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Cannes                                     REVIEWED BY VINCENT LE LEURCH
             Cannes 2015  2019






             woo who had lessons of play 20   (Tel: +33 4 92 99 32 49)  Distribution and Marketing),    THE CREMATOR  By Elina Suni with Margarita
             years ago.                Maren Kroymann (CEO-Acquisitions-  Lorna-Lee Torres (Head of   Completed. Drama, 100’.  Kutovaya, Yury  Polyak, Vladimir
                                       Sales), Aleksandra Abykova (Head of   International Sales), Jason Hellerstein   By Juraj Herz with Rudolf Hru ínsk,   Ylyin, Anton Capanin.
             BEAUTIFUL VOICE           Sales-Acquisitions), Yvonne Andreas   (Acquisitions), Marie Zeniter   Vlasta Chramostová.  After the death of a former
             Completed. Comedy, 96’.    (Press & Marketing-Acquisitions)  (International Sales Manager)            classmate, whom all have long
             By Sung-Ung Kim with Min-Joo                                                ILS AIMAIENT LA VIE (KANAL)  forgotten, Andrew suddenly realizes
             Kim, Ji-In Moon, Jeong-Pal Kim,   THE CANNIBAL CLUB  BODY AT BRIGHTON ROCK   Completed. Drama.        that he was picked up the one and
             Yi-Kyoung Lee.           Completed. Comedy, 81’.   Completed. Thriller, 90’.  By Andrezj Wajda.       only real friend.
             Five too-passionate voice actors   By Guto Parente with Ana Luiza Rios,   By Roxanne Benjamin with Karina
             gather in one studio for dubbing.   Tavinho Teixeira, Zé Maria, Pedro   Fontes, Casey Adams, Emily Althaus,   UN FLIC SUR LE TOIT  MARS FILMS
             The project’s due date is today but   Domingues.   John Getz, Matt Peters, Miranda   Completed. Thriller.
             whenever they try to start acting, the   Otavio and Gilda are a very wealthy   Bailey, Susan Burke.  By Bo Widerberg.  66 rue de Miromesnil
             project manager nags about every   couple of the Brazilian elite who have   When an inexperienced park ranger   75008 Paris, France
             single detail of their action.  the habit of eating their employees.   finds a dead body under mysterious   MANDARINVISION  Tel: +33 1 56 43 67 20 
                                                                circumstances on a remote mountain   12F, No.394, Keelung Road Section 1  [email protected]
             JUROR 8                  GRETA                     trail, she must guard it overnight   11051 Taipei, Taiwan  marsfilms.com
             Completed. Drama, 114’.  Completed. Drama, 97’.    until authorities can arrive, forcing                Stephane Celerier (Président
             By Seung-Wan Hong with So-Ri   By  Armando Praça with Marco   her to confront some of her deepest,   Tel: +886 2 2722 0958   Directeur Général), Valérie Garcia
             Moon, Hyung-Sik Park.    Nanini, Denise Weinberg, Demick   darkest fears.      [email protected]  (CEO), Severine Best (Developpement
             On the day of the First Citizen   Lopes, Gretta Sttar.                          mandarinvision.com/en   et Acquisitions), Carla Zeller
             Participation  Trial, all media’s   Stirred up by the loss of his friend   THE BRINK   Palais -1: 25,03  (Acquisitions and Development)
             attention is focused on this very   and a new relationship, an elderly   Completed. Documentary, 91’.  Desmond Yang (Director,
             first jury trial in Korea’s juridical   gay man finally starts to embrace   By  Alison  Klayman  with  Steve   International Sales and Distribution),   PLAY
             history. Randomly selected 8 citizens   who he is.  Bannon,  Nigel  Farage,  Mischaël   Wen Hsu (Manager, International   Completed.
             are called up to rule a matricide case             Modrikamen.                   Sales and Distribution)  By Anthony Marciano with Max
             which is almost determined with   HAPPY ENDING     After leaving the  White House,   THE 9TH PRECINCT  Boulbil, Alice Isaaz, Noémie Lvovsky,
                                      Completed. Comedy, 100’.
             conclusive evidences.                              Trump’s controversial former chief                 Alain Chabat.
                                      By Hella Joof with Kurt Ravn, Birthe   strategist Steve Bannon goes global   Post-Production. Thriller.  1993, thirteen years old Max is
             LONG LIVE THE KING       Neumann, Charlotte Sieling.  with his effort to spread extreme   By Leo Wang with Roy Chiu, Jenny   offered his first video camera.
