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Cannes REVIEWED BY VINCENT LE LEURCH
Cannes 2015 2018

KILLING JESUS Chemla, Arthur Igual, Brigitte Roüan, THE SECOND Wendy Glenn. continent-hopping action comedy.
Completed. Thriller, 99’. André Wilms. Completed. Thriller, 94’. A film crew led by stuntman Donnie CAPTIVE STATE
By Laura Mora with Natasha Jaramillo, Anna and Adam, a young parisian By Mairi Cameron with Rachael Blake, come to witness a Gangland hit, and Post-Production. Thriller.
Giovanny Rodríguez, Camilo Escobar. couple with jewish origins, are about Susie Porter, Vince Colosimo. have to fight for their lives to survive By Rupert Wyatt with John Goodman,
Paula, a young Colombian student, to travel to Poland for the first time. An author’s success following the the night. Vera Farmiga, Ashton Sanders, Colson
witnesses the cold-blooded murder of OUR HAPPY HOLIDAY release of her celebrated erotic memoir Baker, Jonathan Majors.
her father. After suffering the police’s Post-Production. Comedy. is threatened when her best friend LIONSGATE Nearly a decade after an occupation
ineffectiveness, she accidentally By Cassir Patrick with Camille Chamoux, and muse reveals the truth behind 2700 Colorado Avenue, Suite 200 by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive
encounters the hitman responsible Jonathan Cohen, Camille Cottin. the memoir’s provenance, igniting an 90404 Santa Monica, California, USA State explores the lives on both sides
for the job. Marion and Ben are both in their incendiary tale of sex, lies and betrayal. Tel: +1 310 255 3700 of the conflict-the collaborators and
WHEN THE TREES FALL thirties and have very little in common ST. BERNARD SYNDICATE [email protected] dissidents.
Completed. Drama, 88’. except the Tinder app. But Paris is hot Completed. Comedy, 100’. lionsgate.com GREEN BOOK
By Marysia Nikitiuk with Sonya in summer, so soon after their first date, By Mads Brügger with Frederik Cilius, 2 la Croisette, 5th floor Post-Production. Drama.
Halaimova, Anastasiia Pustovit, they decide to go together to Bulgaria. Rasmus Bruun. (Tel: +33 4 97 06 90 23) By Peter Farrelly with Viggo Mortensen,
Maksym Samchik. SYSTEM K Two awkward European entrepreneurs Patrick Wachsberger (Co-Chairman, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini.
In a godforsaken village in Ukraine a Post-Production. Documentary. set out on a business adventure to try Motion Picture Group), Joe Drake A virtuoso African-American jazz
rebellious little girl learns about life By Renaud Barret. and make their fortune in the lucrative (Co-Chairman, Motion Picture Group), pianist forges an unlikely friendship
watching her teenage cousin´s romance Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Chinese Pet industry. Helen Lee Kim (President, International, with his blue-collar Italian-American
with a young criminal. Congo, nowadays. In a city of 13 LIGHTNING Motion Picture Group), Wendy Reeds chauffeur during a 1962 tour of the
(EVP, International Sales), Jennifer
LE PACTE million, amid social and political chaos, ENTERTAINMENT Fattell (VP, International Sales), Ella racially segregated South.
a new generation of underground
5, rue Darcet performers and musicians uses street 11340 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite 140 Field (Director, International Sales), HELL FEST
75017 Paris, France art to give a voice to the people and 90064 Los Angeles, California, USA Michael Meyer (COO, International, Post-Production. Horror.
Tel: +33 1 44 69 59 59 bring hope. Tel: +1 310 255 1200 Lionsgate Motion Picture Sales), Amy By Gregory Plotkin with Amy Forsyth,
Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus.
[email protected] THE TROUBLESHOOTER [email protected] Wood (EVP, International Distribution), Three friends race to save unsuspecting
le-pacte.com Post-Production. Comedy, 84’. lightning-ent.com Brent Jack (EVP, International Marketing guests from a masked serial killer who
Lerins: M21 By Guetta Julien with Eric Judor, Laure Riviera: A3 & Publicity), Christian Perala (SVP, turns a horror themed amusement
Jean Labadie (CEO), Thomas Pibarot Calamy. James Walker (President & CEO), International Business & Legal Affairs), park into his own personal Halloween
(Head of Acquisitions), Camille Neel Alex, 43, is not a man of many andrew Brown (Head of Sales), Eric Deborah Ortega (Director, Motion playground.
