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WHERE DO WE GO NOW? (Leb-Fr) DirNadine Labaki A group of women from both sides of the Christian/Muslim divide try to ease religious tensions in their small village in Lebanon. Like Labaki’s popular debut feature film Caramel, which screened in Directors’ Fortnight in 2007, the film stars the director alongside a mainly female, amateur cast. It is produced by Anne-Dominique Toussaint’s Les Films des Tournelles, which also made Caramel. Int’l sales Pathé International
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THE MURDERER (AKA THE YELLOW SEA) (S Kor) Dir Na Hong-jin Na’s second feature, following his acclaimed debut, The Chaser, is a more complex story about a man who agrees to carry out a hit in Seoul in order to pay off his gambling debts. The film opened in Korea last December to warm reviews, especially for the two leads Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yoon-suk, but a lower-than-expected box office. Its length was cited as a problem, and a shorter 140-minute cut is screening here in Cannes. Fox invested in the film and will distribute in North America. Int’l sales Showbox
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THE HUNTER (Rus) Dir Bakur Bakuradze Georgian-born Bakuradze is one of the CIS’s most exciting up-and-coming film-makers. His debut film, Shultes, screened in Directors’ Fortnight in 2008, while this new filmThe Hunter was selected in project-form at both Rotterdam’s CineMart and Berlin’s Co- Production Market in 2009. It is the story of the relationship between a lonesome farmer and a woman from a prison colony. It is produced by Sergei Selyanov of CTB Film Company and Bakuradze’s Salvador D outfit. Int’l sales CTB Film Company
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MISS BALA (Mex) Dir Gerardo Naranjo The latest feature from film critic-turned- international festival darling Naranjo is set in the violent world of Mexico’s warring drug gangs, told through the eyes of an aspiring beauty queen. Stephanie Sigman, Noe Hernandez and James Russo star in the film which is produced by Canana (the production company run by Pablo Cruz, Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna) with backing from Fox International Productions, which will release in Mexico in September. Naranjo’s Drama/Mex screened in Critics’ Week in 2006. Int’l sales Fox International Productions Shebnem Askin-Schreger, (1) 310 369 2776
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TOOMELAH (Aus) Dir Ivan Sen This is the second fictional film by indigenous Australian film-maker Sen, whose debut feature Beneath Clouds screened in competition at Berlin in 2002. Toomelah is set in the real-life community of the same name (the home town of Sen’s mother) and is the story of a Aboriginal boy who falls in with a group of drug-taking teenagers. Sen, who has made a number of documentaries, shot with a non-professional local cast and crew. Screen Australia and Screen NSW financed the film which is produced by Sen and David Jowsey under their Bunya Productions banner. Int’l sales Visit Films
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THE CONQUEST (LA CONQUETE) (Fr) Dir Xavier Durringer One of the most eagerly awaited releases of the year in France, where it opens on May 18, The Conquest is a behind-the-scenes political drama depicting the lead-up to Nicolas Sarkozy’s ascension to power in 2007. Durringer teamed up with award-winning screenwriter Patrick Rotman, and Hippolyte Girardot stars. Int’l sales Gaumont
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PIRATESOF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (US) Dir Rob Marshall The Black Pearl drops anchor in Cannes for this fourth instalment of the Disney/Jerry
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