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with decades of family photos and archival Synopsis: Martina starts a relationship with to be signs of the gift of Holy Stigmata. But Sales: The Solution Entertainment Group
video. Unprecedented access to the artist and Filip, a young man who spends most of his time after she is transported to an isolated island Section: Market
his family is combined with a colourful cast of playing video games. After Martina convinces convent to seek the help of a mysterious Director: Miller Steven C
historians, curators and academics to reveal the Filip to steal her father’s money to go to the religious order, Madeline discovers her affliction
creativity and convictions in the heart of this Party Beach, everything turns into a bloody may not be a gift from God but something far THE WALL OF MEXICO (Premiere)
towering genius of a man. He is the greatest nightmare. more sinister. This international thriller, USA, 105’, Drama.
living artist with the highest number of introduces a never before seen thriller concept Palais C
museum exhibitions, the greatest number of THE SILENT WAR (Premiere) while implementing a strong theological based Sales: Visit Films (M4)
books published about him, the greatest Spain, 121’, Thriller. storyline about forgiveness, faith and Section: Market
international appeal and with the greatest Palais D redemption. Director: Zachary Cotler, Magdalena Zyzak
number of people attending his exhibitions. Sales: Filmax (A1)
100 major museum exhibitions in more than 40 Section: Market DO NOT REPLY (Premiere) Casting: Jackson Rathbone, Esai Morales,
countries, 4.7 million visits in three years. The Director: Alfonso Cortes-Cavanillas USA, 99’, Horror. Mariel Hemingway, Xander Berkeley, Moises
documentary offers a unique opportunity for us Casting: Asier Etxeandia, Hugo Silva, Aitor Gray 5 Arias, Carmela Zumbado, Marisol Sacramento,
to get up close and personal with a living Luna, Olimpia Melinte Sales: VMI Worldwide (Cormoran II, 2nd Floor) Alex Meneses
legend. Synopsis: Persecuted by indefatigable Section: Market Synopsis: A young handyman begins working
A WOMAN IN MOTION (Premiere) enemies, Rojas, deaf and alone, will have to Director: Walter Woltosz, Daniel Woltosz for a decadently wealthy Mexican-American
family and is drawn into a bitter feud when the
USA, 90’, Documentary. fight for his own survival, while everything else Casting: Jackson Rathbone, Courtney family decides to build a wall to stop white locals
Gray 4 around him falls apart. Henggeler, Kerri Medders from stealing their highly precious well water.
Sales: Submarine Entertainment IL SINDACO, ITALIAN POLITICS Synopsis: Chelsea, a high school introvert, is Next screening: 20 May, 18:00, Lerins 3
abducted through a social media app and is
Section: Market 4 DUMMIES forced to look like other girls Brad holds
Director: Todd Thompson Italy, 80’, Documentary. captive. Chelsea desperately attempts to WINDSTROM: ARI’S ARRIVAL (Premiere)
Synopsis: In 1977 NASA struggled to recruit Palais H persuade them to escape before they all Germany, 100’.
scientists, engineers and astronauts for their Sales: Intramovies (A10-C1) become victims in his virtual reality filmed Palais E
new Space Shuttle Program. That is when Section: Market murders. Sales: Attraction Distribution
Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura, Director: Davide Parenti, Claudio Canepari (H6 (Marina Club))
challenged NASA by asking the question: Synopsis: What happens when a 23-year-old ADVENTURE BOYZ (Premiere) Section: Market
“Where are my people?”. This documentary kid runs for mayor in one of the biggest cities United Kingdom, 90’, Family. Director: Von Eltz Theresa
feature tells the story of her life on the screen of Southern Italy and records his entire Lerins 1 Casting: Hanna Binke, Luna Paiano, Marvin
and off, where she blazed trails for women and campaign with a hidden camera? Sales: Latitude Films Ltd
people of colour in the entertainment industry, Section: Market Linke, Amber Bongard
the US space programme and the STEM fields. Next screening: 20 May, 11:30, Palais J Director: Howard J Ford Synopsis: Windstorm and Mika belong
together, no matter how many oceans separate
SHOWBOX PRIVATE SCREENING (Premiere) MARIGHELLA Casting: Jon Campling them. In their newest adventure this magical
Korea (South), 142’, Action/Adventure. Brazil, 155’, Drama. Synopsis: Adventure Boyz, is the world’s first connection is curse and blessing at the same
Lerins 2 (Invite only) Palais J movie specifically made to get kids off devices time and their destiny is hanging by a thread.
Sales: Showbox (M5) Sales: Elle Driver (7 La Croisette) and back into real life adventures. When Until the arrival of Ari, an impulsive 12-year-old
Section: Market Section: Market notorious crime boss (Jon Campling Harry girl, who alongside them, has to master big
Director: Wagner Moura Potter’s infamous Death Eater) and his men tasks on an adventurous journey.
SCHOOL LIFE (Premiere) Synopsis: 1969. Marighella, declared Brazil’s steal a hoard of jewels from England’s largest Next screening: 20 May, 12:00, Palais G
France, 116’, Comedy. public enemy number one, has no time for fear. castle, the last thing they expected to be up
Olympia 3 On the one hand, a violent military dictatorship, against, were two boys on BMXs. When the A WAR WITHIN (Premiere)
Sales: Gaumont (2 Rue Bivouac Napoleon) with its heinous crimes of torture and infamous boys mum leaves them with her speedway Denmark, 103’, Drama.