(Head of Int’l Sales), Nathalie Jeung responsibilities. He works as a tow Bernstein (Sales Executive) Picture Group), Michelle Ta (Manager,
(International Sales Manager), truck driver. One day, he assists a BECKS International Marketing & Publicity), HOTEL ARTEMIS
Alice Lesort (Int’l Sales), Ioana woman and ends up spending the night Completed. Musical, 90’. Ryan Bennett (International Sales Post-Production. Action/Adventure.
Dragomirescu (Festivals & Marketing), at her place. By Daniel Powell, Elizabeth Rohrbaugh. Coordinator), Shane Kelly (International By Drew Pearce with Jodie Foster, Dave
Xavier Hirigoyen (Head of French After a crushing breakup with her Sales Coordinator), Veronica Bautista.
Distribution), Ekram Boulegroune PLACE PUBLIQUE girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician moves Idoate (Executive Assistant), Jason A secret medical facility for elite
Completed. Comedy, 98’.
(Head of Accountancy), Alice Labadie By Agnès Jaoui with Agnès Jaoui, Jean- back in with her Midwestern mother. Constantine (President, Acquisitions criminals comes under attack in Hotel
Artemis, a blistering action-filled thriller
(Acquisitions) & Co-Productions), Eda Kowan (EVP,
Pierre Bacri. DEATH ZONE: CLEANING MOUNT Acquisitions & Co-Productions), Tim set in a brilliantly imagined futuristic
AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE Castro used to be a very famous EVEREST Palen (Chief Brand of ficer & President, Los Angeles.
Post-Production. Drama. TV host, but today his popularity Completed. Documentary, 99’. Ww Marketing), Ron Schwartz
By Catherine Corsini with Virginie Efira, is in decline. Today he attends the By Marina Martins with Patrick Stewart. (President, Home Entertainment), Paul ON THE BASIS OF SEX
Niels Schneider. housewarming party of his producer The impossible journey documented Presburger (CEO-Pantelion Films), Post-Production. Drama.
By Mimi Leder with Felicity Jones, Armie
At the end of the 1950s, Rachel, a and longtime friend Nathalie. by 20 sherpas. Anne-Marie Ross (EVP, International
young office clerk living in a provincial ENCOUNTER Sales-Pantelion) Hammer, Kathy Bates.
Based on a true story, young
town, meets Philippe, a well-educated THE PRAYER Completed. Science-fiction, 92’.
Completed. Drama, 107’.
man from a wealthy family. JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams
By Cédric Kahn with Anthony Bajon, By Paul Salamoff with Luke Hemsworth, Pre-Production. Action/Adventure. with her husband Marty to bring
FATHER AND SONS Damien Chapelle, Hanna Schygulla, Anna Hutchison, Sarah Booth. By Chad Stahelski with Keanu Reeves. a groundbreaking case before the
Post-Production. Drama. Alex Brendemühl. Evolution has begun Keanu Reeves returns as the legendary Supreme Court and overturn a century
By Moati Félix with Vincent Lacoste, Thomas, 22, is a drug addict. In an effort FRAT PACK assassin John Wick. of gender discrimination.
Benoit Poelvoorde, Anais Demoustier. to put an end to his habit, he joins a Completed. Comedy, 95’. ROBIN HOOD
Joseph and his sons are losing control community of former addicts who live By Michael Philip with Richard Alan SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT Post-Production. Action/Adventure.
Pre-Production. Thriller.
of their lives. While the father has isolated in the mountains and use Reid, Rachel Risen, Danny Trejo, Lochlyn By Andy Goddard with Eddie Izzard, By Otto Bathurst with Taron Egerton,
secretly quit his job to become a prayer as a way to cure themselves. Munro, Robert Knepper, Hana Mae Lee, Judi Dench. Jamie Foxx.
writer, the boys are behaving erratically, Beverly D’Angelo. In this edge-of-the-seat spy thriller A battle-hardened Crusader and a
daydreaming, drinking and neglecting LEVELK A shy British graduate gets dragged inspired by real events, a teacher at Moorish warrior mount an audacious
school. Gammel Kongevej 137B, 3rd Fl. on a wild road trip across America to an exclusive English finishing school revolt against the corrupt English
THE FRESHMEN 1850 Frederiksberg, Denmark a fraternity party by his soon-to-be is caught up in a Nazi conspiracy that crown in a gritty, stylized reimagining
Post-Production. Comedy, 92’. Tel: +45 48 44 30 72 stepbrothers, as his mother marries could defeat Britain before the war of the classic tale.
