.

Cast: Tomasz Kot, Joanna Kulig, Agata Kulesza, Jeanne Balibar, Cédric Kahn.

Competition Lumiere Ticket required

14:15 SHÉHÉRAZADE See box, above

14:30 COUP POUR COUP

(France) 85mins.

Dir: Marin Karmitz.

Cast: Anne-Marie Bacquier, Evelyne July, Simone Aubier.

In a small textile factory, like many others, women

produce clothing and weaving in a workshop despite the heat, forced pace and enduring tiredness, until one day they cannot bear the oppression any more… they sabotage the machines and stop work. Their boss reacts quickly and harshly and the ringleaders are fired. In order to obtain the reinstatement of two of their former co-workers the women will unite and fight together.

Cannes Classics Bunuel

14:45 SAMOUNI ROAD

(France) 126mins.

Dir: Stefano Savona.

In the rural outskirts of Gaza City a small community of farmers, the Samouni extended family, is about to celebrate a wedding. It’s going to be the first celebration since the last war. Amal, Fuad, their brothers and their cousins have lost their parents, their houses and their olive trees. The neighbourhood where

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(France) 98mins.

Dir: Antoine Desrosieres.

Cast: Souad Arsane.

In the absence of her sister Rim, what was Yasmina doing in a car park with their boyfriends Salim and Majid? Rim knows nothing about it but that’s because Yasmina is doing her utmost to prevent her from finding out. What was it, then… the unmentionable?

The worst thing ever?

Supersize shame? And it was all captured by Salim in a potentially volatile video recording.

THE IMAGE BOOK (AKA IMAGE AND WORD)

(France) 85mins.

Dir: Jean-Luc Godard.

Nothing but silence, nothing but a revolutionary song, a story in five chapters like the five fingers of a hand from the French New Wave legend.

Competition Lumiere Ticket required, press

16:45 MY FAVOURITE FABRIC

(France) 95mins.

Dir: Gaya Jiji.

Cast: Manal Issa, Ula Tabari, Souraya Baghdadi.

Un Certain Regard Debussy Press

17:00 DRIVING MISS DAISY See box, below

THE IMAGE BOOK (AKA IMAGE AND WORD)

(France) 90mins.

Dir: Jean-Luc Godard.

Competition Bazin Press

(China) 150mins. Dir: Jia Zhang-Ke. Cast: Zhao Tao, Fan Liao.

China, 2001: Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect her lover. This lands her five years in prison. Upon her release, Qiao goes looking for Bin to try and start over again Competition Debussy Press

BIRDS OF PASSAGE

(Colombia) 120mins.

Dir: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra.

Cast: Natalia Reyes.

In the 1970s, as the

Un Certain Regard Bazin

16:30 BORDER

(Sweden) 108mins.

Dir: Abbasi Ali. Cast: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff.

When a customs officer develops a strange attraction to the suspect she’s investigating, the case’s revelations soon call into question her entire existence.

Un Certain Regard Salle Du 60eme

FESTIVAL & PRESS 17:00 DRIVING MISS DAISY

(US) 100mins. Dir: Bruce Beresford.

Cast: Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman.

Georgia, 1948: Miss Daisy, a rich old lady, has a son who wants her to have a driver. He sends her Hoke, an

old illiterate black man. The old lady doesn’t want to be driven and makes life impossible for Hoke. But years pass and a strong friendship builds between them.

Cannes Classics Bunuel

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American youth embraces hippie culture, a marijuana bonanza hits Colombia, quickly turning farmers into seasoned businessmen.

In the Guajira desert, a Wayuu indigenous family takes a leading role in this new venture and discovers the perks of wealth and power. But when greed, passion and honour blend together, a fratricidal war breaks out.

Directors’ Fortnight Cinema Alexandre III

PETRA

FESTIVAL & PRESS 20:00 ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE

(Poland) 85mins. Dir: Raul De La Fuente, Damian Nenow.

Cast: Akie Kotabe, Wilson Benedito, Ryszard Kapuscinski.

Warsaw, 1975: Kapuscinski, a brilliant and idealistic veteran journalist, embarks on a dangerous road trip into the heart of the Angolan civil war.

Special Screenings Salle Du 60eme

(Spain) 105mins.

Dir: Jaime Rosales.

Cast: Barbara Lennie, Marisa Paredes, Alex Brendemuhl.

A smart, complex and morbidly curious portrait of a broken family.

Directors’ Fortnight Studio 13

19:15 ASH IS PUREST WHITE

(China) 150mins.

Dir: Jia Zhang-Ke. Cast: Zhao Tao, Fan Liao.

Competition Bazin Press

BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUYBLACHÉ

(US) 90mins.

Dir: Pamela Green.

How did Alice GuyBlaché, a contemporary of Edison and the Lumières, who wrote, directed or produced a thousand films — including her first narrative film in 1896 and who had a career longer than any of them — reach the heights of fame and financial success but come to be forgotten?

Cannes Classics Bunuel

20:00 ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE See box, left

CASSANDRO THE EXOTICO!

(France) 73mins.

Dir: Marie Losier.

Cast: Cassandro.

After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts in the ring, Cassandro, the star of the genderbending cross-dressing Mexican wrestlers known as the Exoticos, is far from retiring. But with dozens of broken bones and metal pins in his body, he must now reinvent himself.

ACID Arcades 1

COLD WAR

(China) 150mins.

Dir: Jia Zhang-Ke. Cast: Zhao Tao, Fan Liao.

(Poland) 84mins.

Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski.

Cast: Tomasz Kot, Joanna Kulig, Agata Kulesza, Jeanne Balibar, Cédric Kahn.

Competition Lumiere Ticket required

Competition Olympia 1

19:30 ASH IS PUREST WHITE

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SHÉHÉRAZADE

Dir: Stefano Savona.

(France) 106mins.

Dir: Jean-Bernard Marlin. Cast: Dylan Robert, Kenza Fortas, Idir Azougli.

Directors’ Fortnight Studio 13

Critics’ Week Miramar

20:30 TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD

(France) 103mins.

Dir: Guillaume Nicloux.

Cast: Gaspard Ulliel, Guillaume Gouix, Lang-Khe Tran, Gerard Depardieu.

Directors’ Fortnight Olympia 5 & 8

TREAT ME LIKE FIRE

(France) 110mins.

Dir: Marie Monge.

Cast: Tahar Rahim, Stacy Martin.

Directors’ Fortnight Theatre Croisette

21:30 SAMOUNI ROAD

(France) 126mins.

THE BIG BLUE

(France) 168mins.

Dir: Luc Besson.

Charts the professional and romantic rivalries of two freedivers.

Cinema On The Beach Plage Mace

22:30 BIRDS OF PASSAGE

(Colombia) 120mins.

Dir: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra.

Cast: Natalia Reyes.

Directors’ Fortnight Arcades 1

DIAMANTINO

See box, right

(Portugal) 92mins.

Dir: Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt. Cast: Carloto Cotta, Filipe Vargas, Anabela Moreira.

ASH IS PUREST WHITE

Critics’ Week Miramar

22:00 THE ANGEL

(China) 150mins.

Dir: Jia Zhang-Ke. Cast: Zhao Tao, Fan Liao.

23:00 THE SPY GONE NORTH

(France) 132mins.

Dir: Christophe Honoré.

Cast: Vincent Lacoste, Pierre Deladonchamps, Denis Podalydès.

(South Korea) 141mins.

Dir: Yoon Jong-Bin. Cast: Hwang Jung-Min, Lee Sung-Min, Cho JinWoong, Ju Ji-Hoon.

In the 1990s, a South Korean agent is caught in a political vortex plotted

by Korea’s ruling classes.

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(Argentina) 105mins.

Dir: Luis Ortega.

Cast: Lorenzo Ferro, Chino Darin, Mercedes Moran, Daniel Fanego, Luis Gnecco, Peter Lanzani, Cecilia Roth.

Carlitos is a 17-year-old youth with movie-star swagger, blond curls and a baby face. As a young boy, he coveted

other people’s things, but it wasn’t until his early adolescence that his true calling — to be a thief — manifested itself. When he meets Ramon at his new school, Carlitos is immediately drawn to him and starts showing off to get his attention. Together they will embark on a journey of discovery, love and crime.

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Forging Global Collaborations

Successful international collaboration starts with understanding local markets. Experienced producers in some of the world’s fastestgrowing markets discuss potential opportunities.

Speakers: Jeffrey Chan (China), Rodrigo S. González (Mexico)

15.30-17.00

Small Films, Big Impact:

How short filmmakers can make the most of the international festival circuit In association with the British Council Speakers: Kathleen McInnis (Festival Strategist, See-Through Films), filmmaker Jayisha Patel, producer Georgia Goggin (We Love Moses)

Saturday 12 May 12.00-13.00

Events at the UK Film Centre

Solo: A Star Wars Story Dir. Ron Howard Out of Competition

Brexit Update

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at nothing to save her.

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MURER — ANATOMY OF A TRIAL

BORDER

(Austria) 137mins.

Paul Thiltges Distributions Sarl. Dir: Christian Frosch. Cast: Karl Fischer, Alexander E Fennon, Melita Jurisic.

