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Cannes REVIEWED BY VINCENT LE LEURCH
Cannes 2015 2019

Ellie Goffe, Liam Fox, Kate James. Psychopath and must play his own contents.mn DOC & FILM changed the face of fashion while
A young woman returns to her twisted game, to win their Survival. Palais -1: 19,07 INTERNATIONAL remaining completely anonymous.
father’s country house in the Moors, Bayanjargal Moldoi (Chairwoman, 13 rue Portefoin
following his mysterious death and THE RESTAURANT Board of Directors), 75003 Paris, France DOGWOOF PROMO REEL
discovers a cursed amulet, connected Completed. Comedy, 95’. Sainzaya Jargalsaikhan Completed. Documentary, 90’.
to local witchcraft. She discovers the By Eric Ford Holevinski with Mark (International Sales Tel: +33 1 42 77 56 87 MAKING WAVES
amulet has dark powers and will Turner, Anthony Misiano, Byron and acquisition Manager) [email protected] Completed. Documentary, 90’.
grant you your greatest wish, but Clohessy, Stephanie Juergens, docandfilm.com By Costin Midge.
in return, she unlocks two deadly Robert Clohessy, Paul Casali, Ariel BLUE DESTINY Riviera: L12 An incredible look at how sound
demons, who haunt her. Eliaz, Sam Haft. Completed. Drama, 110’. Daniela Elstner (Managing Director),
Andy made a deal with a demon. By Tunurbaatar Altantuya. Clémence Lavigne (International is used in the filmmaking process
THE FARE He manages a small but ambitious Sales and Acquisitions Manager), and features notable film personnel
Completed. Science-fiction, 82’. Italian eatery called Scoppa. DISTRIBUTION Théo Lionel (Festival Manager), including sound designers Walter
By D.C. Hamilton with Brinna Kelly, WORKSHOP Estelle de Araujo (Sales Executive) Murch (Apocalypse Now, The
Gino Anthony Pesi, Jason Stewart. RESTRAINT Godfather) Ben Burtt (Star Wars,
A taxi driver becomes stuck in a dark Completed. Thriller, 95’. 3F, No.251, Sec.2, Xinyi Road, BLINDSPOT Raiders Of The Lost Ark) and Gary
time loop, with no escape. With no By Adam Cushman with Dana Zhongzheng Dist Pre-Production. Drama. Rydstrom (Saving Private Ryan,
memory of his past, he relies on his Ashbrook, Caitlyn Folley, Isabella 10061 Taipei City, Taiwan By Pierre Trividic, Patrick Mario Toy Story).
only passenger to help him piece Celaya. Tel: +886 22321 4807 Bernard with Jean-Christophe Folly,
together the puzzle, before time A young woman who has submerged [email protected] Golshifteh Farahani, Isabelle Carré, MEETING GORBACHEV
re-sets itself. Both trapped in an her violent impulses for years, moves distributionworkshop.com Sami Ameziane, Peter Bonke, Tella Completed. Documentary, 92’.
endless journey, they fall into a web in with her new husband and his Palais -1: 26,04 Kpomahou, Charles Berberian. By Werner Herzog, Andre Singer.
of passion and despair. daughter. Nansun Shi (Chairman), Dominick always had the power to Using Gorbachev’s personal archives
Jeffrey Chan (CEO), Jin Chen turn invisible but he chose to keep as well as interviews with key
HALLOWEEN AT AUNT ETHEL’S SCARS OF XAVIER (Distribution Assistant), it secret and barely used it. One day, political players from the last 30
Completed. Horror, 80’. Completed. Thriller, 90’. Weslee Huang his ability to control it gets out of his years, MEETING GORBACHEV is a
By Joseph Mazzaferro with Chris By Kai E. Bogatzki with Marc Engel, (Sales Manager) hands, throwing his life and loves deeply humanising portrait of one
Cavalier, Melissa Daddio, Sean Isabelle Aring, Alexia Von Wismar. into turmoil… of the 20th Century’s most defining
Michael Gloria, Lisa Mcconnell, By day Xavier works in a car A CITY CALLED MACAU politicians and one of the men who
Madeleine Murphy, Stephanie Town, wash service, but by night he is a Post-Production. Drama. MIDNIGHT TRAVELER ended the Cold War.
