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SCREENINGS Tuesday 21 May 2019
DAY 8

FESTIVAL & MARKET

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21 TO 24 May
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immediately senses that all the cases are by the Section: Market (Un Certain Regard) more of a mystery. Only Tae-suk, a cop, Synopsis: For twenty years, Bruno and Malik
same killer and starts investigation. One day, Director: Larissa Sadilova immediately senses that all the cases are by the have lived in a different world—the world of
Dong-soo, a gang boss, got attacked by a Synopsis: In a small town, nothing stays a same killer and starts investigation. One day, autistic children and teens. In charge of two
suspicious man, and Tae-suk realises that this secret. No matter how hard you try to hide Dong-soo, a gang boss, got attacked by a separate nonprofit organizations (The Hatch &
man is the serial killer, K. Now, Dong-soo infidelities, the truth will come out sooner or suspicious man, and Tae-suk realizes that this The Shelter), they train young people from
becomes the only witness and a survived victim later. A decision then arises: to start a new life man is the serial killer, K. Now, Dong-soo underprivileged areas to be caregivers for
from K. A dangerous deal between the cop and together or to confess and hope for forgiveness. becomes the only witness and a survived victim extreme cases that have been refused by all
the gangster to catch the devil has set! This is the choice the protagonists are faced from K. A dangerous deal between the cop and other institutions. It’s an exceptional partnership,
22:30 with. the gangster to catch the devil has set! outside of traditional settings, for some quite
12:00
extraordinary characters.
10:00
RAMBO (Premiere) 21:30
USA, 93’, Action/Adventure. NINA WU (Premiere) ETRE VIVANT ET LE SAVOIR (Premiere)
Grand Théâtre Lumière (Ticket Required) Taiwan, 103’, Drama. France, 80’, Documentary. CINÉ-KARAOKÉ DE CLÔTURE
Sales: Cannes Classics Palais J Palais J Plage Macé
Section: Out of Competition Sales: Luxbox (23 Rue Bivouac Napoléon) Sales: Pathé Films (Ibis Entrance, 4a/E) Section: Cinéma de la plage
Director: Ted Kotcheff Section: Market (Un Certain Regard) Section: Market (Special Screening)
Casting: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Director: Midi Z Director: Alain Cavalier
Brian Dennehy Synopsis: After eight years toiling in bit-parts, Casting: Emmanuèle Bernheim
Synopsis: John Rambo is a Vietnam War hero aspiring actress Nina Wu finally gets her big break Synopsis: Emmanuèle Bernheim and Alain SHORT
wandering from town to town searching for his with a leading role in a spy thriller set in the Cavalier are linked by thirty years of friendship.
old fellow soldiers. When he’s about to cross a 1960s. The part is challenging, not least because it They are preparing a film based on the
little town to feed himself, Shérif Will Teasle calls for full nudity and explicit sex scenes, and the autobiographical book of the novelist: Everything FILM
arrest him for vagrancy. Detained and maltreated film’s director is often hard on her. But both the went well. She tells how her father asked her “to
by some abusive policemen, Rambo become industry and the press are confident that the finish” after a cardiovascular accident. Cavalier
mad and angry. He run away in the wood after results are sensationally good. On the brink of proposes to him to hold his own role and that he,
his was injured by several agents. Tracked like a triumph, though, Nina’s psychological resolve be his father. One winter morning, Emmanuèle CORNER
beast, the ex-soldier is forced to kill a policeman begins to crack. She rushes back to her family calls Alain; it will be necessary to delay the
in self-defence. Henceforth, the local police and home to deal with two crises: her father’s business shooting until the spring, it is operated urgently.
the national guard roll out considerable has gone bankrupt and her mother has suffered a TUESDAY 21 MAY
resources to find the fugitive. Colonel Trautman, heart attack. She dreams of rekindling a close
his mentor, take action and try to discorage both relationship with her childhood friend Kiki but is FESTIVAL 9:00
camp to killing one another while Rambo, haunted by paranoid fantasies that a mysterious
injured, fight against the authorities. woman is stalking and attacking her. As Nina Short Film Corner Breakfast
clings to memories of happier times, it seems that
there is one crucial memory that she is repressing. 25/05/2019 (Terrasse du Festival)
MARKET 11:15 all day long 10:00

