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Cannes REVIEWED BY VINCENT LE LEURCH
Cannes 2015 2018

EVERYBODY KNOWS Emile Hirsch, John Cusack. METROPOLITAN Alessandra Guerzoni, Pablo Schwarz, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as
Post-Production. Drama, 130’. When a ruthless gang of outlaws PICTURES Bárbara Ruiz-Tagle. four interlocking tales in one intelligent
OVERGOD terrorise a sleepy frontier town, ENTERTAINMENT, INC. The imminent death of a matriarch anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures,
Post-Production. Drama. the local undertaker Patrick faces a 244 Fifth Avenue, Suite M291 forces her whole family to reunite. demons and more from the paranormal
By Gabriel Mascaro with Dira Paes, profound moral dilemma. 10001 New York, New York, USA FALCHI-FALCONS SPECIAL SQUAD world collide with rational curiosity.
Julio Machado, Emílio De Melo. CROOKED HOUSE Tel: +1 347 694 4820 Completed. Drama, 105’. THE DMZ
In an evangelized Brazil, devoted Completed. Crime, 112’. [email protected] By Toni D’Angelo with Fortunato Completed. Thriller, 94’.
bureaucrat Joana uses her position to By Gilles Paquet-Brenner with Glenn metropolitanpictures.org Cerlino, Michele Riondino, Pippo By In-Chun Oh with Min-Ha Ju.
avert struggling couples from divorce Close, Max Irons, Gilian Anderson, Ray Karatani (Producer) Delbono, Stefania Sandrelli. An atrocious prisoner escapes from
by inviting them to participate in Christina Hendricks, Stefanie Martini, A gangster action drama set in the prison. A female cop chases him but
“Divine Love”, a religious therapy Terence Stamp, Julian Sands, Christian AINU NENO AN AINU city of Naples. The story of two agents accidently steps on a mine. By then, the
group where they can explore their Mackay, Honor Kneafsey. Post-Production. Documentary. of a Police Special Squad who hide prisoner appears and he also steps on
sexuality, bringing them closer to God Based on the novel by Agatha Christie. By Neo Sora, Laura Liverani, Valy weaknesses, secrets and loneliness a mine. The confrontation continues.
in a very unusual way. When a wealthy and ruthless tycoon Thorsteinsdóttir. crosses with the China Mafia of Naples. PUZZLE
THE WILD PEAR TREE Aristide Leonides, is poisoned in his Ainu Neno An Ainu, meaning “human- KILLER MOSQUITOS Completed. Crime, 90’.
like human”, is a documentary project
Post-Production. Drama.Sinan is own bed, Detective Charles Hayward exploring native identity and legacy in Completed. Comedy, 90’. By Jinseung Lim with Seunghyeon Ji,
passionate about literature and has is dispatched to solve the crime. He contemporary Japan. By Riccardo Paoletti with Alessio Kiyoung Kang, Semi Lee.
always wanted to be a writer. Returning is shocked to discover that one of the Lapice, Cristina Marino, Salvatore Do-jun, a man who seems to have
to the village where he was born, he key suspects is Aristide’s beautiful DARK AGE Langella, Filippo Tirabassi, Maria Grazia everything, but as a wild goose father,
pours his heart and soul into scraping granddaughter, his former lover; and Post-Production. Documentary. Giannetta. his signet gets worse.
together the money he needs to be must keep a clear head to navigate By Paul Traynor. During a weekend a group of friends, THE RECEPTIONIST
published, but his father’s debts catch the sultry Sophia and the rest of her After a shadowy group opposes a day holed up in an isolated house in the Completed. Drama, 100’.
up with him. hostile family. of Civil Rights seminars at a local high mountains, are attacked by a swarm By Jenny Lu with Josh Whitehouse,
school, a suburban dad investigates-
MUG ENDLESS NIGHT and uncovers a vast network funded of killer horseflies that feast on human Lorraine Stanley, Teresa Daley.
Completed. Drama, 91’. Completed. Drama, 104’. by billionaire oligarchs out to gut and flesh like piranhas. Based on an illegal massage parlour in
By Ma gorzata Szumowska with By Isabel Coixet with Juliette Binoche, pillage public education in America. POISON-THE LAND OF FIRES London, the film follows the lives of the
Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Agnieszka Rinko Kikuchi, Gabriel Byrne. Completed. Drama, 98’. employees and clients as seen through
Podsiadlik, Ma gorzata Gorol, Roman Inspired by true events, while traveling MINERVA PICTURES By Diego Olivares with Salvatore the eyes of a Taiwanese graduate
Gancarczyk, Dariusz Chojnacki, Anna to the hostile North in pursuit of her GROUP Esposito, Luisa Ranieri, Massimiliano employed as a receptionist.