+33 4 93 68 90 20 censorship. On the other, an intimidated racing husband for the summer holidays, he Palais G
Section: Market opposition. insists they get off their devices and get out Sales: Sf Studios (7 Rue Florian)
there and have adventures in the real world.
Director: Grand Corps Malade, Mehdi Idir 18:00 Now embroiled directly in the criminals’ +447907762439
Casting: Zita Hanrot, Alban Ivanov, Soufiane diamond-stealing plot, the boys have a race Section: Market
Guerrab, Moussa Mansaly RAI COM PROMO against time of a very different kind... to get Director: Kasper Torsting
Synopsis: Fresh from the South of France, Italy, 30’. Trailer their wrongfully arrested dad out of jail in time Casting: Tom Wlaschiha, Sebastian Jessen,
Samia, a young educational consultant, arrives Arcades 2 (Priority Badges Only) for his last speedway race. Rosalinde Mynster, Thure Lindhardt, Ulrich
in a difficult middle-school in the suburbs of Sales: Rai Com (A8) Thomsen, Natalie Madueño
Paris. With Moussa and Dylan, two hall Section: Market OH LES FILLES (Premiere) Synopsis: After three years at the front Esben
monitors who also master punchlines, she runs France, 79’, Documentary. flees the trenches of WWI to return to his
the School Life team that supervises students SHINY SHRIMPS Lerins 3 (Priority Badges Only) beloved wife Kirstine and son Karl.
throughout the school year. Passionate about France, 105’, Comedy. Sales: Les Films Du Losange (G1)
her job and assisted by the school’s teachers Gray 1 Section: Market THE CLEANSING HOUR (Premiere)
and her colleagues, Samia will do all she can to Sales: Charades Director: François Armanet USA, 94’, Horror.
motivate discouraged kids and show them that (3 Rond-Point Duboys D’Angers) Palais I
a brighter future is possible. Section: Market Casting: Françoise Hardy, Christine And The Sales: DDI - Double Dutch International
Next screening: 22 May, 17:30, Lerins 3 Director: Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare Queens, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vanessa Paradis, (25 La Croisette, Bagatelle)
Camélia Jordana, Jeanne Added, Brigitte
THE BARE NECESSITY (Premiere) Casting: Gob Nicolas, Alban Lenoir, Michael Fontaine, Catherine Ringer, Lou Doillon, Jehnny Section: Market
France, 102’, Comedy. Abiteboul, Geoffrey Couet, Romain Brau, David Beth Director: Damien Leveck
Casting: Ryan Guzman, Kyle Gallner, Alix
Olympia 9 (Priority Badges Only) Baiot, Felix Martinez, Pierre Samuel, Romain Synopsis: What if French Rock were born with Angelis
Sales: Playtime (3 Square Mérimée) Lancry, Roland Menou Edith Piaf? From sweet sixties pop to today’s Synopsis: Best friends Max and Drew run a
Section: Market Synopsis: Matthias, an Olympic champion at gender-indifferent anthems, from feminist popular webcast that stages exorcisms to look
the end of his career, makes a homophobic
Director: Erwan Le Duc statement on TV. rebels of the seventies to fashion icons of the real.
Casting: Swann Arlaud, Maud Wyler, Nicolas social media age, from Françoise Hardy to
Christine & The Queens, via Vanessa Paradis,
Maury, Fanny Ardant WELCOME TO MERCY Catherine Ringer, Charlotte Gainsbourg and OUR MOTHERS (Premiere)
Synopsis: Pierre Perdrix has been enjoying an USA, Latvia, 104’, Horror. France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
enchanted though restless existence since the Gray 3 many more, Oh Les Filles! tells the untold story Guatemala, 77’, Drama.
enigmatic Juliette Webb burst into his life. Sales: Pure Flix / Quality Fix (B10) of French female rock stars. Narrated by Riviera 1 (Priority Badges Only)
Clémence Poésy, this groundbreaking
Next screening: 19 May, 12:00, Theatre Section: Market documentary combines interviews and iconic Sales: Pyramide International (J6)
Croisette Director: Tommy Bertelsen footage to radically reverse perspectives and Section: Market
Casting: Kristen Ruhlin, Eileen Davies, Lily give the patriarchy a kick! Welcome to France, Director: César Diaz
F20
Croatia, 90’, Thriller. Newmark, Toms Liepajnieks, Dainis Grube the land where women rock! Casting: Armando Espitia , Emma Dib
Synopsis: From the producer of The Others and
Palais B Scream…. When an American single mother Next screening: 20 May, 10:00, Lerins 3 Synopsis: Guatemala, 2018. The whole country
Sales: Wide (G2/Palais -1 16.04 (Cannes XR) returns to Latvia for the first time in 25 years to LIVE! (Premiere) is immersed in the trial of the soldiers who
Section: Market say goodbye to her dying father, she is soon 118’, Action/Adventure. sparked the civil war. Victim statements come
Director: Arsen Anton Ostoji afflicted with visions and wounds that appear Olympia 5 one after another. Ernesto is a young

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