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SCREENINGS Saturday 18 May
DAY 5

MARKET

Saturday 18 May

Michael Gwisdek epitomise the very definition of leather-clad Director: Pierre Jolivet Gray 4 (Invite Only)
Synopsis: Summer 1961: Emil is working as an sexually magnetic rock front man, but Casting: Arthur Dupont, Alice Belaïdi, Adrien Sales: Vision Films (5 La Croisette, 2nd Floor)
extra at the DEFA studios in Babelsberg, East underneath it all he was a poetic and gentle Jolivet, Bruno Benabar, Bérengère Krief
Germany when he falls head over heels in love soul. Synopsis: Victor and Ben are 30-somethings +18182359909
with a French dancer named Milou. The two planning to open their own hair salon. But very Section: Market
young lovebirds are obviously meant for each SOLO (Premiere) quickly their dream is dramatically thwarted. Director: Brian A. Metcalf
other, but the building of the Berlin Wall soon Czech Republic, France, Argentina, Austria, 85’, Casting: Penelope Ann Miller, Mickey Rourke,
tears them apart. It looks like they will never Documentary. KATE NASH UNDERESTIMATE
see each other again, that is, until Emil has a Palais J (Priority Badges Only) THE GIRL (Premiere) Lou Diamond Phillips, Sean Astin, Andrew
crazy idea: He’s going to produce a movie and Sales: Slingshot Films USA, United Kingdom, 89’, Documentary. Keegan, Matt Ryan, Thomas Ian Nicholas
bring Milou back to Babelsberg! Section: Market (ACID) Palais C Synopsis: In order to save his sister, a ride-
THE RIVER IN ME (Premiere) Director: Artemio Benki Sales: Wide House (G2) share driver must infiltrate a dangerous crime
China, 98’, Documentary. Synopsis: Martin is a young Argentinian piano Section: Market syndicate.
Olympia 6 (Invite only) virtuoso and composer, who is, since his Director: Amy Goldstein AS HAPPY AS POSSIBLE (Premiere)
breakdown three years ago, a patient of El
Sales: Movie View International Co. Borda, the largest, most notable but Casting: Kate Nash, Linda Buratto, Emma France, Portugal, 92’, Drama.
Hugues, Alicia Warrington
(Hong Kong) controversial psychiatric hospital in Latin Synopsis: At 18, Kate Nash reached the
Section: Market America. A child prodigy and the most stratosphere of pop music, vaulting from a Lerins 2
Director: Yongquan Ke, Zhichun Yang, Yuan He promising talent of his generation is now trying working-class family in North London into Sales: UDI- Urban Distribution International
Synopsis: The film is following Su Yang, a to find his own way how to come back to life worldwide tours, a platinum record. (L2)
contemporary artist who grew up with the outside the walls of asylum and on stage. Section: Market (ACID)
Yellow River Basin culture, got his artwork Next screening: 21 May, 14:00, Palais C PHANTOM OWL FOREST
inspirations from the traditional artists of Qin Estonia, 90’, Children’s. Director: Alain Raoust
Opera, Shadow Play, Hua’er and Northern AND THEN WE DANCED (Premiere) Palais E Synopsis: Salome gets a summer job in a
Shaanxi Storytelling. They are singing the Sweden, Georgia, France, 106’, Romance. Sales: Attraction Distribution junkyard somewhere in the countryside. Under
beauty of four seasons, telling their fates by Riviera 2 (H6 (Marina Club)) a western sun, in this place out of the world,
instruments and strong voice.The crisscrossing Sales: Totem Films Section: Market
stories of these five people track the living (29 Rue Du Commandant André) Director: Anu Aun her teenage rebellion springs up. From
situations of Yellow River resident today, Section: Market (Directors’ Fortnight) unexpected encounters to shared sorrows, arise
narrate the common destiny of 1.3 billion Casting: Paula Rits, Siim Oskar Ots, Liis promises of a new life.
Chinese , and question , what is the future of Director: Levan Akin Lemsalu, Jaan Rekkor
this land and this culture? Casting: Ana Javakishvili, Bachi Valishvili , Synopsis: Follow Eva, whose Christmas Next screening: 22 May, 10:00, Lerins 2
Levan Gelbakhiani holiday is taking an unexpected turn after ALL ABOUT ME
AND THE BIRDS RAINED DOWN (Premiere) Synopsis: A young dancer falls in love with his being brought to a mysterious farm in rural
Canada, 126’. strongest rival in conservative Georgia. South-Estonia. She follows her heart to rescue Germany, 100’, Drama.
Lerins 4
Olympia 8 (Invite only) Next screening: 20 May, 10:00, Palais G an old primeval forest. Sales: Picture Tree International Gmbh (J7)
Sales: Indie Sales BUÑUEL IN THE LABYRINTH OF Section: Market
(2 Rue Bivouac Napoléon, 5th Fl.) 10:00 THE TURTLES Director: Caroline Link
Section: Market THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM Spain, Netherlands, 77’, Animation. Casting: Julius Weckauf, Luise Heyer, Sönke
SWALLOW (Premiere) USA, 91’, Documentary. Palais G (Priority Badges Only) Möhring, Joachim Król, Ursula Werner, Rudolf
USA, France, 110’, Thriller. Gray 3 (Priority Badges Only) Sales: Latido Films (A5) Kowalski