             Completed. Drama.        A  romantic  comedy  about  the   nationalism.     Wen, Chia Chia Peng.      From the 90’s to the present, Max
             By Yun-Sung Kang with Rae-Won   beauty of ageing.                           DEAR LONELINESS,          recorded everything : his friends,
             Kim, Jin-Ah Won.                                   HAIL SATAN?              Post-Production. Drama, 98’.  his  successes,  his  heartbreaks,  his
             By an encounter with a wiry   THE HEART            Completed. Documentary, 94’.  By Chien Hung Lien, Sunny Yu, Che-I   first times...
                                      Completed. Drama, 99’.
             female lawyer So-hyun at the   By Fanni Metelius with Fanni   By Penny Lane with Lucien Greaves,   Liao with Ning Chang, Xue Lee, Cih
             redevelopment protest site, a cold   Metelius,  Ahmed Berhan, Leona   Jex Blackmore, Malcom Jarry, Jason   En Lin.  MC FILM PRODUCTION
             mobster Jang Se-chool decides to   Axelsen, Daniella Mir, Suzanne   Rapert.  An introverted bookstore owner
             be "a good person" as she advised.                                                                     16, Holly Walk, Hampton Hargate
                                      Reuter, Claes Hartelius.       MAISON 4:3          communicates with his customers   PE7 8AJ Peterborough,
                                      If you love me, why don’t you fuck                 through letters, sending waves of   United Kingdom
               M PICTURES CO. LTD     me !                       5333 Avenue Casgrain, Suite 510  care and comfort. Three young girls,
              234 Suzuki Avenue Ratchayothin,                   H2T1X3 Montreal, Quebec, Canada  each confronted by difficulties at   Tel: +44 7810 520 101 
                                                                                                                        [email protected]
                13th Fl, Ratchadapisek Rd.,   THE HUMORIST           Tel: +1 438 387 1547   different stages of their lives, visit   digitalcinemaunited.com
                   Ladyao, Jatuchak   Completed. Comedy, 100’.     [email protected]  this bookstore and start their own
                 10900 Bangkok, Thailand  By Michael Idov with  Aleksey   maison4tiers.com  new journeys afterwards.  Mili Cumic (Executive Producer)
                                      Agranovich, Yuri  Kolokolnikov,
                  Tel: +66 2 512 03 00   Alisa Khazanova, Pavel Ilyin, Artem   Chantale Page (President), Sylvain   IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD   HONEY KILLER
                 [email protected]  Volobuev.              Laroche (Vice Président Exécutif)  SHOW           Pre-Production. Road movie, 100’.
                  https://facebook.com/  In the midst of the collapsing USSR,   OUR OWN  Completed. Comedy, 103’.  By Richard Harrison.
                   mpicturesmovies    the favorite stand-up comedian   Completed.        By Nien Tsu Hsieh with Han-Sheng   Set  in  the  beautiful  sunburnt
                   Palais -1: 22,01   of the regime begins challenging                   Ou, Min Chen Lim, Kuan Ting Liu.  countryside of Andalucia, southern
                 (Tel: +66 8 6819 99 36)  censorship.               MAJESTIC FILM        Mr. Lo, the general manager at the   Spain, Honey Killer follows 48 highly-
              Pornchai Wongsriudomporn (Chief                                            Crazy TV, who cares about nothing   charged hours in the life of a multi-
             Operation officer), Chaiwat Mingmai   JUST FRIENDS    Level 1, 296 Collins Street  but money, colludes with Mr. David,   millionaire, start-up enterpreneur,
                (Marketing Manager), Jirasin   Completed. Drama, 78’.  3000 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  a wealthy mafia boss.  who suddenly discovers that his
               Jarupornchai (Section Manager-  By Ellen Smit with Majd Mardo,   Tel: +61 433 013 113               stunning and exotic new wife is a
               International), Paipan Chanpech   Josha Stradowksi, Jenny  Arean,   [email protected]  THREE MAKES A WHOLE  serial gold-digger with a lust for
              (International Executive), Naruemol   Tanja Jess, Nazmiye Oral, Melody   majesticfilm.com  Completed. Romance, 96’.  violence.
              Charoenyingpaisal (International   Klaver.              Palais -1: 22,04   By Zero Chou with Rainie Yang, Jay
               Sales), Piyaluck Mahatanasab   Joris can not detach himself from   Steve Ravic (Director-Producer),   Shih, Peijia Huang.  BLIZZARD OF SOULS
                                                                                                                   Post-Production. Epic, 100’.