Reconstructs the 1963 proceedings against Franz Murer, a wealthy Austrian farmer with a sterling reputation, that took place in Graz. This respected local politician and family man was in charge of the Vilnius Ghetto from 1941 to 1943, where its residents called him the “Butcher of Vilnius”.

Just 600 of the 80,000 Jews who originally lived there survived Nazi rule.

The film shows how little weight truth and justice possess when competing with the interests of political power.

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(Netherlands) 96mins.

Princ Films. Dir: Paul Ruven. Cast: Sanneke Bos, Mark van Eeuwen, Yes-R. A divorced lawyer whose teenage daughter has gone missing and may have become the victim of a sex trafficking ring will stop

(France) 100mins.

Orange Studio.

Dir: Marion Vernoux.

Cast: Nicolas Duvauchelle, Ana Girardot, Béatrice Dalle.

The life of Piotr and Marilyn, a young suburban couple, is suddenly

09:15 THE WITNESS

(South Korea) 116mins.

Contents Panda/Next Entertainment World.

Dir: Kyu-Jang Cho. Cast: Sung-Min Lee, Sang-Ho Kim, Kyung Jin, Si-Yang Kwak.

Sang-hoon witnesses a murder from his living room window, just as the killer realises he is being watched. Sanghoon decides to hide and neglects the fact he has seen someone being killed but done nothing. The killer, however, starts to search the apartment to find and eliminate his only witness.

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shattered by a car accident.

Suffering from a head trauma, Piotr is not in his right mind any more: he continually switches from apathetic to horny with an unbridled sex drive. For Marilyn, convinced that her love can save him, it is the beginning of a wild and unpredictable journey.

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OBEY

(UK) 92mins.

Wide. Dir: Jamie Jones.

Cast: Marcus Rutherford, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Michael Quartey.

The clashing of two very different worlds results in a tragic love story set against a backdrop of violent social unrest.

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OUR NEW PRESIDENT

(US) 78mins. Metfilm Sales. Dir: Maxim Pozdorovkin.

The story of Donald Trump’s election told entirely through Russian propaganda. By turns horrifying and hilarious, the film is a satirical portrait of Russian meddling in the 2016 election that reveals an empire of fake news and the tactics of modern day information warfare.

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14.30-15.30

The New Dealmakers

How international companies are successfully adapting to a changing marketplace Speakers: Tristen Tuckfield (EVP, 30West), Dana O’Keefe (Partner, Cinetic), Phil Hunt (Co-Managing Director, Head Gear Films), Samantha Racanelli (Agent, Endeavor Content), Claudia Bluemhuber (Managing Director, Silver Reel Partners)

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(Sweden) 102mins. Films Boutique.

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(Germany) 110mins.

Picture Tree International. Dir: Oskar Rohler. Cast: Katja Riemann, Oliver Masucci, Samuel Finzi, Lize Feryn.

The wealthy and rather bored landscape architect Evi Müller-Todt lives with her plastic surgeon husband Claus in their comfortable villa. One day, in a burst of red wine-induced whimsy, Claus takes out an ad for a new cleaner: ‘Slave wanted (m/f)’. Astonished by the leather-clad figures that soon gather at his door, he realises his ad has been taken quite literally. At the behest of a shocked Evi, Claus sends the applicants away, only to receive an unexpected courtesy call from Bartos. Well-groomed, educated and ready to serve, Bartos signals his willingness to enter into a more traditional masterservant relationship.

(France) 101mins.

Gaumont. Dir: Hélène Fillières. Cast: Diane Rouxel, Lambert Wilson.

Laure enlists in the army as a communications officer. She will have to learn to fit in and bide by the rules in this strict, hierarchical system. But Laure is determined.

She is under the orders of Commandant Riviere — aloof, short-tempered, demanding. Yet his harsh demeanor makes her all the more motivated to succeed.

Riviere may not show it, but he is destabilised by this young woman. She surprises him. She shakes him up. Their relationship is difficult to grasp.

Unsettling. It will force Laure to go beyond her limits and prove herself.

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(Russia) 15mins. Wizart.

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Dir: Alexey Tsitsilin, Robert Lence.

A mighty king who lost his family because of the Snow Queen finds a way to expel all magic creatures from his world to Wonderland.

Gerda and Snow Queen, along with all the wizards and magicians, have to forget their differences to defend their right to exist and to ensure fairy tales do not disappear.

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STYX

(Germany) 94mins.

Beta Cinema.

Dir: Wolfgang Fischer.

Cast: Susanne Wolff, Gedion Wekesa Oduor, Kelvin Mutuku Ndinda.

The transformation of a strong woman torn from her contented world during a sailing trip.

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Dir: Dean Lowell.

Cast: Leo Fafard, Marshall Williams, Natalie Krill.

In the near future, two brothers are forced to make a mysterious cargo run on the dangerous road that claimed the life of their sister.

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TRUNK

(France) 90mins.

All Rights Entertainment.

Dir: Benjamin Goalabre.

Cast: Michael Madsen, William Baldwin, Ivan Gonzalez, Cassie Howarth.

What would you do if you woke up in the trunk of a car all tied up?

Don’t expect to see any landscapes; you won’t get out of this hell hole. Time to buckle up.

SUPERGRID

(Canada) 80mins.

Telefilm Canada.

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09:45 NAMME

THE SNOW QUEEN: MIRRORLANDS

Cast: Mariska Diasamidze, Aleko Abashidze, Ednar Bolkvadze, Roman Bolkvadze, Roin Surmanidze.

Ali’s family has inherited a mission — taking care of a local healing water and curing sick fellow villagers with it. Three sons are sceptical and only the young daughter stays as the guardian of family traditions. In parallel, a hydro power station is being constructed locally and environmental changes are at stake.

One day the spring water starts to disappear.

Father remembers the old tradition: the water will not return unless a sacrifice is made.

(Georgia) 91mins.

Alpha Violet.

Dir: Zaza Khalvashi.

(UK) 118mins.

Protagonist Pictures.

Dir: Amma Asante.

Cast: Amandla Stenberg, George Mackay, Abbie

Cornish, Christopher Eccleston, Tom Sweet.

A rites-of-passage story of a biracial teen struggling for survival in Nazi Germany.

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110mins. Citia.

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BAD SAMARITAN

(US) 107mins.

Electric Entertainment.

Dir: Dean Devlin.

Cast: David Tennant, Robert Sheehan.

Two young car valets use their business as a front to rob the houses of their unsuspecting patrons.

Life is good for the petty thieves until they target the wrong house, changing their lives forever.

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BÉCASSINE!

(France) Wild Bunch.

Dir: Bruno Podalydes.

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Cast: Karin Viard, Denis Podalydès, Emeline Bayart.

Adapted from the beloved comic book ‘Bécassine’.

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HOFFMANIADA

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(Finland) 100mins. Media Luna New Films. Dir: Heikki Kujanpaa.

Cast: Martti Suosalo, Jani Volanen, Rüdiger Klink.

A 1918 German detention camp houses

Finnish prisoners sentenced to death.

With the upcoming visit of an external general comes the vicious deal: “Perform a play worth a General’s smirk, your life will be spared.” The incognito actors have a plan.

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(Russia) 72mins.

Soyuzmultfilm Animation Studio. Dir: Stanislav Sokolov. Cast: Vladimir Koshevoi, Anna Artamonova, Aleksei Petrenko.

ETA Hoffmann is transported into the world of his own phantasmagoric writings and pitted against the villains he created on the page as he struggles to defend love and beauty against the philistine plots closing in around him.

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THE INHABITANT

(Chile) 92mins.

Filmsharks International.

Dir: Guillermo Amoedo.

Cast: Maria Evoli, Vanesa

Restrepo, Natasha Cubria, Gabriela De La Garza, Flavio Medina, Fernando Becerril, Carla Adell, Rodrigo Trujillo.

Three edgy sisters break into the house of a very important senator to steal money he received in bribes. The strange noises coming from the basement arouses a curiosity in them that will take them to a terrifying place.

to the test when one of their targets turns out to be a familiar face.

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PAUL SANCHEZ IS BACK!

(France) 110mins. SBS International. Dir: Patricia Mazuy. Cast: Laurent Lafitte, Zita Hanrot.

Paul Sanchez is back. But why now, after 15 years on the run?

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NEOMANILA

(Philippines) 101mins.

Tba Studios. Dir: Mikhail Red. Cast: Eula Valdes, Timothy Castillo.

Toto, a teenage orphan, is recruited by a notorious death squad. Irma, the group’s leader, soon becomes a maternal figure to the young boy. As the two form a familial bond, their loyalties will be put

(Bulgaria) 85mins.

Intramovies.

Dir: Rouzie Hassanova.

Cast: Alexander Hadjiangelov, Yana Titova, Aleksandar Aleksiev.

1971: Bulgaria under the Communist regime, where western music is a threat.

Based on the true story of a father who walks almost 100km to the nearest town so he can buy a new radio for his rock ‘n’ rollobsessed son.

