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Divina sees Paradise and hell, remembers his Sales: Wt Movies Ltd +33 6 43 63 46 73 THESSALONIKI GOES TO CANNES
past as a boy and his family shot during the Section: Market Section: Market (Premiere)
October revolution in 1917, in his delirium he Director: Deborah Hadfield Director: Ivo Ferreira 110’.
also sees his wife he betrayed and who died Casting: Cengiz Dervis, Silvia Busuioc, Nigel Casting: Rhydian Vaughan, Margarida Vila Palais K
alone. With the words of best Russian poets form Lowe, Jake Levitt, Ryan Davies, Dave Wong, Nova Sales: Thessaloniki International Film Festival
the beginning of past century he speaks about Luke Christian Section: Market
Russia and its sufferance. Danilov is shot with Synopsis: All his life Rob Hardy’s hidden a PREMARITAL EXAMINATION (Premiere) Synopsis: Thessaloniki Goes to Cannes presents
some others, but his words still resonate with his secret. The battle between his heart and head China, 90’, Drama. a selection of works-in-progress: Apples by
cellmates. forced him to the edge of sanity. Wrestling with Gray 1 (Priority Badges Only) Christos Nikou/Defunct by Zacharias Mavroeidis/
memories of how his life changed as a child and Sales: Zhejiang Dongyang Jiucai Film Company Persephone by Costas Athousakis/The Man With
ALICE (Premiere) a man he searches for peace. When his Dad Section: Market The Answers by Stelios Kammitsis/Winona by The
Australia, 103’, Drama. returned from war with PTSD they’re forced to Boy (Alexandros Voulgaris).
Lerins 2 build a new life together. Learning martial arts KILLED MY WIFE (Premiere)
Sales: Visit Films (M4) helps them calm their demons. Meeting Gabriela Korea (South), 100’, Thriller. CHAINED
Section: Market he found Love and grace. Her faith and Gray 3 Israel, 112’, Drama.
Director: Josephine Mackerras acceptance of Rob filled him with hope. As a Sales: Mirovision / Studio Bonanza (G8) Riviera 1
Casting: Emilie Piponnier, Martin Swabey, refugee she has suffered the horrors of war. But Section: Market Sales: Alpha Violet (E18)
Chloe Boreham, Christophe Favre, David Rob’s father believes serving is the only way to Director: Hara Kim Section: Market
Coburn, Philippe De Monts, Rebecca Finet honour his family. Now he must choose what Casting: Si-Eon Lee, Ji-Hye Wang, Nae-Sang Director: Yaron Shani
Synopsis: After discovering that her husband’s kind of man he wants to be. Can he find the Ahn Casting: Eran Naim, Stav Almagor, Stav Patay
addiction to escorts has left their family courage to face his secret, accept himself and Synopsis: A night after a gambling addict, Synopsis: A police officer is being accused of
penniless, Alice finds herself drawn into the make the right choice? Jeong-ho gets completely blacked out, his wife sexually attacking two boys. His helplessness
world of high-end prostitution as a means of found dead. He does not remember a thing but under the investigation, and his inability to have
caring for herself and her child. UP UP & UP (Premiere) every evidence points that he is the killer. a child of his own, push him toward the edges of
India, 82’. his existence, where anything can happen.
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS Riviera 2 COTE D’AZUR WEBFEST (Premiere)
France, 81’, Romance. Sales: California Pictures (C5) +13104665106 USA, 109’, TV Series. KONGO (Premiere)
Palais B (Press Allowed) Section: Market Gray 5 France, 70’, Documentary.
Sales: Axxon Films Sales: Montebubbles Enterprises Palais C
Section: Market QUE SEA LEY (Premiere) Section: Market Sales: Kidam
Director: Olivier Nolin Argentina, 85’, Documentary. Section: Market (ACID)
Casting: Diane Prost, Yann Verbugh, Marie Arcades 3 (Priority Badges Only) THE SHED (Premiere) Director: Hadrien La Vapeur, Corto Vaclav
Crepeau, Fanny Colin Sales: Wild Bunch USA, Horror. Synopsis: In Brazzaville, an invisible world
Synopsis: In its dreamlike approach to everyday (5 Square Mérimée – st floor) Lerins 3 governs the visible world. The apostle Medard
life, With his echoes, his correspondences, his Section: Market (Special Screening) Sales: CMG - Cinema Management Group Llc struggles to heal the sick victims of bad spells.
symmetries multiplied with pleasure which Director: Juan Solanas (M17) +18189141323 But his life changes when he is publicly accused
evoke four passionate love story where the Synopsis: In Argentina, a woman dies every Section: Market of practicing black magic.
shade underlines the lights of the souls. week as the result of illegal abortions. In 2018, Director: Frank Sabatella Next screening: 23 May, 20:00, Olympia 2
for the seventh time, a motion supporting legal, Casting: Frank Whaley, Timothy Bottoms,
A MOTHER (Premiere) Siobhan Fallon, Jay Jay Warren, Cody Kostro, 15:30
Finland, 91’, Drama. secure and free abortion was presented to the Sofia Happonen
National Congress of Argentina. The project
Palais D OH LES FILLES (Premiere)
Sales: Black Lion Pictures Oy provoked a fierce debate, revealing a society Synopsis: As an orphan, living with his abusive France, 79’, Documentary.