Tomaszewska, Martyna Krzysztofik, adventurer husband, Josephine finds Via del Circo Massimo, 9 Gallo. RETREAT
Robert Talarczyk. unlikely companionship with an Inuit 00153 Rome, Italy In a small village in the countryside of Completed. Horror, 82’.
PIERCING woman. Tel: +39 06 824 2430 Naples, a farmer family lives the drama By Tom Nicoll with Kim Allan, Liam
of a violated territory, contaminated by
Completed. Thriller, 82’. JOURNEY’S END [email protected] Harkins, Jason Harvey.
By Nicolas Pesce with Mia Wasikowska, Completed. Drama, 107’. minervapictures.com poison that cruel criminal organizations On a retreat to look after a remote
have spread in most of the area.
Christopher Abbott, Laia Costa, Wendell By Saul Dibb with Sam Caflin, Asa Riviera: A14 highland lodge with her boyfriend, a
Pierce. Butterfield, Paul Bettany, Toby Jones, Gianluca Curti (President-CEO), Monica UNTIL JUDGE DO US PART woman starts to believe someone else
Reed kisses his wife and baby goodbye, Tom Sturridge, Stephen Graham. Ciarli (Head of Sales), Francesca Delise Completed. Comedy, 95’. is living around the house.
seemingly headed away on business. A deeply moving WW1 classic. Raleigh (International Sales Executive), Ilaria By Toni Fornari, Andrea Maia with SOONYI (THE EXECUTIONER’S
But instead of clothes, he’s packed a joins his new company commanded by Ricci (Project Manager), Francesca Francesca Inaudi, Simone Montedoro, DAUGHTER)
murder kit. his childhood hero Stanhope only to Moino (Development Executive) Luca Angeletti. Completed. Thriller, 110’.
METFILM SALES find him changed beyond recognition. FRIENDS WILL BE FRIENDS Massimo is fresh from separation and By Sung-Won Jea with In-Kwon Kim,
has just tried to take his own life. His
Chae-Eun Lee, Ree Choi.
Ealing Studios, Ealing Green KILO TWO BRAVO Post-Production. Drama, 90’. three friends, also divorced, stay close In a small, rural village, a series of crime
W5 5EP London, United Kingdom Completed. Thriller, 108’. By Antonello Grimaldi with Michele to him. Just when they seem to talk cases call for a detective from nearest
Riondino, Alessandro Roja, Libero De
Tel: +44 20 8280 9117 By Paul Katis with Mark Stanley, David Rienzo, Violante Placido, Sveva Alviti. some sense into Massimo, a handsome town. Detective Baek, a single father
[email protected] Elliot, Malachi Kirby. Alessandro’s life is forever changed neighbor rings at the door ... of three, finds that all evidence leads
A company of young British soldiers
metfilmsales.com find themselves courageously fighting when his old friend Gigi calls him MIROVISION INC. to the prime suspect being none other
Vesna Cudic (Head of Sales & Acquisitions) for each other’s lives in a terrifying from Brasil to tell him that he’s dying #1102, Hosung Bldg, 20, Yeouidaebang- than a seemingly meek and innocent
girl by the name of Sooni.
BISBEE ‘17 minefield where the next step could and that he need his help to collect his ro 65-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu
Completed. Documentary, 118’. be their last. father inheritance. 07333 Seoul, Korea (South) STRAWBERRY FLAVORED PLASTIC
By Robert Greene. THE HERO Completed. Horror, 107’.
MOLLY MOON AND THE Tel: +82 2 797 7589 By Colin Bemis with Aidan Bristow,
THE HEAT: A KITCHEN (R) INCREDIBLE BOOK OF Post-Production. Drama, 90’. [email protected] Nicholas Urda, Andres Montej.
EVOLUTION HYPNOTISM By Cristiano Anania with Salvatore Riviera: G8 A sensational, sentimental, and
Completed. Documentary, 75’. Completed. Children’s, 94’. Esposito, Cristina Donadio, Vincenzo Jason Chae (President), Paul Kim
By Maya Gallus. By Christopher N. Rowley with Emily Nemolato, Marta Gastini. (Head of Sales, Director), Beki Lim philosophical horror neo-noir that
follows the still-at-large crimes of Noel,
It takes a bold personality to ascend the Watson, Ann-Marie Duff, Celia Imrie. The life of Giorgio, a mediocre (International Sales Assistant)
ranks of the male dominated restaurant When 12 year old Molly Moon finds journalist, changes abruptly when the a repentant, classy and charming serial
industry. Meet female chefs at the a mysterious book on hypnotism, she director of the newspaper decides to A LIVING BEING killer loose in the suburbs of New York.