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FRONTIÈRES PLATFORM IN CANNES Marché du Film — Festival de Cannes May 12—13

Join us at the Marché du Film for the Frontières Proof of Concept Presentation (MAY 12, PALAIS K, 10—11:30AM) and the Frontières Buyers Showcase (MAY 13, PALAIS K, 4—6PM).

Access open to Marché du Film badges.

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RUSSIAN VR SEASON SHOWCASE 2017 — 2018

RED COW (PARA ADUMA)

Director: Tsivia Barkai Producer: Itai Tamir Production: Laila Films World Sales: Films Boutique Web: http://filmsboutique.com E-mail: contact@filmsboutique.com

THU

MAY 10

09:30

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THE COMPOSER (HAMALCHINA)

Director: Alon Newman Producers: Alon Newman, Matan Melech Production: DonkyShot Films Sales Contact: Matan Melech E-mail: matan.melech@gmail.com

ARTE VR EXPERIENCES

Next VR Cinema Ticket required

45mins. Arte France.

MAY 11

20:00

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WITNESSES

Director: Konstantin Fam Producers: Konstantin Fam, Alexey A. Peterikhin, Egor Odintsov, Boris Mints Co-Producers: Uriy Igrusha, Sasha Klein, Yan Fisher-Romanovsky Production: Russian Film Group , Ark Pictures Sales Contact: Cinema Libre Studio Email: info@cinemalibrestudio.com

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MAY 15

12:00

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11:30

(Brazil) 100mins. Be For Films. Dir: Aly Muritiba.

Cast: Giovanni di Lorenzi, Tifanny Dopke, Enrique Diaz.

Tati and Renet were already trading pictures, videos and music via their mobile phones, and on the last school trip they started making eye contact.

However, what could have been the beginning of a love story, ends almost as soon as it starts.

(US) 90mins.

Red Bull Media House. Dir: Fernando Villena. Cast: Paul Basagoitia, Nichole Munk, Cam Zink.

After a devastating spinal cord injury, a driven champion intimately chronicles his life as he battles body and mind in an inspiring story of resilience.

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(Argentina) 90mins. Meikincine Entertainment.

Dir: Hernan Guerschuny, Jazmin Stuart.

Cast: Carla Peterson, Juan Minujin, Fernan Miras, Jazmin Stuart, Pilar Gamboa.

Three couples with their children. A long weekend in the countryside. A reunion between friends that starts with enjoyment and laughter becomes a cohabitation that will bring up old conflicts, hidden secrets and

10:30 FRI

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43mins. Vrability.

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unexpected encounters.

11:00

SHEEP AND WOLVES: PIG DEAL

(Russia) 30mins. Wizart.

Dir: Vladimir Nikolaev.

The united town of sheep and wolves lives a peaceful and quiet life until two unexpected guests turn up — a polar fox and a tiny ewe. No one ever expected them to bring a deadly danger with them, which can be only overcome if they work together.

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ANY ONE OF US

CELLULOID DREAMS PRIVATE SCREENING 2

113mins. Celluloid Dreams/Celluloid Nightmares.

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THE FALL OF SPARTA

(Canada) 84mins.

Filmoption International.

Dir: Tristan Dubois.

Cast: Lévi Doré, Karl Walcott, Lili-Ann De Francesco, Devon O’Connor, Jonathan St-Armand, Simon Duchesne, Gabriel Sabourin, Marianne Farley, Amélie Glenn, Jean-Marc Généreux.

A comic-tragedy looking at the last year of high school through the eyes of a disaffected teen.

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FAMILY COUNCIL

(France) 90mins.

SND — Groupe M6.

Dirs: David Diane, Morgan Spillemaecker.

Cast: Chantal Ladesou, Vincent Desagnat, Julien Arruti, Joséphine Drai.

Yet another family lunch for Nicolas, Fanny and Ben. Yet another opportunity for their mother to keep them down… and ask for money.

DRIVER (LIFNEI HAZIKARON)

Director: Yehonatan Indursky Produced by: Talia Kleinhendler, Osnat Handelsman. Keren, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery Co-producer: Carole Scotta Production: Pie Films, United King Films, Haut et Court World Sales: Beta Cinema E-mail: beta@betacinema.com

THU

MAY 10

09:30

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VIRGINS (EIN BETULOT BAKRAYOT)

Director: Keren Ben Rafael Producers: Caroline bonmarchand, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, Dafna Prenner. Shai Eines, Offer Naim Production: Pie Films Ltd., United King Films World Sales: Pyramid International E-mail: sales@pyramidefilms.com

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MAY 15

11:30

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(US) 90mins. Reel Suspects.

Dir: Owen Long. Cast: Trevor Long, Andrea Chen, Garr Long, Kevin Breznahan, Chris McGarry.

After a night of debauchery spirals out of control, Marcus retreats to his family home. Solitude is disturbed when his brother asks Marcus to look after his

estranged nephew and niece. As days pass, solace escapes him; he feels baited by a dark force. Is he losing his mind or has something terrible burrowed deep within him, incubating, waiting until the climate is right? Haunted by his deepest fears, Marcus struggles not to succumb as he fights to protect his beloved niece from a monster that lies in wait.

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THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME Directed by Keith English

Based on the novel by Jo Brand

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“A vivid, frightening, and fascinating portrait.”

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Nicolas, done with it, convinces Ben and Fanny to get rid of their mother.

The plan is simple: a poisoned mojito and they are free. But things are never quite that simple in families.

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A Native American family struggles with violence and alcohol, when news reaches the reservation that one of them has died during military service in Afghanistan.

LAND

(Italy) 110mins. BAC Films. Dir: Babak Jalali. Cast: Rod Rondeaux, Florence CM Klein, Wilma Pelly.

(Czech Republic) 86mins.

Planet Nemo Animation.

Dir: Martin Kotik. Cast: Martin Dejdar, Ota Jirak, Martin Klasek.

Harvie is a smart but a bit too lively boy with one ambition: to finish the last level of his computer game. But finishing the game turns out to be only the start of a real adventure that takes him, his dog Jerry and his friend Monica deep into the forgotten realms of the city’s old puppet museum.

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MARISA TOMEI

(Academy Award Winner, My Cousin Vinny)

TIMOTHY OLYPHANT (Justified)

CHARLIE PLUMMER (Lean On Pete)

LITTLE MISS DOLITTLE

(Germany) 102mins.

Arri Media International.

Dir: Joachim Masannek.

Cast: Malu Leicher, Christoph Maria Herbst, Tom Beck, Aylin Tezel, Meret Becker, Peri Baumeister, Aaron Kissiov.

Eleven-year-old Liliane “Lilli” Susewind can speak with animals. Her special talent has caused enough trouble in the past and is forcing the family to move again. Lilli vows to keep her secret to herself when arriving at their new home — but then she learns that a mean animal thief has kidnapped the baby elephant Ronni from the local zoo. Together with her new classmate Jess, Lilli sets off on an adventure to save Ronni and the other animals.

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After the tragic death of his dad, 16-year-old Marcus must look after his self-destructive mother while navigating the difficulties of adolescence.

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(Argentina) 100mins.

Latido Films. Dir: Gaston Duprat. Cast: Guillermo Francella, Raul Arevalo, Luis Brandoni.

Arturo is the owner of an art gallery in Buenos Aires; charming, sophisticated but rather unscrupulous.

He represents Renzo, a

complex and extremely unruly painter undergoing a steep decline. Their relationship is one of love and hate. One day, Renzo suffers an accident and loses his memory.

Taking advantage of this situation, Arturo comes up with an extreme and risky plan to return them to the top of the art scene.

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Onyx Films.

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THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN

(US) 110mins. Voltage Pictures. Dir: Safinia Farhad. Cast: Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Steve Coogan, Eddie Marsan, Jennifer Ehle.

A professor begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid-19th century and receives more than 10,000 entries from a doctor at a lunatic asylum.

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THE RAFT

(Sweden) 98mins.

Wide House.

Dir: Marcus Lindeen.

In 1973, five men and six women drifted across the Atlantic on a raft as part of a scientific experiment studying violence and sexual attraction. Although the project became known in the press as ‘The Sex Raft’, nobody expected what ultimately took place on that three-month journey.

Through extraordinary archive material and a reunion of the surviving members of the expedition on a full-scale replica of the raft, this film tells the hidden story behind one of the strangest group experiments of all time.

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THE SUPER

(US) 88mins. Voltage Pictures. Dir: Rick Stephan. Cast: Val Kilmer, Patrick John Flueger, Louisa Krause.

Former cop Phil Lodge takes a new job as a superintendent in an expensive Manhattan

hi-rise apartment building. When tenants begin disappearing with alarming frequency, Phil fears a sadistic murderer may be roaming the eerie corridors and that his daughters’ lives are in danger. His prime suspect is the high-rise’s bizarre maintenance man, Walter, who lives in the cavernous bowels of the building.

Walter speaks of mystical spells that can help track down the cause of the disappearances but Phil suspects that he may just be trying to throw him off the scent of the killer. But whom can he trust when everyone around him has something to hide, and the few people he does trust have been murdered?

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THAT’S LIFE

(Italy) 94mins.