                   (Artistic Director),    his elderly house, while Yad returns   Nico Prontzas (Eu Agent / Producer),   By Dzintars Dreibergs with Oto
                 Pattrawadee Charoensuk   home with his tail between his legs.  Steven Haar (Actor-Associate   MARIFILMAS   Brantevics,  Gatis  Gaga,  Jekabs
                 (Distribution Manager)                          Producer), Charles Billich (Artist),   (SEPT ELEPHANTS)
                                      THE THIRD WIFE             Christa Ostermann-Billich (Actor),   Novinsky bulvar 1/2 18,   Reinis.
             KHUN PHAEN BEGINS        Completed. First film, 96’.  Thomas Grainger (Marketing),                    End  Of The War  - The  Birth  Of A
             Production. Comedy.      By Ash Mayfair.            Noushin Rahimi (Public Relations)  Stratigou Timagia 18,   Nation
             By  Kongkiat  Khomsiri  with  Mario   Entrapped in a cocoon of traditions,     Omega Business Center, 102  BIKINI MOON
             Maurer,  Nutthanaphol Thinroj,   newly-wed  May  must  realize  that   BILLICH : BEYOND THE CANVAS   121099 Moscow, Russia  Completed. Social issues, 102’.
             Yongwaree Ngamkasem.     flying free will come at a high price.  Post-Production. Documentary, 98’.  Tel: +7 985 220 7791 
                                                                By Steve Ravic with Charles Billich,   [email protected]  By Milcho Manchevski with Condola
             NEMESIS                  WORKING WOMAN             Christa Billich.                marifilmas.com     Rashad, Sarah Goldberg,  Will
             Post-Production. Thriller, 82’.  Completed. Jewish, 93’.  After a dark childhood set in war and   Riviera: D7  Janowitz, Sathya Sridharan.
             By Gunparwitt Phuwadolwisid with   By Michal Aviad with Liron Ben   oppression, the maverick Charles   Marina Shuldiakova (CEO-General   A charismatic homeless woman
             Jirayu Thantrakul,  Ramawadee   Shlush, Menashe Noy, Oshri Cohen.  Billich escaped tyranny and realised   Producer), Andrey Teterkin (General   captures the attention of a
             Nakchattree, Kiat Kitchareon.  Hardworking, talented and   his aspirations by becoming an   Producer ), Tatiana Kadyshevskaya-  documentary film crew who are
                                      ambitious, Orna faces increasing   artistic virtuoso now synonymous          ready to exploit her story for their
             KRASUE: INHUMAN KISS     sexual  harassment  at  work  which   for his grandiose way of life in   Rybnikova (Creative Producer),    own shot at independent movie
             Completed. Thriller, 123’.  soon affects her entire life.  the company of popes, kings and   Olga Romanova (Assistant Producer),   fame in this very modern, urban
             By Sittisiri Mongkolsiri with                      playboy bunnies.              Elizaveta Samoylova    fairy  tale  set  amidst  a  fractured
             Phantira Pipityakorn, Oabnithi   MAGNOLIA PICTURES                               (Assistant Manager)  ideal of family.
             Wiwattanawarang,  Sapol    & MAGNET RELEASING            MALAVIDA           LITURGY OF HEATHENS
             Assawamunkong.                 49 West 27th, 7th Fl.      6 rue Houdon      Completed. Musical, 89’.  FOR KING AND COUNTRY
                                                                                                                   Completed. Drama, 100’.
                                        10001 New York, New York, USA  75018 Paris, France  By Alexey  Rybnikov  with Vladimir   By Rados Bajic with Marko Nikolic,
               M-APPEAL WORLD              Tel: +1 212 924 6701                          Koshevoy, Anastasia Gorodenceva.  Neda Arneric, Nebojsa Glogovac.
                    SALES UG            [email protected]  Tel: +33 1 42 81 37 62                       An epic story of an old Serbian soldier
                   Prinzessinnenstr.16       magpictures.com       [email protected]  THE LOST ONE         Milisav Janjic, who fought against
                 10969 Berlin, Germany     Res. Du Grand Hotel:      malavidafilms.com   Completed. Musical, 92’.  the Germans in World War II, (under
                                                                                         By Alexey Rybnikov with Mikhail
                 Tel: +49 30 61 50 75 05   Albatros Entrance, 4th fl. #44  Lionel Ithurralde (Head of Dvd Dpt)  Markov.  the royalist commander General
                [email protected]  Eamonn Bowles (President),    CENDRES ET DIAMANT                        Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic), who
                    m-appeal.com       Dori Begley (EVP), John von Thaden   Completed. Action/Adventure, 103’.  MY BEST FRIEND   returns to his fatherland after 70
                     Riviera: E2       (SVP), Neal Block (Head of Theatrical   By Andrzej Wajda.  Completed. Drama, 119’.  years of emigration in USA.
                Screening
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