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Cannes REVIEWED BY VINCENT LE LEURCH
Cannes 2015 2019

FROM HERE TO CHINA BODY OF TRUTH lead and realizing the only way to BLACK GARDEN on the fringes of a backwood rural
Completed. Drama, 92’. Completed. Documentary, 92’. do it, is believing that you can. Completed. Drama, 91’. town with her young son Chris.
By Federico Marcello with Federico By Shaun Wilson with Cara Culligan,
Marcello. FOR SAMA ZEROES Garry Keltie. HOW TO FAKE A WAR
With the arrival of Chinese Completed. Documentary, 95’. Completed. Comedy, 104’. It’s Christmas Eve, eight days after Completed. Comedy, 81’.
supermarkets, his father had to By Waad Al Kateab, Edward Watts. By Charles Smith with Katrina Law, the end of World War Three. Those By Herzog Rudolph.
close his store. Thirty years later STUFFED Matt Servitto. who survived wait to die, except IN FABRIC
Facundo travels to the other end of Completed. Documentary, 85’. When best friends, Ray and Kenneth, one... Completed. Fantasy.
the planet with the aim of taking By Derham Erin. drunkenly foil a robbery, Philadelphia By Peter Strickland with Marianne
revenge. The film is an incredible becomes abuzz with the antics of BALMINGILEAD MOVIE Jean-Baptiste.
journey towards relationships AUTOMATIC these local heroes. PRODUCTIONS LTD In Fabric is a haunting ghost story
between human beings. ENTERTAINMENT AXXON FILMS 18 Babatunde Jose Road set against the backdrop of a busy
THE LATEST ROMANTICS 3975 Landmark St. 75 rue de Lourmel Victoria Island winter sales period in a department
store and follows the life of a
Completed. Drama, 98’. 90232 Los Angeles, California, USA 75015 Paris, France 101241 Lagos, Nigeria
By Gabriel Drak with Juan Minujin, Tel: +1 310 402 2829 Tel: +33 7 71 79 28 42 Tel: +234 817 777 77 52 cursed dress as it passes from
person to person, with devastating
Nestor Guzzini. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] consequences.
Perro and Gordo have been friends automaticent.com Fasegha Kathryn
since childhood. Their friendship is Riviera: J4 axxon-media.com (Writer-Director-Producer) RECOVERY
so indestructible that when Gordo is (Tel: +7754431726) Gilles Duffaut (Manager) Completed. Action/Adventure.
offered to work at a vacant hotel in Jeffrey Giles (Managing Partner), GOOD PEOPLE 2 WEEKS IN LAGOS By Adam Randall with Tim Roth,
a coastal town, Perro doesn’t think Michael Lurie (Managing Partner), Completed. Drama, 88’. Completed. Drama, 110’. Ben Hardy.
twice and moves with his family to Jacoby Bancroft (Sales and By Bruno López, Emmanuel Vieilly By Fasegha Kathryn, Kathryn On a dark winter’s night, a tow-truck
the same place. Delivery Coordinator) with Anne Le Nen, Bruno Lopez, Fasegha with Beverly Naya, Mawuli driver and his two passengers drive
Gavor, Ajoke Silva, Jide Kosoko,
Emmanuel Vieilly, Paloma Lopez, towards their destination. One of
ROADIE’S BLUES THE MAD WHALE Monique Chaumette. Deyemi Okanlawon, Okey Uzoeshi, them is the terrorist and the other
Completed. Documentary, 80’. Post-Production. Drama, 90’. Shaffy Bello, Toyin Abraham, Tina two men will be his next victims.
By Paulo Soria, Gabriel Patrono. By Sonia A. Guggenheim with During a hold-up, Gabriel and Mba, Uto Rosman.
Raphael, two thiefs wario, escape
Camilla Belle, James Franco. A two week trip to Lagos becomes STRANGE BUT TRUE
THE SOUND OF TULIPS Inmates at a women’s mental by accidentally kidnapping Paloma, a love adventure. Completed. Thriller, 95’.