True Colours Glorious Films. Dir: Francesca Mazzoleni. Cast: Margherita Morchio, Matilde Passera, Matteo Oscae Giuggioli.

The intense journal of the emotions and feelings of Margherita and her friends, four teenagers who share everything: the Milanese dawn, a shelter on a rooftop, the blue sneakers, the jeans shirt, the music in their ears, school and their first kisses.

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THE TOWER

(Norway) 80mins.

Jour2Fete Sales.

Dir: Mats Grorud.

Present-day Beirut: Wardi, an 11-year-old Palestinian girl, lives with her whole family in the refugee camp where she was born. Her beloved greatgrandfather, Sidi, was one of the first people to settle in the camp after being chased from his home back in 1948. The day Sidi gives her the key to his old house back in Galilee, she fears he may have lost hope of someday going home. As she searches for Sidi’s lost hope around the camp, she will collect her family’s testimonies, from one generation to the next.

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on tennis legend John McEnroe at the height of his career, documenting his strive for perfection, frustrations and the hardest loss of his career, the 1984 French Open at Roland-Garros.

12:00 ALWAYS AT THE CARLYLE

(US) 91mins. WTFilms.

Dir: Matthew Miele.

Cast: Wes Anderson, Jeff Goldblum, Jon Hamm.

The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet-set as well as a favourite haunt of the most discernible New Yorkers.

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QUIETNESS

(Brazil) 95mins.

Habanero. Dir: Andre Ristum. Cast: Marieta Severo, Ricardo Merkin, Stephanie de Jongh, Arlindo Lopes, Marina Glezer, Marat Descartes, Claudio Jaborandy, Nicola Siri, Augusto Madeira.

A lunar eclipse punctuates the changes in the lives of those people who make up the mosaic of a big city.

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BEST OF TRENDS — VIRTUALITY LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA 360

42mins. Ventana Sur. Next VR Cinema Ticket required

BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE

(US) 98mins. Submarine Entertainment.

Dir: Aaron Lieber.

Cast: Bethany Hamilton.

Bethany Hamilton’s complete and untold story that follows her journey from childhood into motherhood — the ups, downs and her powerful resilience against all odds to become one of the leading professional surfers of all time.

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DEAD ANT

(US) 87mins. Archstone Distribution. Dir: Ron Carlson. Cast: Tom Arnold, Sean Astin, Jake Busey, Leisha Hailey, Michael Horse, Sydney Sweeney, Rhys Coiro.

When the 1989 one-hitwonder glam-metal band Sonic Grave embark on a trip to Coachella in the hope of a comeback,

MARKET 12:00 I AM TEMPESTA

(Italy) 107mins.

Intramovies.

Dir: Daniele Luchetti.

Cast: Marco Giallini, Elio Germano, Eleonora Danco.

Sentenced to carry out one their peyote trip pit stop in Joshua Tree incites an unworldly viscous attack, and they rock themselves out of harm’s way.

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year’s community service at a day-care centre for homeless people, Numa Tempesta, a wealthy financier, tries every trick in the book to get himself off the hook and cut short the unwelcome task.

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overbearing sheriff, two well-intentioned but simple-minded sheriff ’s deputies decide to go after an escaped prisoner in the hope of getting their jobs back.

THE ESCAPE OF PRISONER 614

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(US) 95mins. Film Mode Entertainment. Dir: Zach Golden. Cast: Ron Perlman, Jake McDorman, Martin Starr.

After being fired by their

EX-SHAMAN

(Brazil) 82mins. Upside Distribution. Dir: Luiz Bolognesi. Cast: Perpera Surui.

In the indigenous

community Paiter Surui, an ex-shaman forced into evangelical Christianity struggles to cure the sufferings of his village and faces the spirits of the forest.

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THE HARVESTERS

(France) 105mins.

Pyramide International.

Dir: Etienne Kallos.

Cast: Morné Visser, Alex van Dyk, Juliana Venter.

South Africa, Free State region, the isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings

home Pieter, a hardened street orphan.

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I FEEL GOOD

(France) 103mins. Wild Bunch. Dirs: Benoit Delépine, Gustave Kervern. Cast: Jean Dujardin, Yolande Moreau.

Dive into a joyfully crazed world in the this offbeat comedy.

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JOHN MCENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION

(US) 95mins.

Film Constellation.

Dir: Julien Faraut.

Cast: John McEnroe.

An immersive film essay

ROLLING TO YOU

(France) 106mins.

Gaumont. Dir: Franck Dubosc. Cast: Franck Dubosc, Alexandra Lamy.

Jocelyn is a successful businessman, selfish and a misogynist. He tries to seduce a young pretty woman by pretending to be handicapped, till the day she presents him her sister in a wheelchair.

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SOFIA

(France) 80mins. Be For Films. Dir: Meryem Benm’Barek. Cast: Maha Alemi, Lubna Azabal, Sarah Perles, Faouzi Bensaidi, Hamza Khafif, Nadia Niazi.

Sofia, 20, lives with her parents in Casablanca.

Suffering from pregnancy

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denial, she finds herself breaking the law by giving birth to a baby out of wedlock. The hospital gives her 24 hours to provide them with the identification papers belonging to the father of the child before informing the authorities.

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ST. AGATHA

(US) 98mins.

Octane Entertainment.

Dir: Darren Lynn Bousman. Cast: Sabrina Kern, Carolyn Hennesy, Courtney Halverson.

A pregnant con woman on the run seeks refuge in a convent hidden in deafening isolation.

Cast: Shane Jacobson, Clayton Jacobson, Sarah Snook, Kim Gyngell, Lynette Curran.

Two brothers arrive at the family home intent on murdering their stepfather.

Their motive is simple — killing him will render their dying mother’s plan to change her will in his favour redundant. A staged “suicide” has been meticulously planned but there is one thing the boys didn’t take into account, spending an entire day together. Old grudges, different world views and a general troubled history will pit these two brothers against each other.

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13:30 BROTHERS’ NEST

(Australia) 98mins. Odin’s Eye Entertainment.

Dir: Clayton Jacobson.

DISTANCES

(Spain) 99mins.

True Colours Glorious Films Srl. Dir: Elena Trape. Cast: Alexandra Jimenez, Bruno Sevilla.

Olivia, Eloy, Guille and

Anna travel to Berlin to surprise their friend Comas. He doesn’t receive them as they expected, and during the weekend their friendship is put to the test.

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FATHER AFRICA

(Tanzania) 105mins.

California Pictures.

Dir: Chase Crittenden.

Cast: Paul Johansson, Benjamin A Onyango.

A coming-of-age story that follows the main character, Cameron, as he goes on a journey that opens his eyes to the world and to love.

Through a series of events, he realises you never know who you are until you really know who you are.

MARKET 13:30 THE FAMOUS FIVE — AND THE VALLEY OF DINOSAURS

(Germany) 101mins. Beta Cinema.

Dir: Mike Marzuk. Cast: Allegra Tinnefeld, Amelie Lammers, Marinus Hohmann, Ron Antony Renzenbrink.

During the summer holidays, unscrupulous criminals steal the coordinates to the legendary Valley of Dinosaurs. The Famous Five have to find the dinosaur skeleton first, or the bones will be lost forever.

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Pauline Casteleyn.

During a summer in a Belgian-Dutch village, eight teenagers play games of discovery to break the monotony. They challenge each other and themselves and soon their sexual curiosity starts to blur the lines between right and wrong.

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14:00 DAMN KIDS

MARKET 13:30 PROSPECT

(US) 98mins.

Independent. Dirs: Chris Caldwell, Zeek Earl. Cast: Sophie Thatcher, Jay Duplass, Pedro Pascal.

A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They’ve secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ANDRE

(US) 94mins. Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing. Dir: Kate Novack. Cast: Andre Leon Talley, Sean Combs, Divine.

From the segregated American South to the fashion capitals of the world, operatic fashion editor Andre Leon Talley’s life and career are on full display in this poignant portrait.

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I USED TO BE NORMAL: A BOYBAND FANGIRL STORY

(Australia) 92mins.

Seville International.

Dir: Jessica Leski.

A documentary about fangirls — the beating heart of boybands for more than five decades.

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the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon’s toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job devolves into a fight to survive. Forced to contend with the forest’s other ruthless inhabitants and her own father’s greedaddled judgment, the girl finds she must carve her own path to escape.

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THE LAST MAN

(Argentina) 106mins.

Cinema 7 Films.

Dir: Rodrigo H Vila.

Cast: Harvey Keitel, Marco Leonardi.

A war veteran with PTSD fights against himself to survive, believing the end of the world is coming.

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OFFICE UPRISING

(US) 95mins. The Exchange. Dir: Lin Oeding. Cast: Brenton Thwaites, Jane Levy, Karan Soni, Zachary Levi, Alan Richtson.

The world’s leading arms manufacturer tests a new energy drink, Zolt, on its staff to see if they become more efficient workers.

Unfortunately, the office is given the wrong formula, turning them into hyperaggressive homicidal maniacs. Desmond, the

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resident office slacker, must up his game to save his office crush, Sam and the rest of the planet from being infected or murdered by the growing horde of office zombies being led by his overzealous boss.

