OFFICIAL SELECTION, CANNES 2019 Jury Prize, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO , Juliano DORNELLES Year of production: 2019 Country: BRAZIL, FRANCE Genre: drama Length: 132 minutes A few years from now… Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be [...]
OFFICIAL SELECTION, CANNES 2019 Directing Prize of Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Kantemir BALAGOV Year of production: 2019 Country: RUSSIA Genre: drama Length: 134 minutes 1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Although the siege – [...]
OFFICIAL SELECTION, CANNES 2019 In Competition, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Terrence MALICK Year of production: 2019 Country: GERMANY, USA Genre: drama Length: 173 minutes Based on real events, A HIDDEN LIFE is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. [...]
In Competition, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Ken LOACH Year of production: 2019 Country: UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, BELGIUM Genre: drama Length: 100 minutes Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new van and [...]
In Competition, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Marco Bellocchio Year of production: 2019 Country: ITALY, FRANCE, GERMANY, BRAZIL Genre: drama Length: 145 minutes In the early 1980’s, an all out war rages between Sicilian mafia bosses over the heroin trade. Tommaso Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Back home, scores [...]
In Competition, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Arnaud DESPLECHIN Year of production: 2019 Country: FRANCE Genre: drama Length: 119 minutes Christmas night in Roubaix. Police chief Daoud roams the city in which he grew up. Burned-out cars, altercations… At the station, Louis Coterelle is the new arrival, fresh out of the academy. Daoud and [...]
OFFICIAL SELECTION, CANNES 2019 In Competition, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Xavier DOLAN Year of production: 2019 Country: CANADA Genre: drama Length: 119 minutes Two childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, [...]
OFFICIAL SELECTION, CANNES 2019 Special Screenings, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Werner HERZOG Year of production: 2019 Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Genre: drama Length: 89 minutes Romance as a business. A man is hired to impersonate the missing father of a 12 year old girl. Werner HERZOG - Director Werner HERZOG [...]
Special Mention of the Jury, Cannes2019 Directed by: Elia SULEIMAN Year of production: 2019 Country: FRANCE Genre: drama, comedy Length: 97 minutes ES escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland, only to find that Palestine is trailing behind him. The promise of a new life turns into a comedy of errors: however [...]
Palme d’Or, Cannes 2019 Directed by: BONG Joon Ho Year of production: 2019 Country: SOUTH KOREA Genre: drama, thriller Length: 132 minutes Ki-taek's family of four is close, but fully unemployed, with a bleak future ahead of them. The son Ki-woo is recommended by his friend, a student at a prestigious university, [...]