Completed. Crime, 96’. asylum stage a theatrical production an 8-year-old girl. By Rowan Athale with Margaret
By Alberto Masliah with Pablo Rago, of Herman Melville’s "Moby Dick." LIGHTS AND SHADOWS BANKSIDE FILMS Qualley, Nick Robinson, Greg
Calu Rivero, Roberto Carnaghi, Completed. Romance, 81’. Ashley House, 5th Floor, Kinnear.
Gerardo Romano, Gustavo Garzon. AGE OF SUMMER By Olivier Nolin with Diane Prost, 12 Great Portland Street Ronnie Chase tragically dies on the
2001, Buenos Aires, Argentina, in Completed. Comedy, 88’. Yann Verbugh, Marie Crepeau, Fanny night of the school prom while his
the middle of a serious social and By Bill Kiely with Peter Stormare, Colin. W1W 8QN London, United Kingdom girlfriend Melissa survives.
political crisis. Marcelo, a writer who Percy White. In its dreamlike approach to Tel: +44 207 636 6085
became a police journalist, works in A determined teenage boy struggles everyday life, With his echoes, his [email protected] BE FOR FILMS
a large Argentine newspaper. to find acceptance within the Jr. correspondences, his symmetries bankside-films.com
Lifeguards of Hermosa Beach multiplied with pleasure which Grand Hotel: Ibis Entrance, Avenue des Villas, 28 boite 0A
STILL while juggling relationships and evoke four passionate love story 5th floor, A 1060 Brussels, Belgium
Completed. Comedy, 90’. challenges in the summer of 1986. where the shade underlines the Stephen Kelliher (Director), Tel: +32 4 898 02 123
By Tomás Sanchez with Betiana lights of the souls. Yana Georgieva (Head of Sales), [email protected]
Blum, Pablo Rago, Martín Slipak, AVENGERS OF JUSTICE : Sophie Green (Head of Acquisitions beforfilms.com
Romina Gaetani, Hugo Arana, FARCE WARS SAWAH and Development), Jake Riley-Hunte Riviera: A6
Beatriz Spelzini. Completed. Family, 90’. Completed. Comedy, 86’. (International Sales Executive), (Tel: +33 6 14 34 37 55)
Aralia, a pianist who saves her life By Jarret Tarnol with Amy Smart, By Adolf El Assal with Karim Kassem, Krisztina Laszlo Pamela Leu (CEO), Alix de Montblanc
thanks to a heart transplant, will Simon Rex, Steve Rannazzisi, Shawn Eric Kabongo, Mourade Zeguendi, (International Sales Executive), (Sales Coordinator), Karlijn Copman
have another opportunity to realize Michaels. Jean Luc Couchard, Stephane Bissot. Ana Santos (Head of Legal & (Festival Manager)
her greatest desire. She will set in DON’T LEAVE HOME Business Affairs),
motion a plan to gather her sons Completed. Horror, 90’. BAC FILMS Michael Graf (Acquisitions Manager) THE BAREFOOT EMPEROR
and daughter, beyond the deep By Michael Tully. 9 rue Pierre Dupont Post-Production. Drama.
differences that separate them. An American artist’s obsession with 75010 Paris, France DALÍ LAND By Jessica Woodworth, Peter
Pre-Production. Biography.
Brosens with Peter Van Den Begin,
UP AND DOWN a disturbing urban legend leads her Tel: +33 1 80 49 10 00 By Mary Harron with Ben Kingsley. Lucie Debay, Titus De Voogdt, Bruno
Completed. Documentary, 70’. to an investigation of the story’s [email protected] The later years of the strange and Georis, Géraldine Chaplin, Udo Kier.