Gail Yost, Kierney Nelson. brutal and vicious serial killer who By Shaohong Li with Baihe Bai, Jue Completed.
Aunt Ethel makes Halloween candy primarily targets young women… Huang, Gang Wu. By Hassan Fazili. MIKE WALLACE IS HERE
and pumpkin pie out of the kids until one day he meets Karolina, and When the Taliban puts a bounty on Completed. Documentary, 88’.
that trick-or-treat at her house. This suddenly everything changes. Newly BE WATER, MY FRIEND Afghan director Hassan Fazili’s head, By Belkin Avi.
Halloween, Aunt Ethel is on a killing found emotions kick his murderous Post-Production. Drama. he is forced to flee with his wife and An engaging look at the life and
spree & the neighborhood teens are desires into overdrive,and his urge By Anthony Pun with Yun-Fat Chow, two young daughters. Capturing career of legendary 60 Minutes
her next victims. to kill grows. Anita Yuen, Will Or. their uncertain journey, Fazili shows newsman Mike Wallace, and how
both the danger and desperation he redefined broadcast journalism
KILLER KATE ! STRANGE NATURE FIND YOUR VOICE of their multi-year odyssey and the with his hard-hitting interview style.
Completed. Horror, 80’. Completed. Thriller, 100’. Post-Production. Drama. tremendous love shared between
By Elliot Feld with Alexandra Feld, By James Ojala with Stephen By Adrian Kwan with Andy Lau. them. MYSTIFY
Completed. Documentary, 108’.
Danielle Burgess, Tiffany Shepis, Tobolowsky, Tiffany Shepis, Carlos By Lowenstein Richard.
Larry Cedar, Grant Lyon. Alazraqui, John Hennigan, Lisa THE OPERA HOUSE OUR DEFEATS Michael Hutchence came to
Estranged sisters Kate and Angie Sheridan. Post-Production. Drama. Completed. Documentary, 94’. epitomise the very definition of
By Jean-Gabriel Périot.
reconnect during a seemingly A young mother investigates what By Jacob Cheung Chi Leung with leather clad sexually magnetic rock
innocent bachelorette party that is lurking in the local lake, as deadly Mason Lee, Nana Ou-Yang. Nowadays in France, a group of front man, but underneath it all he
teenagers reenact iconic films from
turns into a night of murder and offspring mutations threaten to In the Early Republic of China, Tan was a poetic and gentle soul.
bloody mayhem. spread from animals to humans. Ziya wants his son Tianyou to pass the 1968’s era.
She must save her family, as she on his teacher’s Bagua Palms martial WHATEVER HAPPENED NOTHING FANCY : DIANA
MERCY CHRISTMAS discovers just how terrifying nature arts skill. But Tianyou is addicted to TO MY REVOLUTION KENNEDY
Completed. Comedy, 83’. can be. Peking Opera, his overwhelming Completed. Comedy, 88’. Completed. Documentary, 90’.
By Ryan Nelson with Gwen Van desire for it has become his passion By Judith Davis with Judith Davis, By Carrol Elizabeth.
Dam, Casey O’Keefe, Cole Gleason, THIS WEEKEND WILL CHANGE and destiny. Malik Zidi, Claire Dumas, Mélanie Master chef, teacher, writer, and
Dakota Shepard, Steven Hubbell, D.J. YOUR LIFE Bestel, Nadir Legrand. activist Diana Kennedy has become
Hale, Ryan Boyd, Steven T. Bartlett. Completed. Thriller, 100’. THE TREASURE Angèle, a young and restless activist, one of the most celebrated culinary
When Michael Briskett meets the By Robert Mullan with David Post-Production. Action/Adventure. never stops crusading for social legends of Mexican cuisine but has
perfect woman, his ideal Christmas Bamber, Niky Wardley, Caitlin Innes By Gordon Chan, Ronald Cheng justice, losing sight of her friends, also been fighting unapologetically
dream comes true when she Edwards, James Utechin, Adam Paul with Ronald Cheng, Dayo Wong, family and love in the process. for change in the environment to
invites him to her family’s holiday Harvey, Tom Richards, Kate Sissons, Fala Chen. produce and sustain fresh food for
celebration. Dreams shattered, Lucie Glynn. DOGWOOF future generations.