vanguard of change. escapes from the orphanage where she transfer him to a provincial office. Only Completed. Drama, 113’. MISTER SMITH
By Byung-Kook Min with Dong-Geun
OUR NEW PRESIDENT lives to pursue her dreams of fame and the kidnapping of young Carlo gives Yang, Il-Hwa Lee. ENTERTAINMENT
Completed. Documentary, 78’. fortune in London. him back his work as a correspondent... On the remote island of Jeju, an old man, 77 Dean St.
By Maxim Pozdorovkin. PORK PIE ABEL FERRARA’S PIAZZA Moonho, spends his time masturbating W1D 3SH London, United Kingdom
Completed. Comedy, 105’. VITTORIO as a result of his Alzheimer’s disease.
METRO By Matt Murphy with Dean O’Gorman, Completed. Documentary, 76’. Tel: +44 207 494 1724
INTERNATIONAL James Rolleston, Ashleigh Cummings. By Abel Ferrara with Willem Dafoe, THE BACKSTREET NOIR [email protected]
ENTERTAINMENT The Misfits. The Mini. The Mayhem. Matteo Garrone. Completed. Black comedy, 94’. mistersmithent.com
16 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Holborn Abel Ferrara’s new documentary is a By Hyojin Gang with Byungchul Kim, [email protected]
Jiyu Kwak.
WC2A 3ED London, United Kingdom URBAN HYMN vivid mosaic/portrait of Rome’s biggest Chang-do is a good-for-nothing who David Garrett (CEO), Ralpho Borgos
Completed. Drama, 114’.
(EVP Int’l Licensing & Distribution),
public square, Piazza Vittorio.
Tel: +44 207 396 5301 By Michael Caton-Jones with Shirley earns his living by being beaten instead
[email protected] Henderson, Letitia Wright, Isabella BAD INVESTIGATE of others. Mi-young, his fiancée gets Laura Grange (Manager, Int’l Licensing
& Distribution)
metro-films.com Laughland, Billy Brag. Completed. Action/Adventure, 124’. killed by a drunken driver, Hee-sung.
Will Machin (Partner-CEO), Natalie A redemptive coming of age story By Luis Ismael with Enrique Arce, COLORS OF WIND A LETTER FROM ROSEMARY
KENNEDY
Brenner (Partner-Head of Sales), following neglected and wayward teen, Sandra B, Paulo Calatre’. Completed. Fantasy, 119’. Pre-Production. Drama.
When Romeu, a corrupt policeman,
Sam Parker (Partner-Production and Jamie, whose incredible singing voice By Jae-Yong Kwak with Yuki Furukawa, By Ritesh Batra with Elisabeth Moss.
Acquisitions), Michael James Yates (Sales offers an escape until her loyalties are forces the two guys he has by the balls, Takemi Fujii. The heart-breaking story about the first
Alex and Cid, to deceive FBI agent Sam
& Marketing COOrdinator) divided. Folkes, the international bomb is set Yuri leaves Ryo with mysterious words. daughter of Joe and Rose Kennedy.
ANDORRA ZOO to explode. Ryo goes to Hokkaido knowing that SUNNY
Pre-Production. Thriller. Completed. Family, 96’. his doppelganger magician is missing. Pre-Production. Thriller.
By Fred Schepisi with Guy Pearce, Clive By Colin Mcivor with Penelope Wilton, BROKEN PANTIES-FAMILY THE DARK TAPES By Eva Sørhaug with Sharon Stone.
SECRETS -
Owen, Toni Collette, Gillian Anderson, Art Parkinson, Toby Jones. Completed. Black comedy, 105’. Completed. Science-fiction, 98’.
Jean Reno, Vanessa Redgrave, Joanna Based on a true story, 12 year old Tom By Arnaldo Valsecchi with Gloria By Michael Mcquown with Vincent J. THE ELEPHANT QUEEN
Lumley, Essie Davis. (Art Parkinson) and his misfit friends Münchmeyer, Catalina Guerra, Patricio Guastini, David Banks, Sara Castro, Post-Production. Family.
By Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone.
NEVER GROW OLD fight to save Buster the baby elephant Contreras, Julio Jung, Jorge D’Elia, Cortney Palm.
Post-Production. Western. with during the air raids on Belfast in 1941. Nicolas Saavedra, Consuelo Holzapfel, A genre-defying mixture of horror, I AM MOTHER
[S] Screening
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