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SHUT UP AND PLAY THE PIANO

Jamie is left to navigate her own love life and maintain her closest friendships in the midst of this family crisis.

our life support system, activist and filmmaker Rob Stewart embarks on a dangerous quest to stop the slaughter.

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SHARKWATER EXTINCTION

UP AND AWAY

(Canada) 90mins.

Horizon Motion Pictures.

Dir: Rob Stewart.

Discovering that sharks are being hunted to extinction, and with them the destruction of

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(Netherlands) 100mins.

Wide. Dir: Rene Eller.

Cast: Aime Claeys, Tijmen Govaerts,

(Chile) 95mins.

CMG — Cinema Management Group.

Dir: Justiniano Gonzalo.

Cast: Nathalia Aragonese, Daniel Contesse, Elias Collado, Corina Posada de Gregorio.

In 1983, a woman fights for democracy in Chile under the regime of vicious dictator General Pinochet.

Gladys is known as “The French Girl”. To earn money, Gladys takes in a young missionary named Samuel. Samuel’s mission is to spread the good word and document the people’s struggles in the corrupt system. He soon also captures the senseless murders orchestrated by the government and the first massive protests against Pinochet. Will Gladys and Samuel unite and bring a change?

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(Germany) 82mins.

Charades. Dir: Philipp Jedicke. Cast: Gonzales, Peaches, Leslie Feist.

The journey full of megalomania and piano music of Chilly Gonzales: from the Berlin punk scene to the philharmonic orchestras, it is a story of eccentricity which also stars Daft Punk, Drake, Feist and Jarvis Cocker.

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SUMMER ’03

(US) 96mins.

Blue Fox Entertainment.

Dir: Becca Gleason.

Cast: Joey King, Jack Kilmer, June Squibb, Andrea Savage, Paul Scheer.

The hilarious story of 16-year-old Jamie and her extended family, who are shocked after her calculating grandmother unveils an array of family secrets on her deathbed.

MARKET 13:30 UP AND AWAY

(Denmark) 80mins. Sola Media.

Dir: Karsten Kilerich.

Hodja borrows a flying carpet to see

the world. In return he has to find and return Diamond to her grandfather while preventing the all-eating Sultan from getting his hands on the flying carpet.

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MARKET 14:00 INVOLUTION

(Germany) 86mins. Reel Suspects.

Dir: Pavel Khvaleev. Cast: Alyona Konstantinova, Ryan Masson.

The story of Hamming and Liv, a couple living in the future — a future with a reality that is a far cry from the one we

live in today. The Earth has been sent out of control, affected by a cruel and inhuman mechanism that turns back Darwin’s theory of evolution. Hamming meets Liv right before these horrifying events — and it seems that nothing can stand in the way of their relationship.

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GIRL

MIDNIGHTERS

(Russia) 90mins. Planeta Inform Film Distribution.

Dir: Anton Zenkovich.

Cast: Irina Temicheva, Stepan Yurpalov, Anastasiya Zenkovich, Egor Kharlamov, Sanzhar Madi, Sofya Zayka, Garik Petrosyan.

A group of friends decide to spend a weekend at a country house but an unexpected accident forces them to stop at a strange and remote estate. In this abandoned and eerie place, a rare antique camera is discovered.

Slowly the camera draws them into a mystical and tragic chain of events that none of them could have seen coming. Anyone who has their picture taken by the camera sees a photo revealing their death.

Many of them lose their lives in excruciating ways, as they race to solve the mystery of the camera.

(Belgium) 100mins.

The Match Factory.

Dir: Lukas Dhont. Cast: Valentijn Dhaenens, Nele Hardiman, Victor Polster.

Lara is a 15-year-old girl, born in the body of a boy, who dreams of becoming a ballerina.

(US) 94mins. Octane Entertainment. Dir: Julius Ramsay. Cast: Alex Essoe, Perla HaneyJardine, Ward Horton.

Midnight, New Year’s Eve: when all the hopes of new beginnings come to life — except for Lindsey and Jeff Pittman, whose strained marriage faces the ultimate test after they cover up a terrible crime and find themselves entangled in a Hitchcockian web of deceit and madness.

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IRON SKY 2: THE COMING RACE (SELECTED SCENES)

90mins. Myriad Pictures.

Dir: Timo Vuorensola.

Cast: Lara Rossi, Vladimir Burlakov, Kit Dale.

Nazis plan to take over the world after lying dormant in a secret military base on the moon.

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KOREAN CINEMATIC VR

42mins. EVR Studio.

Next VR Cinema Ticket required

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THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME

(UK) 100mins.

The Little Film Company.

Dir: Keith English.

Cast: Sheridan Smith, Mark Addy, Sally Phillips, Ella Hunt, Sheila Hancock, Lisa Stansfield, Ricky Tomlinson.

Alice’s mum, Gina, is more than a bit weird. With a non-responsive mother and a stoned father, Alice

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grows into an awkward teenager and develops an obsession with Morrissey and the Smiths. Havoc ensues when Alice hatches a plan to bring Gina back to “normal”.

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MR. KNOW-IT-ALL

(France) 100mins.

Gaumont. Dir: Stéphan Archinard, Francois Prévôt-Leygonie. Cast: Arnaud Ducret, Max Baissette De Malglaive.

A film that describes with tenderness and humour the discovery of football by this gifted and peculiar kid. Two people with nothing in common, joined by destiny and football. A film that sets a fresh look on the life of autistic kids in our society.

MARKET

REINVENTING ROSALEE

Image Productions.

Dir: Lillian Glass.

Cast: Rosalee Glass, Robert Huizenga, Dr Lillian Glass, Joyce Sharman, Eric Lintermans, Joe Solo.

Rosalee Glass, 101, a Holocaust survivor who was made a prisoner in a Russian gulag in Siberia during the Second World War, transforms her destiny. In her 80s she begins an acting career, in her 90s wins a Senior beauty pageant and dares to ride Alaskan sled dogs at 100.

(US) 90mins. Your Total

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NEW CHINESE FILM TALENTS FUND FORUM

11mins. Champs International.

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PRIMERA MIRADA GOES TO CANNES

110mins. International Film Festival Panama.

Screening of IFF Panama’s Primera Mirada awarded film ‘En La Caliente’ by Fabien Pisani.

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15:30 ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE

ZOOKS

(Belgium) 93mins.

Media Luna New Films.

Dir: Kristoff Leue, Dimitri Leue. Cast: Matteo Simoni, Frank Focketyn, Warre Borgmans, Wim Helsen, Tine Reymer.

A contemporary fairytale about people and nature.

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(Poland) 85mins. Indie Sales. Dir: Raul De La Fuente, Damian Nenow.

Cast: Akie Kotabe, Wilson Benedito, Ryszard Kapuscinski.

Warsaw, 1975: Kapuscinski, an idealistic journalist, embarks on a dangerous road trip into the heart of the Angolan civil war.

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BERNARDA

Next VR Cinema Ticket required

(Spain) 97mins. Ebano Media. Dir: Emilio Ruiz Barrachina.

Cast: Victoria Abril, Assumpta Serna, Miriam Diaz Arroca.

Five women are kidnapped and locked in a strange factory and forced to work as prostitutes. Bernarda, who has a strange relationship with her maid, Poncia, thinks that this way she can redeem them, freeing them from the evils of the world. Bernarda represents oppression and tyranny, while her sister symbolises freedom.

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14:00 SEXTASY

(Taiwan) 104mins. Creative Century Entertainment Co. Dir: Yu Wei-Yen. Cast: Lin Sui, Jessica Wang, Yupang Zhang.

A beautiful young girl intrudes into

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the life of a married couple and while seducing each of them, she brings pleasures they have never before experienced. To her, it is all a game and she does not realise the grave consequences that ensue.

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MEMOIRS OF A MAN IN PAJAMAS

(Spain) 74mins.

Latido Films.

Dir: Carlos Fernandez.

Cast: Jordi Mendieta, Angel De La Cruz, Alex Cervantes.

Paco, a 40-year-old graphic designer, is hidden episodes will come to light.

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JAPANESE FUN VR FILM

32mins. EJE.

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MONSTERS AND MEN

(US) 95mins. Hanway Films. Dir: Reinaldo Marcus Green.

Cast: Anthony Ramos, Kelvin Harrison Jr, John David Washington, Chante Adams, Nicole Beharie, Rob Morgan.

The aftermath of a police killing of a black man, told through the eyes of the bystander who filmed the act, an African-American police officer and a highschool student inspired to take a stand.

BROKEN PANTIES — FAMILY SECRETS

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(Chile, Argentina) 105mins. Minerva Pictures Group.

Dir: Arnaldo Valsecchi.

The imminent death of a matriarch forces her whole family to reunite. From her dying confession, other

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finally able to fulfil his childhood dream: to earn a living working at home in his pyjamas.

After reaching this zenith of personal happiness, he falls in love with Birdie. From then on, he will have to adapt to a new life.

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The Russian president decides to go on vacation.

To do this, he changes his appearance with the help of prosthetics and make-up, but the hapless make-up artist takes the cover image of the first magazine he sees laying around, and now the president looks exactly like the narcissistic marginal Valera, who’s hiding from the collectors.