Olympia 9 Sales: The Exchange Section: Market Synopsis: Ruhr Valley, Germany, 1972. Hans-
Sales: Charades (42 La Croisette, Entrance A) Director: Salvador Simó Peter is a pudgy nine year-old growing up in
(3 Rond-Point Duboys D’Angers) Section: Market Casting: Jorge Usón , Fernando Ramos , Luis the security of his family and fun-loving
Section: Market Director: John Chester Enrique De Tomás relatives. .
Director: Carlo Mirabella - Davis Synopsis: A testament to the immense Synopsis: Paris, 1930. Salvador Dalí and Luis ABOU LEILA (Premiere)
Casting: Hayley Bennett, Austin Stowell complexity of nature, The Biggest Little Farm Buñuel are already the main figures of the Algeria, France, 135’, Drama.
Synopsis: Hunter has a seemingly perfect life. follows two dreamers and a dog on an odyssey Surrealist movement. Unexpectedly, Buñuel is Olympia 3 (Priority Badges Only)
She is pregnant, happy and harmonious in her to bring harmony to both their lives and the left moneyless after the scandal surrounding Sales: Films Boutique (G3) +04 92 993220
everyday life. Out of the blue, Hunter begins to land. his film The Golden Age. Section: Market (Critics’ Week)
uncontrollably eat objects. AMNESIA (Premiere) PROOF OF CONCEPT (Premiere) Director: Amin Sidi-Boumédiène
BY A SHARP KNIFE Iran, 90’, Documentary. 110’. Synopsis: Algeria, 1994. With Civil War raging
Slovakia, Czech Republic, 90’, Drama. Gray 5 (Priority Badges Only) Palais K for years in the north of the country, each day
Palais B Sales: Paya Film Toos Sales: Frontières Platform continues to bring its share of death and horror.
Sales: Wide (G2/Palais -1 16.04 (Cannes XR) Section: Market Section: Market Police officers S. and Lotfi, two childhood
Section: Market FIRE WILL COME (Premiere) Synopsis: Pitching by the production team of friends, travel through the desert looking for
Abou Leila, a dangerous terrorist on the run. In
Director: Teodor Kuhn France, Luxembourg, Spain, 75’, Drama. completed teaser trailers of 7 Frontières
Synopsis: A father whose son has been killed projects: Arctic Chills by Ashely Savard, Jerri the immensity of the Sahara, their quest seems
in a neo-Nazi attack struggles with his guilt Lerins 1 (Priority Badges Only) Thrasher, Sardana Savvina, Elin Marakatt, absurd, but Lofti has only one priority: to keep
and the injustice of the judiciary system. His Sales: Pyramide International (J6) Sinituuli Kalttopää, Marc Fussing Rosbach/ S. as far from the capital as possible, knowing
relationship with his family falls apart as he Section: Market Breeder by Jens Dahl/Cirsed by Salomeya his friend is too fragile to face more bloodshed.
blames himself and tries to influence the Director: Oliver Laxe Sabko, Maria Dudko/Inside by Elise Salomon/ But the deeper they get into the desert, the
Layers Of Lies by Ramin Sohrab/Mersea by
more they are confronted with their own
investigation. Casting: Amador Arias, Benedicta Sanchez, Lindsay Mackay/Slashback by Nyla Innuksuk. trauma and violence.
10 THINGS WE SHOULD DO BEFORE Inazio Abrao DON’T STOP ME NOW (Premiere) Next screening: 20 May, 11:15, Miramar
WE BREAK UP (Premiere) Synopsis: Amador Coro has been condemned
USA, 73’, Drama. for having provoked a fire. When he gets out of Italy, 98’, Comedy. THE UNKNOWN SAINT (Premiere)
prison, nobody is waiting for him. He returns to
Riviera 1
Palais F his home town, a small village hidden in the Morocco, France, 100’, Comedy.
Sales: Archstone Distribution (F6-F8) mountains of rural Galicia, to live with his Sales: True Colours Glorious Films Srl (A10-C1) Olympia 6
Section: Market mother, Benedicta, and their three cows. Life Section: Market Sales: The Match Factory (25 La Croisette)
Director: Niederhoffer Galt goes by slowly, following the rhythm of nature. Director: Riccardo Milani +33 6 43 63 46 73
Until one night when a fire starts to devastate Casting: Paola Cortellesi, Stefano Fresi Section: Market (Critics’ Week, In Competition)
MYSTIFY (Premiere) the region. Synopsis: Giovanna is a woman who seems to Director: Aljem Alaa Eddine
Australia, 108’, Documentary. be totally dedicated to her family and her Casting: Younes Bouab, Salah Bensalah,
Palais H Next screening: 19 May, 12:00, Lerins 1 boring work, but she actually hides a secret Bouchaib Essamak, Mohamed Naimane, Anas
Sales: Dogwoof (H6 (Marina Club)/H8 VICTOR & CELIA (Premiere) dangerous life. El Baz, Hassan Ben Bdida, Abdelghani Kitab,
(Doc Corner)) France, Belgium, 90’, Comedy. 11:30 Ahmed Yarziz
Section: Market Lerins 3 Synopsis: Moments before his capture by
Director: Lowenstein Richard Sales: Be For Films (A6) +33 6 14 34 37 55 ADVERSE (Premiere) police, a thief digs a grave to hide a bag of
Synopsis: Michael Hutchence came to Section: Market USA, 90’, Thriller. money. Released from prison years later he

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