Michael struggles to survive once he A group of misfits head to a THE HIDDEN SWORD
realizes HE will be Christmas dinner. therapy retreat in the back country, Completed. Martial arts, 124’. 19-23 Ironmonger Row, WOMEN MAKE FILM : A NEW
hoping to develop self awareness By Haofeng Xu with Aoyue Zhang, Ground Floor ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA
NEREUS and find enlightenment from their Jessie Li, Qing Xu, Jue Huang. EC1V 3QN London, United Kingdom Completed. Documentary, 960’.
Completed. Horror, 100’. troubled lives. Waiting for them is a Tel: +44 207 253 6244 By Mark Cousins.
The monumental but largely
By Georges Padey with Itziar manipulative leader, who targets the DMG LTD [email protected] unrecognized efforts of female
Martinez, Sean Ormond, Josephine damaged and vulnerable, creating Brusov line 8/10 bl.1 dogwoof.com filmmakers across the years are
Phoenix, Natalie Blackman, Dennis a toxic atmosphere, which leads to Riviera: H6 (Marina Club) highlighted and celebrated in this
Mencia, Raul Walder. crime and murder 125009 Moscow, Russia /H8 (Doc Corner) latest and epic entry from filmmaker
During a visit to friends, Sara begins Tel: +7 926 076 77 00 Andy Whittaker (Founder), and historian Mark Cousins.
having visions and is attacked by an THE YOUNG CANNIBALS [email protected] Anna Godas (CEO), Oli Harbottle
unearthly creature in her friend’s Completed. Horror, 95’. dmg-group.ru (Head of Distribution and XY CHELSEA
swimming pool; she soon discovers By Kris Carr, Sam Fowler with Megan Dmitry Garbuzov Acquisitions), Ana Vicente (Head Completed. Documentary, 92’.
By Hawkins Tim.
that anyone who comes into contact Purvis, Samuel Freeman, Hannah (General Director) of Int’L Sales), Luke Brawley After instigating the largest of leak
with the water is in danger and she Louise Howell, Benjamin Sarpong- (Festivals Manager), Konstantinos of secrets in US history - when she
is driven to confront the mystical Broni, Kim Spearman, David Patrick ALEXANDER ASMOLOV. Papageorgiou (Sales & Acquisitions disclosed 750,000 documents to
and malevolent creature lurking in Stucky. PSYCHOLOGY OF CHANGE Coordinator), Lucie Touboul Wikileaks - ex-soldier and trans
the depths. A group of friends head to a Completed. Documentary, 104’. (Legal & Business Affairs) woman Chelsea Manning was
secluded campsite, where they plan By Tatyana Aldoshina. supposed to spend most of the rest
ODDS ARE on spending a relaxing weekend by CUNNINGHAM of her life behind bars in an all-male
Completed. Horror, 100’. the lake. DIALOGUE IN EUROPE Production. Documentary, 90’. military prison.
By Peter Markle with Ron Eldard, Completed. Documentary, 40’. By Alla Kovgan.
Karynn Moore, Markus Silbiger, DIGITAL CONTENT LLC By Yuri Rashkin. DOPAMYNE FILMS
Alejandra Morin. NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY OF WITHOUT COMPROMISE 92 rue Louis Calmel
Based on Actual events, 3 college Chingeltei district, 3rd khoroo, SERGEI BARKHIN Production. Documentary, 90’.
students play a harmless challenge Peace Avenue, Peace Tower, Completed. Biography, 104’. By Reiner Holzemer. 92230 Gennevilliers, France
game called "Odds Are", which Room 1408 By Yriy Rashkin. A look at Martin Margiela, the Tel: +33 1 47 98 56 58
quickly turns deadly and erupts 14250 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia fashion world’s answer to Banksy, [email protected]
into a nightmare, where they each Tel: +976 77131113 PEARLS OF RUSSIA an elusive and enigmatic designer dopamynefilms.com
become the hunted of a local [email protected] Completed. Documentary, 312’. whose revolutionary creations Guy Launay (President)
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