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PETRA

(Spain) 105mins. Film Factory Entertainment.

Dir: Jaime Rosales.

Cast: Barbara Lennie, Marisa Paredes, Alex Brendemuhl.

A smart, complex and morbidly curious portrait of a broken family.

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(Russia) 90mins.

Andrianova Kino.

Dir: Ilya Sherstobitov.

Cast: Dmitriy Grachev, Yuriy Kutsenko, Nastasya Samburskaya.

RED SHOES & THE 7 DWARFS (W/T)

(South Korea) 50mins.

Finecut Co. Dir: Sungho Hong. Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Sam Claflin, » Gina Gershon.

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(Spain) 87mins.

Filmsharks International.

Dir: Santiago Segura.

Cast: Maribel Verdu, Santiago Segura, Rafael Spregelburd, Diego Martin.

Paz has a seemingly perfect life. She has a job, a partner, friends… but something is

Seven princes transformed into seven dwarfs under a spell set out on a quest to lift their curse.

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SAUVAGE

(France) 98mins.

Pyramide International.

Dir: Camille Vidal-Naquet.

Cast: Felix Maritaud, Eric Bernard, Nicolas Dibla, Philippe Ohrel.

Leo is 22 and sells his body on the street for a bit of cash. The men come and go, and he stays right here... longing for love.

He doesn’t know what the future will bring. He hits the road. His heart is pounding.

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SEARCHING FOR INGMAR BERGMAN

(Germany) 95mins.

CMG — Cinema Management Group.

Dir: Margarethe Von Trotta,Felix Moeller.

Cast: Liv Ullman,

missing. There are things in her environment that she dislikes. She feels distressed and overwhelmed but she doesn’t dare to express her feelings. Until she goes to a strange therapy that will make her say everything she thinks.

What would your life be like if you only said what’s on your mind?

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Daniel Bergman, Linn Ullman, Ruben Ostlund, Jean Claude Carriere, Stig Bjorkman, Olivier Assayas, Wim Wenders, Mia Hansen-Love.

A closer look at Bergman’s life and work, exploring his film legacy with his closest collaborators, both in front and behind the camera, as well as a new generation of filmmakers.

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(India) 162mins. Dancing Shiva. Dir: Amit Khanna.

Cast: Ankit Bhatia, Amit Khanna, Gunjan Malhotra.

The story of an urban gay couple who land up in a village in order to convince one of the partner’s family to accept them.

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TERRIFIED

(Argentina) 85mins.

Blood Window.

Dir: Demian Rugna.

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Cast: Maxi Ghione, Norberto Amadeo Gonzalo, Elvira Onetto.

People who disappear.

Dead returning from their graves. Voices in the drains of water. Commissioner Maza will try to give an explanation to these facts.

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THIS CRAZY HEART

(Germany) 106mins.

Global Screen. Dir: Marc Rothemund. Cast: Elyas M’Barek, Philip Noah Schwarz, Nadine Wrietz, Uwe Preuss.

When 30-ish rebel Lenny has to take care of 15-yearold David, who’s suffering from heart disease, it’s the beginning of a wild adventure.

leave but their grandmother has a last wish. She wants them to take her one last time to Saint Julien, in the countryside where they spent their summers as children. It’s only dealing with their own past and trauma that Gabrielle, Elsa and Mao will be able to reinvent themselves.

Justin Bruening, Julian Bailey.

On vacation at a remote lake house, a mother and her two young daughters must fight for survival after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a psychopath.

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CRUISE

LOLA AND HER BROTHERS

(US) 90mins.

VMI Worldwide.

Dir: Robert D Siegel.

Cast: Emily Ratajkowski, Kathrine Narducci, Spencer Boldman.

Set in the 1980s, a young Italian-American from the wrong side of the tracks falls for a Jewish girl from Long Island.

(France) 100mins. TF1 Studio. Dir: Jean-Paul Rouve. Cast: Ludivine Sagnier, Jose Garcia, Jean-Paul Rouve, Ramzy Bedia.

You can’t pick your family — but you can still love them! Lola, Pierre and Benoit lost their parents a long time ago. Familywise, they’re all they’ve got. A 35-year-old lawyer, Lola is the youngest of the three and her big brothers may be overprotective, but she’s actually like a mother to them. Especially when Pierre freaks out because he lost his job and pretends to everyone that he’s still employed. Or when paternity-shy Benoit bends over backward to accommodate his new bride Sarah, on having children. And so, as Lola falls for Zoher, she’s reluctant to introduce him to her brothers. But maybe the time has come for Lola to enjoy a love life without interference, and settle down at last.

BERGMAN — A YEAR IN A LIFE

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(Sweden) The Match Factory. Dir: Jane Magnusson.

DIVERSION SPECIAL SHOWCASE — PROGRAM 2

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90mins. Diversion Cinema.

BIG BANG

Next VR Cinema Ticket required

(France) 95mins. SND Groupe M6. Dir: Cecilia Rouaud. Cast: Vanessa Paradis, Camille Cottin, Pierre Deladonchamps, Chantal Lauby, Laurent Capelluto, Marc Ruchmann.

When their grandfather dies, Gabrielle, Elsa and Mao are reunited. They haven’t seen each other much for the past 20 years, following their parents’ divorce. The siblings can’t wait to

EDERLEZI RISING

(Serbia) Cinemaven.

Dir: Lazar Bodroza.

Cast: Sebastian Cavazza, Stoya, Marusa Majer.

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HE’S OUT THERE

(US) 87mins.

Octane Entertainment.

Dir: Quinn Lasher.

Cast: Yvonne Strahovski,

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LITTLE ITALY

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TYREL

(US) 86mins. Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing. Dir: Sebastian Silva. Cast: Jason Mitchell, Christopher Abbott, Michael Cera, Caleb Landry Jones, Ann Dowd.

Tyler, a sole black man, attends an otherwise allwhite weekend of drunken bro debauchery on a birthday trip to a cabin in the Catskills.

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BAD SEEDS

LITTLE ITALY

(France) 110mins.

Studiocanal.

Dir: Kheiron.

(US) 99mins. Voltage Pictures.

Dir: Donald Petrie. Cast: Emma Roberts, Alyssa Milano, Danny Aiello.

A young couple must navigate a blossoming romance in the midst of a war between their families’ competing pizza restaurants.

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NERVOUS TRANSLATION

(Philippines) 90mins.

Reel Suspects. Dir: Shireen Seno. Cast: Jana Agoncillo, Angge Santos, Sid Lucero.

Eight-year-old Yael is shy and not always at ease. She prefers writing letters to performing dances for her applauding Filipino family. She listens endlessly to the cassette tapes recorded by her father, who is spending years away from home working in Riyadh. Her uncle, a rock star with the band The Futures, acts as something of a surrogate father. When she hears an advertisement for miracle a pen that will give her a wonderful life, she decides to spend all her savings on it.

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NOSSA CHAPE

(Brazil) 101mins.

Wild Bunch.

Dir: Jeff Zimbalist.

Tracks the rebuilding of the Chapecoense football club in Brazil after a plane carrying the team crashed in November, 2016, killing all but three of the players.

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OUR HAPPY HOLIDAY

(France) 100mins.

Le Pacte. Dir: Patrick Cassir. Cast: Camille Chamoux, Jonathan Cohen, Camille Cottin.

Marion and Ben are both in their 30s and have very little in common except the Tinder app. But Paris is hot in summer, so soon after their first date, they decide to go together to Bulgaria. Let the dream holidays begin.

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RAI COM PRIVATE SCREENING

102mins. Rai Com. Arcades 2

16:30 RED SHOES & THE 7 DWARFS (W/T)

(South Korea) 50mins.

Finecut Co. Dir: Hong Sungho. Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Sam Claflin, Gina Gershon.

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17:30 THE ANTIQUE: SECRET OF THE OLD BOOKS

(Japan) 121mins.

Kadokawa Corporation.

Dir: Mishima Yukiko.

Cast: Haru Kuroki, Shuhei Nomura.

Kamakura, south of Tokyo, has a special book store, which is operated

by Shioriko. She loves

MARKET her books, her store, which stocks rarities and specialties. Daisuke also works there. A stranger targets the store and seems to be after something specific. The two set out to find out what the figure is wants and how they should protect themselves.

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(France) 82mins. Pathé International.

Dir: Philippe Mechelen, Julien Hervé.

Cast: Kad Merad, Malik Bentalha, Ludovic Berthillot.

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BLUES BY THE BEACH

72mins. Mistral Artist Management.

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BAUHAUS SPIRIT

90mins. Autlook Filmsales. Dir: Niels Bolbrinker,

BOONIE BEARS: THE BIG SHRINK

(China) 95mins.

Fantawild Animation.

Dir: Leon Ding. Cast: Tan Xiao, Zhang Bingjun.

One day Vick receives a mysterious machine from an old friend. A shrink ray. Briar and Bramble, the two bear brothers always getting in Vick’s way, are in for a rude awakening. Vick heads out to shrink them out of his life. In the tussle the device is tossed and all three of them are caught in the beam and find themselves looking up at the rest of the world. The three now go on a wild chase through a magnificent world just underneath our feet to not only restore their size but to restore family.

