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zombie hunter and zombies attack her. Will Casting: Kilian Jornet
Palais F she make it to the destination within the 16:00 Synopsis: When Kilian Jornet was a child he
Sales: Wide House time limit? Will she survive? GREAT 8 SHOWCASE (Premiere) wrote a list of all the races he wanted to
(Booth G2 / Doc Corner H8) United Kingdom, 110’. Trailer win and all the mountains he dreamt of
Section: Market XIAO MEI Gray 1 (Invite only) climbing. In 2017 he crossed the last off that
Director: Marcus Lindeen Taiwan, 95’, Drama. list with a double ascent of Everest. It was
Synopsis: In 1973, five men and six women Palais J Sales: BFI - British Film Institute the culmination of his Summits of My Life
drifted across the Atlantic on a raft as part Sales: Mandarinvision (Marina Club H6 & Pav 119) project, which took him around the world
of an experiment studying violence and sex- (Booth 23.04) Section: Market over a five-year period, accompanied by a
ual attraction. Although the project became Section: Market INDIAN HORSE select team. This portrait reveals his fears,
known in the press as The Sex Raft, nobody Director: Maren Hwang Canada, 100’, Drama. his contradictions and his desire to keep
expected what ultimately took place on that Casting: Yi-Wen Chen, Shin Yin, Samantha Gray 3 finding new challenges that will allow him
three-month journey. Through archive mate- Ko, Kuan-Ting Liu, Shao-Huai Chang, Kang- Sales: Moonrise Pictures to follow his dreams, surrounded by moun-
rial and a reunion of the surviving members Jen Wu, Cincin Jao (5 Bd La Croisette) tains and the people who are his inspiration.
of the expedition on a full-scale replica of Synopsis: This is a story about finding Xiao Section: Market Next screening: 12 May, 13:30, Gray 2
the raft, this film tells the hidden story. Mei. Xiao Mei is missing. The interviews and Director: Stephen Campanelli A CROOKED SOMEBODY (Premiere)
Next screening: 11 May, 11:30, Palais H
memories of nine individuals who all had Casting: Sladen Peltier, Forrest Goodluck, USA, 103’, Thriller.
TOKYO LIVING DEAD IDOL connections with her gradually piece togeth- Ajuawak Kapashesit Palais E
Japan, 82’, Action/Adventure. er the puzzles of her life. None of them Synopsis: Recounting the story of Saul Sales: Octane Entertainment
Palais H knows where Xiao Mei has gone, but all Indian Horse and his remarkable journey (Booth M6)
Section: Market
Sales: Crei Inc. they want is for her to be safe, so everything from a northern Ojibway child torn from his Director: Trevor White
(Booth 23.01) +81 90 6316 6041 will be all right. family and placed in one of Canada’s notori- Casting: Rich Sommer, Clifton Collins, Jr.,
Section: Market Next screening: 12 May, 20:00, Palais J ous Catholic residential schools, to a man Joanne Froggatt, Amanda Crew, Amy
Director: Yuki Kumagai who finds his place in the world, Richard Madigan
Casting: Nana Asakawa, Shogen , Asami SOLA MEDIA PROMO REEL (Premiere) Wagamese’s best-selling novel rose to criti- Synopsis: An attention-seeking psychic is
Synopsis: One day an idol is bitten by a Unknown, 100’. Trailer cal acclaim when first published in 2012. kidnapped and tries to use the situation to
zombie and before she is taken into custody, Riviera 2 (Press Allowed) boost his popularity.
she runs away. She only has 72 hours left Sales: Sola Media Gmbh WAITING FOR YOU (Premiere)
until she becomes a zombie. She tries to find (Booth F5) United Kingdom, 92’, Thriller. I AM DURAN (Premiere)
the zombie serum but a high-school girl Section: Market Gray 5 United Kingdom, 90’, Documentary.
Sales: Film Bridge International Palais G
Section: Market Sales: Kaleidoscope Film Distribution
Director: Charles Garrad
facebok.com/cineuropa (Goeland Entrance, 6th Floor)
twitter.com/cineuropa Casting: Fanny Ardant, Colin Morgan Section: Market
Director: Mat Hodgson
UNDER THE EIFFEL TOWER (Premiere)
cineuropa.org USA, 86’, Romance. Casting: Roberto Durán, Sylvester Stallone,
Mike Tyson, Larry Merchant, Marvin Hagler,
Lerins 1 Thomas Hearns, Manuel Noriega, Ricky
Sales: The Orchard (Marina Club H6) Hatton
Section: Market Synopsis: A veteran of 119 professional
Director: Archie Borders bouts, Durrán fought in five decades. He was
Casting: Matt Walsh, Judith Godrèche, a world champion by the age of 21 and
David Wain, Reid Scott, Gary Cole, Ary fought some of the greatest boxers of all
Abittan, Michaela Watkins time, including Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard
Synopsis: A heart-crushing break-up in and Hearns. He was a fighter and a warrior,
Paris sets a life crisis in motion for a middle- and the fans loved him. Away from the ring
aged bourbon salesman. This coming-of- he inspired his beloved Panama to rise
middle-age tale follows him across the toward independence from American con-
French countryside where a possible trol. I Am Duran is the definitive story of this
romance blooms with a local wine sales- incredible man, his career and legacy, and
woman. how he became a hero, an icon and an
Next screening: 10 May, 10:00, Lerins 1 inspiration to successive generations.

M PICTURES PROMO REEL (Premiere) CONTENTS PANDA-PROMO REEL
Thailand, 90’, Action/Adventure. (Premiere)
Lerins 3 Unknown, 120’. Trailer
Sales: M Pictures Co. Palais I (Invite only)
Sales: Contents Panda/Next Entertainment
THE (Booth 22.01) World
Section: Market
BEST OF News, reviews, KILIAN JORNET: PATH TO EVEREST (Booth G6)
Section: Market
interviews and
EUROPEAN festival reports (Premiere) 17:30
CINEMA Spain, 80’, Documentary. A NEW GIRL IN PARIS (Premiere)
Palais C
Sales: Filmax International
Arcades 1 (Invite only)
(Booth A1) France, 100’, Comedy.
Section: Market Sales: TF1 Studio (Relais De La Reine)
Director: Josep Serra Section: Market

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