FEATURE
DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT OPENING FILM BREATHING (ATMEN) (Aust) Dir Karl Markovics The directorial debut of The Counterfeiters’ lead actor Markovics, Breathing is the story of a young man’s search for his mother after he discovers the body of a nameless woman in a Viennese morgue. Produced by epo-film. Int’l sales Films Distribution
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THE GIANTS (LESGEANTS) (Bel-Fr-Lux) Dir Bouli Lanners Lanners’ previous two films, Ultranova and Eldorado, were feted for their Aki Kaurismaki- like laconic humour and dreamy pace. The Giants could be the Belgian actor-director’s most popular film yet, a summer-set movie about boredom interrupted when a teenager teams up with two home-alone boys. Haut et Court co-produced the film with Belgium’s Versus Production and Luxembourg’s Samsa Film, and will release in France. Int’l salesMemento Films International
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PORFIRIO(Col-Sp-Uru-Arg-Fr) Dir Alejandro Landes One of the most intriguing titles in this year’s Fortnight, Porfirio is the humorous story of a bed-ridden man who dreams he can fly. This is the debut fiction feature from Brazilian film- maker Landes, who made 2007’s Cocalero. Int’l sales Arri Media
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OABISMOPRATEADO(Braz) Dir Karim Ainouz This fourth feature from Brazilian-Algerian visual artist and writer-director Ainouz, O Abismo Prateado stars Alessandra Negrini as a married dentist who receives a mysterious phone call which leads her on a romantic odyssey through the moonlit streets of Rio. Ainouz’s first feature,Madame Sata, screened in Un Certain Regard in 2002. Contact RT Features (55) 11 3889 0103
THE FAIRY (LA FEE) (Fr-Bel) Dirs Dominique Abel, Bruno Romy, Fiona Gordon The directorial trio Abel, Romy and Gordon premiered their near-silent, dance-based comedy Rumba in Critics’ Week in 2008 and return to Cannes with The Fairy, which follows a similar format. Abel stars as a night porter who falls in love with a fairy, played by Gordon. Int’l sales MK2 International
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ON THE PLANK (SUR LA PLANCHE) (Fr-Mor- Ger) Dir Leila Kilani Set in the Moroccan port of Tangier, Casablanca-born documentary maker Kilani’s debut dramatic feature captures the lives of four female workers in a shrimp-packing factory. The Abu Dhabi Film Festival’s SANAD fund, aimed at Arab world film-makers, was one of the film’s backers. Int’l sales Aurora Films
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IRIS IN BLOOM (EN VILLE) (Fr) Dirs Valérie Mréjen, Bertrand Schefer* Having collaborated on several short films, French writer and multimedia artist Mréjen and writer Schefer debut their first feature-length fiction. Set against the backdrop of a provincial coastal town, Iris In Bloom follows a love affair between a bored teenager and a 40-year-old Paris-based photographer. Up-and-coming French actress Lola Créton stars. The film is produced by Aurora Films (which also made The Fairy) with Le Fresnoy, the national studio for contemporary arts. Int’l sales Films Boutique
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THE END OFSILENCE (LA FIN DUSILENCE) (Fr-Aust) Dir Roland Edzard Edzard, who won a Cinéfondation award in 2005 for his short La Plaine, returns to Cannes with this edgy thriller set in France’s remote mountainous region of Vosges. Following a family fight, a young man disappears into the forest with a rifle. Emmy-winning Thierry Frémont and Carlo Brandt lead a cast which features several big-screen debutants. Unlimited’s Philippe Avril produced the feature alongside a slew of French co-producers and Austria’s Dor Film. Int’l sales Doc & Film International
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UNFORGIVABLE (IMPARDONNABLES) (Fr-It) Dir André Téchiné Téchiné returns to the Croisette with a loose adaptation of Philippe Djian’s novel Impardonnables, transferring the action from France to Venice. André Dussollier stars as a writer who hires a young offender to tail his lover, played by Carole Bouquet, whom he suspects of infidelity. Said Ben Said produced Unforgivable alongside co- producers Italian CRG and French broadcaster France 3 Cinema. Int’l sales TF1 International
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BUSONG (Phil) Dir Auraeus Solito The first film in the language of the Palawan tribe of the Philippines, from which Solito hails, Busong follows a disabled woman who is carried everywhere by her brother as they search for someone to heal her. ‘Busong’ is the Palawan concept of fate or instant Karma. Solito’s first film, The Blossoming Of Maximo Oliveros, won a raft of awards on the festival circuit in 2006 and he has since directed three other features. This is his first time in Cannes. Int’l sales Solito Arts Productions
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MUSHROOMS (CHATRAK) (Ind-Fr) Dir Vimukthi Jayasundara Sri Lanka-born film-maker Jayasundara won the Camera d’Or at Cannes in 2005 for The Forsaken Land, while his second film, Between Two Worlds, premiered in competition at Venice in 2009. His third feature,Mushrooms, set in West Bengal, follows a couple who take a trip into the forest where the man’s brother is said to have gone back to nature. It is co-produced
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Porfirio
The Giants
On The Plank
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