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LOOKING FOR TEDDY

Thomas Tielsch.

One hundred years ago, an artistic utopia was born in Germany — one whose principals continue to influence us today

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Sofiane spots a reward advertised for the recovery of a lost teddy at the airport.

He does not hesitate to claim it. Teaming up with the square father of the teddy’s owner, a hilarious hunt ensues.

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(Spain) 119mins. Latido Films. Dir: Javier Fresser.

Cast: Javier Gutierrez, Sergio Olmos, Julio Fernandez, Jesus Lago, Jesus Vidal, Jose De Luna, Gloria Ramos,

17:30 FATHER TO SON

(Taiwan) 115mins.

Ablaze Image. Dir: Hsiao Ya-Chuan. Cast: Michael Jq Huang, Chuang Kai-Hsun, Aria Wang, Wen Chen-Ling.

Van Pao-Te, who is now 60, finds himself suffering from a serious illness. Instead of getting treatment, he decides Alberto Nieto Fernandez, Fran Fuente.

A coach in Spain’s top basketball league lands in court for drink driving.

He loses his job and his girlfriend then he is sentenced to the worst possible punishment for his ego: coaching a group of intellectually disabled players that have never touched a ball before.

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DOG DAYS

(US) 111mins.

Annapurna International (Panorama Media).

Dir: Ken Marino.

Cast: Nina Dobrev, Lauren Lapkus, Vanessa Hudgens.

Follows a group of interconnected people in Los Angeles who are brought together by their lovable canine counterparts.

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to go to Japan to look for his father who abandoned him 50 years ago, accompanied by his son. At the same time, a young man from Hong Kong who is somehow related to Van Pao-Te’s past comes to Taiwan.

Two unknown journeys of self-reconciliation begin.

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JIHAD

(India) 142mins. Rahat Kazmi Films/Indian Film Studios. Dir: Rakesh Parmar. Cast: Hyder Kazmi.

The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion.

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THE LAST SERMON

(US) 5mins. Mistral Artist Management.

Dir: Jack Baxter.

Two filmmakers who survived an infamous suicide bombing go on a quest to find answers and to confront the families of their attackers in England.

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NINA

(Poland) 130mins. Wide.

Dir: Olga Chajdas. Cast: Katarzyna Gniewkowska, Julia Kijowska, Andrzej Konopka.

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THE GENTLE INDIFFERENCE OF THE WORLD

(Kazakhstan) 100mins.

Beta Cinema. Dir: Adilkhan Yerzhanov.

Cast: Dinara Baktybayeva, Kuandyk Dussenbaev.

After her father’s untimely death, Saltanat is forced to trade her idyllic countryside life for the cruel city. She has to find money to pay off the large family debt that her father left behind, in order to save her mother from jail.

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Akhavan. Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane, Forrest Goodluck, John Gallagher Jr, Jennifer Ehle.

When Cameron Post loses her parents in a car accident she’s left with a sense of guilt and relief because their deaths mean they’ll never learn that she’s gay. Years later, a teenage Cameron is forced into a gay conversion therapy centre by her conservative guardians.

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(Germany) 101mins.

Global Screen.

Dir: Ozgur Yildirim.

Cast: Neil Malik Abdullah, Kai Ivo Baulitz, Moritz Bleibtreu.

When Ricky gets out is going nowhere, partly because of their failed attempts to have children.

They ask a young woman, Magda, to become their surrogate mother. Things get complicated when Nina feels attracted to Magda.

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PLAYMAKER

(Germany) 95mins.

Picture Tree International.

Dir: Timon Modersohn.

Cast: Frederick Lau, Antje Traue, Karl Markovics, Oliver Masucci.

Ivo, former professional footballer and jailbird with nothing to lose, is a betting natural. His feel for the sport and background draw the interest of Dejan, who takes him into his family, sucking him quickly into football’s underbelly.

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of jail, his buddy Latif already has the next heist planned. But their surefire scheme soon turns into a game of catand-mouse with crooked cop Diana, who wants a share of the loot for herself.

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STARS BY THE POUND

(France) 88mins.

Be For Films. Dir: MarieSophie Chambon.

Cast: Laure Duchêne, Angele Mètzger, Pauline Serieys, Zoé De Tarlé, Philippe Rebbot.

Lois, 16, has only one dream: becoming an astronaut. However, although she’s gifted in physics, she has a big problem: Lois weighs more than 200 pounds — a family trait she’s inescapably stuck with.

Then, just when everything seems lost, Lois meets Amelie, Stannah and Justine: three teenagers shattered, like her, by life’s tough breaks; yet ready for anything in order to leave with her for outer space.

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YELLOW IS FORBIDDEN

(New Zealand) 95mins.

The Film Sales Company.

Dir: Pietra Brettkelly.

Cast: Guo Pei, Wendi Murdoch, Philip Treacy.

A brave designer chases

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the dream — to be crowned haute couture.

But she comes from China, the land of knock-offs and production lines. Will her Cinderella story end at the Met Ball?

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18:00 A MAN IN A HURRY

(France) 107mins.

Gaumont. Dir: Hervé Mimran. Cast: Fabrice Luchini, Leïla Bekhti.

Going back to the essential, taking a break, listening to oneself… a powerful man facing a difficult situation that he can’t control: exasperating for him, very odd for his entourage and funny for the audience.

Josh Hamilton, Charlie Sexton.

Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw music movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three different periods of time, braiding reimagined versions of Blaze’s past, present and future.

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(Germany) 105mins.

Timeless Films. Dir: Dennis Gansel. Cast: Henning Baum, Solomon Gordon, Annette Frier, Christoph Maria Herbst, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Michael Bully Herbig.

Follows a young orphan boy, Jim Button, his best friend Luke and a magical steam engine called Emma as they travel across the world in search of the truth about where Jim came from.

(France) 98mins.

Le Pacte. Dir: Agnès Jaoui. Cast: Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri.

Castro used to be a famous TV host but now his popularity is in decline.

Today he attends the housewarming party of his producer and long-time friend Nathalie. Everyone is there, and under the smooth surface of polite chatter, things are heating up.

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RAOUL TABURIN

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THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST

SAMOUNI ROAD

(US) 103mins. Elle Driver. Dir: Desiree

(France) 126mins.

Doc & Film International.

Dir: Stefano Savona.

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BEHOLD MY HEART

(US) 82mins.

Visit Films. Dir: Joshua Leonard. Cast: Marisa Tomei, Charlie Plummer, Timothy Olyphant, Mireille Enos, Emily Robinson.

After the tragic death of his dad, 16-year-old Marcus must look after his self-destructive mother while navigating the difficulties of adolescence.

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(US) 127mins. The Exchange. Dir: Ethan Hawke. Cast: Alia Shawkat, Ben Dicky,

(France) Wild Bunch.

Dir: Pierre Godeau. Cast: Benoit Poelvoorde.

No one loves bikes more than bicycle dealer Raoul Taburin. But Raoul has a terrible secret: he has never been able to ride one without stabilisers.

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Cast: Saul Almendariz.

After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts in the ring, Cassandro, the star of the genderbending cross-dressing Mexican wrestlers known as the Exoticos, is far from retiring. But with dozens of broken bones and metal pins in his body, he must now reinvent himself.

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(South Korea) 110mins.

Finecut Co. Dir: Huh Jong-Ho. Cast: Choi Woo-sik, Kim In-kwon, Kim Myung-Min. It’s the 22nd year of Jung Jong. The plague has taken over Joseon, and fear runs rampant in the streets. When rumours of a vicious beast roaming Mount Inwangsan — called Monstrum by

In the rural outskirts of Gaza City a small community of farmers, the Samouni extended family, is about to celebrate a wedding. It’s going to be the first celebration since the last war. Amal, Fuad, their brothers and their cousins have lost their parents, their houses and their olive trees. The neighbourhood where they live is being rebuilt.

As they replant trees and plow fields, they face their most difficult task: piecing together their own memory.

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(Canada) 90mins.

Horizon Motion Pictures.

Dir: Rob Stewart.

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terrified masses — begin to spread, fear turns into panic. In order to quell the situation, Jung Jong brings back his most trusted general Yun Kyum from retirement.

Joined by his daughter Myung, his right-hand man Sung Han and royal court officer Hur, Yun Kyum sets out to find the mysterious creature.

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Rahim, Stacy Martin.

Ella’s life is turned upside down when she meets Abel. Irresistibly drawn to this elusive lover, the young woman discovers the cosmopolitan, underground world of Parisian gaming circles, where adrenaline and money reign supreme.

Their love story, begun as a mere bet, turns into a devouring passion.

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WESTWOOD: PUNK, ICON, ACTIVIST

(US) 83mins. Dogwoof.

Dir: Lorna Tucker. Cast: Vivienne Westwood.

The remarkable story of Vivienne Westwood’s life, her fashion, her personality, her activism and her cultural importance

TREAT ME LIKE FIRE

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(France) 110mins.

Playtime. Dir: Marie Monge. Cast: Tahar

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Adler & Associates Entertainment.