By Gustavo Garzón. origins at the crumbling estate of a bacfilms.com fascinating marriage between On his way home from a state visit
In the City of Buenos Aires, once reclusive painter in Ireland. David Grumbach (Chairman), the genius Salvador Dali and to Istanbul, the King of the Belgians
a week students from the Juan JURASSIC EXPEDITION Gilles Sousa (Head of Sales), his tyrannical wife Gala as their suffers a gunshot wound to the ear
Laso’s drama school attend classes. Completed. Horror, 90’. Marie Garrett (VP of International seemingly unshakable bond begins during an unfortunate incident in
The group, "No Drama Down" is By Wallace Brothers. Sales), Juliette Béchu (International to stress and fracture. Sarajevo.
composed entirely of people with Trapped on a deadly planet with Sales & Festivals), Aleksandr Fomin KENSUKE’S KINGDOM
Down syndrome. terrifying Jurassic monsters, a (Sales Executive), Philippe Lux Pre-Production. Family. CLEO
Post-Production. Drama.
scouting team composed of human (French Distribution Programming), By Kirk Henry, Neil Boyle.
WHAT MAKES US FALL IN LOVE Alexis Hofmann (Head of By Eva Cools with Anna Franziska
Completed. Comedy, 90’. and biorobotic individuals struggle Acquisitions), Véronique Crasset When Michael is washed up on an Jäger, Yolande Moreau, Roy
to survive.
By Federico Mordkowicz with (Business Affairs), Thibault Drugy island in the Pacific after falling from Aernouts, Martha Canga Antonio,
Benjamin Rojas, Paula Cancio. ROBO-DOG : AIRBORNE (Assistant de Direction) his parents’ yacht, he struggles to Natali Broods, Lucie Debay, Ishaq
He just got divorced. He is depressed Completed. Family, 90’. survive on his own. El Akel.
transiting his new life. She will be a By Anthony Steven Giordano. ALICE AND THE MAYOR I SEE YOU 17-year-old Cleo survives a tragic car
new opportunity. Will they be able When a chemical accident causes Completed. Drama. Post-Production. Horror. accident in which both her parents
to be together? Robo-Dog to lose his memory, By Nicolas Pariser with Fabrice By Adam Randall with Helen Hunt. lose their lives. Her grandmother
he is taken in by a friendly new Luchini, Anaïs Demoustier. Infidelity has put great strain on the tries to offer Cleo and her brother
AUTLOOK FILMSALES family, unaware of the dog’s cyborg The mayor of Lyon, Paul Théraneau, Harper household as Greg, the lead a home, but ends up bearing the
is in a bad way. He has run out of
Spittelberggasse 3/14 superpowers. Meanwhile Tyler, ideas. After thirty years in politics, investigator in a child abduction brunt of a rebellious teenager,
1070 Vienna, Austria Robo-Dog’s true owner, and his he feels empty. case which has brought into the who searches for comfort with the
Tel: +43 7 203 46934 wacky friend Barry embark in a spotlight a similar case from years 12-year older and mysterious Leos.
[email protected] city-wide search to find their multi- BAKERS ROAD past, struggles to find a way to
million dollar mutt.
autlookfilms.com ENTERTAINMENT forgive his well-heeled wife, Jackie. TENCH
Post-Production. Drama.
Salma Abdalla (CEO), ROUND OF YOUR LIFE PO Box 253 ETERNAL BEAUTY By Patrice Toye with Tijmen Govaerts,
Stephanie Fuchs (Festival Sales) Completed. Family, 90’. 3225 Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia Completed. Drama, 93’. Julia Brown, Ina Geerts, Greet
By Dyland Thomas. By Roberts Craig.
A DOG CALLED MONEY Tel: +610 447 828 285 Verstraete, Line Pillet, Jackie Gilles.
Completed. Documentary, 90’. YOU CAN TUTU [email protected] THE HOLE IN THE GROUND Onathan, a kind-hearted young
By Seamus Murphey. Completed. Family, 87’. bakersroad.net Completed. Horror, 90’. man, is released from prison due to
A uniquely intimate journey By James Brown. (Tel: +610 405 435 938) By Lee Cronin with Seána Kerslake. lack of evidence. He returns to his
through the inspiration, writing A heart-warming family film about Tammy Honey Trying to escape her broken past, mother who lives in a small house
and recording of a PJ Harvey record. one girl’s dream of dancing in the (Distributor Representative) Sarah O’Neill is building a new life by the dunes.
Screening
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