By Thomas Lilti with Vincent Lacoste, [email protected] into a larger-than-life, American family. even starts. THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME
William Legbhil. levelk.dk IS THAT A GUN IN YOUR POCKET? Post-Production. Comedy.
Antoine is about to start his first year La Croisette 55 Scandinavia Stan Completed. Comedy, 95’. PARADISE HILLS By Susanna Fogel with Mila Kunis,
Production. Thriller.
of medical school… for the third time. Niklas Teng (Media Manager), andrea By Matt Cooper with Cloris Leachman, By Alice Waddington with Emma Kate Mckinnon, Justin Theroux, Sam
Benjamin, just out of high school, will Frovin (Media Assistant), Debra Liang Andrea Anders, David Denman, Roberts, Danielle Macdonald, Eiza Heughan.
make his first try. (Sales Manager), Lauren Valmadre Katherine Mcnamara, John Heard, John González, Jeremy Irvine, Awkwafina _, Audrey and Morgan, two thirty-year-old
KEEP GOING (Sales Manager) Michael Higgins, Matt Passmore, Max Milla Jovovich. best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust
Post-Production. Drama. CELESTE Lloyd-Jones, Lauren Bowles, Horatio A young woman is sent to Paradise unexpectedly into an international
By Joachim Lafosse with Virginie Efira, Completed. Drama, 100’. Sanz. Hills to be reformed only to learn that conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend
Kacey Mottet Klein. By Hackworth Ben. JOSIE behind the high class facility’s beauty shows up at their apartment with a
Desperate to keep her son from slipping CUTTERHEAD Completed. Thriller, 102’. is a sinister secret. team of deadly assassins on his trail.
into a violent and meaningless life, Completed. Drama, 95’. By Eric England with Sophie Turner,
Sybille, a divorced mother, takes him By Kloster Bro Rasmus. Dylan Mcdermott, Jack Kilmer, Daeg A SIMPLE FAVOR UNCLE DREW
Post-Production. Thriller.
Post-Production. Comedy.
in a long journey across Kyrgyzstan. Rie is visiting the Copenhagen Metro Faerch. By Paul Feig with Anna Kendrick, Blake By Charles Stone Iii with Kyrie Irving, Lil
MONOS construction to portray the European LIES WE TELL Lively, Henry Golding. Rel Howery, Shaquille O’Neal.
Post-Production. Action/Adventure. cooperation when an accident occurs. Completed. Romance, 109’. A single mother follows a twisted trail An all-star cast of NBA legends come
By Alejandro Landes with Julianne She is blocked in a pressure chamber By Mitu Misra with Gabriel Byrne, of secrets to find her missing best friend together in a hilarious sports comedy
Nicholson, Moises Arias, Julian Giraldo. alongside Croatian Ivo and Bharan Harvey Keitel, Sibylla Dean, Mark Addy, in an edge-of-the-seat thriller from about once-great athletes who form a
On a faraway Colombian mountaintop, from Eritrea. Jan Uddin, Gina Mckee. director Paul Feig. team to prove they’ve still got game.
what at first glance looks like a HEAVY TRIP A trusted driver must deal with his BELLEVILLE COP BLINDSPOTTING
hedonistic summer camp, is actually the Completed. Comedy, 90’. dead boss’ Muslim mistress, her dark Post-Production. Action/Adventure. Completed. Drama.
setting of a mission: child soldiers with By Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren with past pulling him into a life-and-death By Rachid Bouchareb with Omar Sy, By Carlos López Estrada with Daveed
guns and war names must make sure Torstein Bjørklund, Minka Kuustonen, showdown with her notorious gangster Luis Guzmán, Biyouna _, Julie Ferrier, Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar.
that Doctora, a kidnapped American Ville Tiihonen. cousin/ex-husband. Franck Gastambide. Lifelong friends Daveed Diggs and
woman, stays alive. Turo (25) is trying to overcome his fears NIGHTSHOOTERS A freewheeling Afro-French cop teams Rafael Casal co-wrote and star in this
MY POLISH HONEYMOON by leading the most unknown heavy Completed. Action/Adventure. up with a by-the-books Cuban-American timely and wildly entertaining story
Post-Production. Drama. metal band in Finland, Impaled Rektum, By Marc Price with Jean-Paul Ly, Doug Miami detective to bust a pair of drug- about the intersection of race and class
By Elise Otzenberger with Judith to the hottest metal festival of Norway. Allen, Nicholas Aaron, Rosanna Hoult, dealing diplomats in this fast-paced, set against the backdrop of a rapidly
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