Dir: Aneek Chaudhuri.

Cast: Kaushik Roy, Arja Banerjee, Sayanti Chattoraj.

A combination of three silent tales that defines the struggle of women after rape.

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YOUTOPIA

(Italy) 94mins. Tvco.

Dir: Berardo Carboni.

Cast: Matilda De Angelis, Alessandro Haber, Donatella Finocchiaro, Federico Rosati, Paolo Sassanelli, Luca Lionello, Antoine-Olivier Pilon.

Eighteen-year-old Matilde makes money by stripping online. But she has a special place out of her drab real life, a parallel online universe.

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CASSANDRO THE EXOTICO!

(France) 73mins.

UDI — Urban Distribution International.

Dir: Marie Losier.

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TRAIN DE VIES

(France) 76mins.

Axxon Films.

Dir: Paul Vecchiali.

Cast: Marianne Basler, Ugo Broussot, Brigitte Rouan, Paul Vecchiali.

Does a woman have the right and the opportunity to live out her sexuality as she sees fit?

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(China) 95mins. Global Chinese Film Forum.

Dir: Charles Martin.

Cast: Orlando Bloom, Simon Yam, Lynn Hung.

A washed-up private security agent has to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai but is ambushed en route.

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22:30

(India) 110mins.

Ava Film Productions.

Dir: Roy Sudipto.

Cast: Ritwika Pal, Swastika Mukherjee, Joy Sengupta, Sraman Chatterjee, Zahid Hossain.

An otherworldly girl of 15, who is writing a spy novel, takes an audacious journey to uncover the truth about her father’s mysterious disappearance.

(China) 100mins. Global Chinese Film Forum.

Dir: Yang Song, Chiyu Zhang. Cast: Allen Ai, Yuan Chang, Li Ma. A male UFC boxer switches bodies with the female reporter who exposed his bribes. Now they must help each other win the championship.

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NEVER SAY DIE

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19:30 SYMPHONY OF NOW

(Germany) 65mins.

Endorphine Production.

Dir: Johannes Schaff.

A cinematic love letter, a hidden perspective of Berlin by night.

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20:00 A MOON OF MY OWN

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(Sweden) 120mins.

SF Studios. Dir: Holm Hannes.

TERRIFIED

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BEYOND BROTHERHOOD

(India) 73mins.

Dir: Arianne Benedetti.

Cast: Drew Fuller, Valerie Dominguez, Robin Duran, Maria Conchita Alonso, Juana Viale, Arianne Benedetti, Eric Roberts.

Two young siblings ended up living on the streets, having nothing left but their love. A story about survival, second chances and second falls, with an unexpected twist at the end.

(Israel) 90mins.

Donkyshot Films.

Dir: Alon Newman.

Cast: Debbie Levin, Mohamed Namaa, Josh Sagi, Naor Vaturi, Shimon Richik, Itai Turgeman, Zvulun Mosheashvili, Einat Gur-Atar.

Revenge has a sweet melody. An abduction story that begins with extreme ideology and ends with passionate vengeance and destruction.

MONSTRUM

(Panama) 110mins.

Global Genesis Group.

20:30

(Argentina) 85mins. Aura Films.

Dir: Demian Rugna. Cast: Maxi Ghione, Norberto Amadeo Gonzalo, Elvira Onetto.

People are disappearing. The dead returning from their graves. Voices are coming from the drains. Commissioner Maza will try to explain these strange phenomenons.

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Cosmic Bliss, the production society (Wanda Group) is in Cannes to promote the movie Lost In Love. The two star actors of the production Jia Wang and Su Ma, accompanied by the director Jianqi Huo, took advantage of the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival. The film crew has planned many meetings during the coming days with film professionals.

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SORRY ANGEL (Fr) Christophe Honoré

Honoré’s story between writer young literature ★★ bittersweet ★★ love ★★ ★★ a 40-year-old ★★ ★★ and a★★ ★★ student ★★stars Pierre ★★ Deladonchamps ★★ ★★and Vincent ★★ Lacoste. ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

COLD WAR (Pol-Fr-UK) Pawel Pawlikowski

Pawlikowski’s Cold War-era the passionate a mismatched ★★ ★★ ★★love story ★★follows★★ ★★ love affair ★★between ★★ ★★ couple. ★★The cast includes and Agata★★ Kulesza. ★★ ★★ Tomasz ★★Kot, Joanna ★★ Kulig★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

THE IMAGE BOOK (Fr) Jean-Luc Godard

The latest project fact and fiction Arab world, ★★ ★★ from New ★★Wave legend ★★ Godard ★★mixes ★★ ★★ to explore ★★the contemporary ★★ ★★ having nearly two years in★★ various countries ★★ shot for ★★ ★★ ★★ across ★★the region. ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

ASH IS PUREST WHITE (China-Fr-Jap) Jia Zhangke

Set in China’s★★ underworld, this tale★★ of love and★★ betrayal follows protect her ★★ ★★ ★★ a dancer ★★ who fires ★★a gun to ★★ ★★mobster boyfriend On release★★ from prison five years later, she★★ sets out to★★ find him. ★★ Zhao Tao and Liao Fan star. ★★ during ★★a fight.★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

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GIRLS OF THE SUN (Fr) Eva Husson

Golshifteh as the leader battalion that to liberate★★ their town, ★★ Farahani ★★ stars ★★ ★★of a real-life ★★ Kurdish ★★female★★ ★★sets out★★ which

by Isis extremists.

Bercot co-stars with ★★has been ★★overrun★★ ★★ Emmanuelle ★★ ★★ ★★ as a journalist ★★ embedded ★★ ★★the fighters.

THREE FACES (Iran) Jafar Panahi

Panahi story of★★ three Iranian actresses: one from the pre-revolution days to stop acting, ★★ tells the ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★who had ★★ ★★ one popular of today and one girl longing ★★ star ★★ ★★ ★★ to attend ★★ a drama ★★conservatory. ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

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Lily Franky, Sakura Ando and Mayu★★ Matsuoka★★ star in the★★ story of a shoplifting father-and-son the little girl ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ duo and ★★ they take in from time in Competition. ★★ ★★the street. ★★It is Kore-eda’s ★★ fifth ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

ASAKO I & II (Jap) Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Asako her boyfriend’s double two ★★meets★★ ★★ perfect ★★ ★★years after ★★his abrupt ★★disappearance. ★★ Masahiro ★★ Higashide ★★ and Erika Karata star for Hamaguchi, who his Cannes★★ debut in Competition. ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★makes ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

BLACKKKLANSMAN (US) Spike Lee

Lee’s inspired by the true story Stallworth, an undercover police officer ★★latest is★★ ★★ ★★ of Ron★★ ★★ ★★ African-American ★★ ★★ ★★ who infiltrated Ku Klux Klan.

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AT WAR (Fr) Stéphane Brizé

Brizé Vincent★★ Lindon reunite prize winner Man for another ★★and actor ★★ ★★after Cannes ★★ 2015 ★★ ★★The Measure ★★ Of A★★ ★★ socially engaged this time about leader fighting ★★ tale,★★ ★★ a union ★★ ★★ a factory ★★ closure. ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

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DOGMAN (It-Fr-UK) Matteo Garrone

Billed is based★★ on a 30-year-old story and★★ centres on★★ a man (Marcello ★★as an ‘urban ★★ western’ ★★, Dogman ★★ ★★ news ★★ ★★ Fonte) seeking friend who him in jail. ★★ ★★ revenge ★★on an old ★★ ★★landed ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

CAPERNAUM (Leb-Fr) Nadine Labaki

Lebanese film focuses on a rebellious who wishes parents★★ for having him. ★★ filmmaker ★★ Labaki’s ★★ third★★ ★★ ★★ youth ★★ ★★to sue his ★★ Set in the titular village, the★★ film has a★★ cast of mainly actors. ★★ ★★ ★★Palestinian ★★fishing★★ ★★non-professional ★★ ★★

KNIFE + HEART (Fr) Yann Gonzalez

Vanessa a late-1970s-set about a Parisian executive seeking credibility with ★★ Paradis ★★stars in★★ ★★ story★★ ★★ TV★★ ★★ to restore ★★ her★★ a more is disrupted cast is targeted a serial killer. ★★ creatively ★★ ambitious ★★production, ★★ which★★ ★★when the ★★ ★★ by ★★ ★★

AYKA (Rus-Ger-Pol) Sergei Dvortsevoy

A young immigrant worker in★★ Moscow tries down her★★ baby, who★★ she abandoned hospital. ★★ Asian★★ ★★ ★★to track★★ ★★ at the★★ Samal Yeslyamova, and David★★ Alaverdyan star. ★★ ★★ Andrey ★★Pashnin★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

THE WILD PEAR TREE (Tur-Fr) Nuri Bilge Ceylan

An★★ aspiring writer to his native in rural Turkey, he becomes overwhelmed father’s debts. ★★ returns ★★ ★★village★★ ★★ where★★ ★★ ★★ by his★★ Dogu T Hazar★★ Erguclu and Ahmet Rifat star. ★★Demirkol, ★★ ★★ ★★Sungar★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

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