Grand Prix, Cannes 2017 Directed by: Robin CAMPILLO Year: 2017 Country: FRANCE Genre: drama Length: 140 minutes Early 1990s. With AIDS having already claimed countless lives for nearly ten years, Act up-Paris activists multiply actions to fight general indifference. Nathan, a newcomer to the group, has his world shaken up by Sean, a [...]
Award for Best Screenplay (tied), Award for Best Actor, Cannes 2017 Directed by: Lynne RAMSAY Year: 2017 Country: UNITED KINGDOM Genre: drama Length: 95 minutes A missing teenage girl. A brutal and tormented enforcer on a rescue mission. Corrupt power and vengeance unleash a storm of violence that may lead to his awakening. [...]
Camera d'Or, Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2017 Directed by: Léonor Seraille Year: 2017 Country: France Length: 97 minutes Genre: drama Broke, with nothing but her cat to her name and doors closing in her face, Paula is back in Paris after a long absence. As she meets different people along the way, there [...]
Directing Prize, Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2017 Directed by: Taylor SHERIDAN Year: 2016 Country: UNITED STATES Length : 111 minutes Genre: drama Wind River is a chilling thriller that follows a rookie FBI agent who teams up with a local game tracker with deep community ties and a haunted past to investigate the [...]
SACD (Authors Society) Award, Semaine de la Critique, Cannes 2017 Directed by: Léa Mysius Year: 2017 Country: France Length: 105 minutes Genre: drama Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything [...]
Grand Prize, Critics’ Week, Cannes 2017 Directed by: Emmanuel GRAS Year: 2017 Country: FRANCE Length: 96 minutes Genre: drama In Congo, a young peasant dreams of a better future for his loved ones. His only wealth lies in the strength of his arms, the bushland around him and his strong will. Set out [...]
Special Screening, Cannes 2017 Directed by: Raymond DEPARDON Year: 2017 Country: France Length: 87 minutes Genre: non-fiction Within 12 days of their arrival, individuals committed to a psychiatric hospital without their consent appear at a hearing. A judge sits on one side, the patient on the other, and a dialogue on the meaning [...]
Director’s Fortnight, Cannes 2017 Directed by: Sonia Kronlund Year: 2017 Country: GERMANY, FRANCE Length: 85 minutes Genre: non-fiction At around 100 km from Kabul, Salim Shaheen, the most prolific and popular actor-director-producer in Afghanistan, came to show several of his 110 feature films and, in passing, shoot the next one. This trip, in [...]
Special Screening, Cannes 2017 Directed by: Barbet SCHROEDER Year: 2017 Country: FRANCE, SWITZERLAND Length: 107 minutes Genre: documentary In Burma, the “Venerable Wirathu” is a highly influential Buddhist monk. Meeting him amounts to traveling to the heart of everyday racism and observing how Islamophobia and hate speech lead to violence and destruction. Yet [...]
Palme d'or , 2008 Directed by: Laurent CANTET Year: 2008 Country: FRANCE Length: 128 minutes Genre: drama François and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighborhood. Neither stuffy nor severe, his extravagant frankness often takes the students by surprise. But his classroom ethics is [...]