divided more than ever between the pro-life and
Grandfather, life sucks for Stan. But he’s got it
Section: Market freedom to choose positions. Through an Gray 2
Director: Samppa Batal assemblage of passionate testimonies, Let It Be better than his best friend Dommer who he Sales: Les Films Du Losange (G1)
regularly has to defend against the school
Casting: Jaana Saarinen, Matti Pajulahti, Law documents the determination of women bullies. . Section: Market
Jonathan Hutchings, Matti Onnismaa fighting bravely to secure the right to physical Director: François Armanet
Synopsis: After her release from prison Eeva self-determination, and bears witness to their THE CLIMB (Premiere) Casting: Françoise Hardy, Christine And The
goes back to her home town to search her massive mobilisation in the streets of Buenos USA, 95’, Comedy. Queens, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vanessa Paradis,
grown-up daughter. Soon she finds out that she Aires. Let It Be Law marks Juan Solanas’ return Olympia 8 Camélia Jordana, Jeanne Added, Brigitte
is not welcomed back to the town. Life gets to Cannes Official Selection– a powerful, militant Sales: Memento Films International (MFI) Fontaine, Catherine Ringer, Lou Doillon, Jehnny
really hard and searching gets desperate until and necessary documentary revealing the urgent (84 Rue D’Antibes, Fifth Floor) Beth
something unexpected happens. A Mother by and vital struggle for the recognition of women’s Section: Market (Un Certain Regard) Synopsis: What if French Rock were born with
Samppa Batal is a heartwarming and touching rights. Edith Piaf? From sweet sixties pop to today’s
story about loneliness, humanity and hope. But Director: Michael Angelo Covino gender-indifferent anthems, from feminist rebels
Casting: Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino,
above all it is a movie about a woman who acts 13:45 of the seventies to fashion icons of the social
like a mother. Gayle Rankin, Judith Godrèche, George Wendt, media age, from Françoise Hardy to Christine &
MS. STERN (Premiere) Talia Balsam The Queens, via Vanessa Paradis, Catherine
ECO-TERRORIST: BATTLE FOR OUR Germany, 999’, Drama. Synopsis: Kyle and Mike are best friends who Ringer, Charlotte Gainsbourg and many more,
PLANET (Premiere) Lerins 4 share a close bond — until Mike sleeps with Oh Les Filles! tells the untold story of French
USA, 80’, Documentary. Sales: Pluto Film Distribution Network Gmbh Kyle’s fiancée. . female rock stars. Narrated by Clémence Poésy,
Palais F (Press Allowed) (H6 (Marina Club)) CHINESE PORTRAIT this groundbreaking documentary combines
Sales: Breaking Glass Pictures Section: Market China, Hong Kong (China), 80’, Documentary. interviews and iconic footage to radically reverse
(H6 (Marina Club)) +12673553286 Director: Anatol Schuster perspectives and give the patriarchy a kick!
Section: Market Synopsis: Ms Stern wants her life to expire Palais G (Press Allowed) Welcome to France, the land where women rock!
Director: Peter Jay Brown already. With every attempt to leave this world, Sales: Asian Shadows - Chinese Shadows
Synopsis: Follow vigilante conservationist and life brings her surprises. The absurd life Section: Market RED DRESS SOLILOQUY (Premiere)
Whale Wars veteran Peter Jay Brown as he circumstances and random encounters with Director: Xiaoshuai Wang USA, Germany, 77’, Romance.
battles to save the planet and our oceans from strangers continuously conflict with the Synopsis: What if you were a passer-by in Gray 4
the enemy: Humankind. soberness of her desire to die. Set in modern Beijing streets, a peasant hopping for the rain to Sales: Moon Shadow Films, Inc.
Berlin, Ms Stern is a dramedy about 90-year-old fall, a steelworker in disappearing factories, a Section: Market
HARPOON (Premiere) holocaust survivor, who is unable to choose her tourist on a packed beach, praying in Ningxia or Director: Aleta Chappelle
Canada, 82’, Thriller. own fate. However, while trying her best to find a Qinhai, a construction worker after an Casting: Sylta Fee Wegmann, Severino Negri
Palais H way out of this life, she spends her time joyously earthquake, a fisherman repairing its fishnet, or a Synopsis: This newly completed USA/German
Sales: Yellow Veil Pictures (19.08 (Palais Club)) with her spirited grand-daugther, Elli, and her dancer waiting to get on stage? A personal co-production is a tragic love-story based on true
Section: Market eclectic group of friends, living it up to the fullest. contemporary portrait of a country, a population event. It is also the first feature film to examine
Director: Rob Grant and a society by Wang Xiaoshuai. the disastrous aftermath the proliferation of
Casting: Munro Chambers, Emily Tyra, 14:00 guns in the United States has on an innocent
Christopher Gray CUCK (Premiere) family, long after the story of yet another child
EMPIRE HOTEL (Premiere) USA, 110’, Drama. killed in a gun accident has been dropped from
WE TOO (Premiere) Portugal, 82’, Drama. Palais I the news headlines. After moving to the USA
United Kingdom, 110’, Drama. Arcades 2 Sales: Rimrock Pictures +3107177845 from Europe to further both their careers - he a
Palais J Sales: The Match Factory (25 La Croisette) Section: Market concert pianist and she a singer - the film

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