SUMMER OF CHANGSHA (Premiere) RERUN OF COMPETITION Focus CoPro: Pitch Session
(Conference Room)
24/05/2019 China, 120’, Thriller. CHECK OUT SCHEDULES 11:30
Palais I
9:30 Sales: Indie Sales 19:15 Market Screening – LOS Studios,
(2 Rue Bivouac Napoléon, 5th Fl.)
Communication University of China
OH MERCY (Premiere) Section: Market (Un Certain Regard) CLOSING CEREMONY (Palais F, Level 3)
France, 19’, Drama. Director: Zu Feng 45’. 12:00
Olympia 1 Casting: Zu Feng, Huang Lu Grand Théâtre Lumière
Sales: Wild Bunch Synopsis: China, nowadays, in the city of Workshop: Pith Training Session
Changsha. A Bin is a police detective. During the
(5 Square Mérimée – 1st floor) investigation of a bizarre murder case, he meets THE SPECIALS (Premiere) with Thembisa Cochrane (Rendez-
Vous Area)
Section: Market (In Competition) Li Xue, a surgeon. As they get to know each other, France, 114’, Comedy.
Director: Arnaud Desplechin A Bin happens to be more and more attracted to Théâtre Claude Debussy (Press Screening) 13:30
Casting: Léa Seydoux, Sara Forestier, Roschdy this mysterious woman, while both are struggling Sales: Gaumont
Zem, Antoine Reinartz with their own love stories and sins. Could a love (2 Rue Bivouac Napoleon) +33 4 93 68 90 20 Market Screening – Campus Movie
Synopsis: Christmas night in Roubaix. Police affair help them find redemption? Section: Out of Competition Fest Shorts (Palais F, Level 3)
chief Daoud roams the city. Burn out cars, violent Director: Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache 13:30
altercations… In the face of poverty, deception 11:45 Casting: Vincent Cassel, Reda Kateb
and distress, Daoud knows who is lying and Synopsis: For twenty years, Bruno and Malik Market Screening – 48 Hour Film
who is telling the truth. ON A MAGICAL NIGHT (Premiere) have lived in a different world—the world of Project: Best of the World (Palais J,
France, 90’, Comedy. autistic children and teens. In charge of two Level 3)
MATTHIAS & MAXIME (Premiere) Olympia 2 separate nonprofit organizations (The Hatch & 14:15
Canada, 119’, Drama. Sales: Charades The Shelter), they train young people from
Olympia 2 (3 Rond-Point Duboys D’Angers) underprivileged areas to be caregivers for Screening – Semaine de la Critique –
Sales: Seville International Section: Market (Un Certain Regard) extreme cases that have been refused by all Program 2 (Miramar)
(Albatros Entrance, 5th Floor) Director: Christophe Honore other institutions. It’s an exceptional partnership, 14 :30
Section: Market (In Competition) Synopsis: After 20 years of marriage, Maria outside of traditional settings, for some quite
extraordinary characters.
Director: Xavier Dolan decides to leave. She moves to the room 212 of Screening – The Cinéfondation
Casting: Gabriel D’Almeida Freitas, Xavier the hotel opposite her marital home. From there, LIVE SHOWING OF THE CLOSING Selection Program 1 (Salle Bunuel,
Dolan, Pier-Luc Funk, Samuel Gauthier, Antoine Maria can scrutinize her apartment, her Level 5)
Pilon, Adib Alkhalidey, Catherine Brunet, husband, her wedding. She wonders if she has CEREMONY 15:00
Micheline Bernard, Anne Dorval made the right decision. Théâtre Claude Debussy (Press Screening)
Synopsis: Two childhood best friends are asked Screening – Talents Adami Cannes
to share a kiss for the purposes of a student THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL 20:00 (Salle du 60e)
short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, Korea (South), 109’, Crime. 16:00
confronting both men with their preferences, Olympia 1 THE SPECIALS (Premiere)
threatening the brotherhood of their social circle, Sales: K-Movie Entertainment (G17) France, 114’, Comedy. Panel – Distribution Q&A
and, eventually, changing their lives.
Section: Market (Midnight Screenings) Grand Théâtre Lumière (Ticket Required) (Conference Room)
Director: Won-Tae Lee Sales: Gaumont 17:00
ONCE IN TRUBCHEVSK (Premiere) Casting: Don Lee, Moo-Yeol Kim, Seong-Gyu (2 Rue Bivouac Napoleon) +33 4 93 68 90 20
Russia, 81’, Drama. Kim Section: Out of Competition Happy Hour – Let’s Toast to Mexican
Palais I Synopsis: In Cheonan, a serial murder case Director: Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache Cinema with GIFF! (Meeting Area)
Sales: Loco Films takes place, but the case becomes more and Casting: Vincent Cassel, Reda Kateb

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