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THE BIG PICTURE (France) Drama, 115mins. Europacorp. Dir: Eric Lartigau. Key cast: Romain Duris, Marina Fois, Niels Arestrup. Paul Exben is a success story — a great
present an English-spoken documentary
EMMY-AWARD-winning producers Patrik Pašš and Matej Mináč
Nikkatsu Corporation. Dir: Noboru Iguchi. Key cast: Moe Arai, Miu Nakamura, Aika Ohta. Noboru Iguchi adds another bloodcurdling tale of Tomie, a horrifying but beautiful ghost with deep grudge. Gray 2
The story of “the British Schindler“ – Sir Nicholas Winton
MARKET SCREENING TOMORROW Tuesday, May 17 - 3:30pm in Palais H, CANNES For further information:
Nada Clontz,
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THE VIOLENT KIND (US) Horror, 88mins. Bleiberg Entertainment. Dir: The Butcher Brothers. Key cast: Cory Knauf, Joe Egender, Taylor Cole. After messing up a drug deal, Cody, the leader of a biker gang, heads for a birthday party at a remote farm with his friends. As the celebration is winding down, the group finds Cody’s old girlfriend, Michelle, covered in blood, incoherent and, maybe, something else… Get ready to have a good time with this ingenious, sexy, funny and bloody mixture of genres. Palais D
WE CAN’T CHANGE THE WORLD BUT, WE WANNA BUILD A SCHOOL IN CAMBODIA (Japan) Drama, 126mins. Toei Company. Dir: Kenta Fukasaku. Key cast: Osamu Mukai.
job, a glamorous wife and two wonderful sons. Except this is not the life he has been dreaming of. A moment of madness is going to change his life, forcing him to assume a new identity that will enable him to live his life fully. Olympia 3
In August 2005, Kota, a second-year medical student, was living a relatively enjoyable daily life with his buddies Shibayama and Yano. But he felt that something was lacking and wondered if there was something that could change his boring routine. Palais G
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THE APPLE & CONSENT (SIB O SALMA) (Iran) Drama, 90mins. Hozeh Honari. Dir: Habib Bahmani. Key cast: Behrooz Baghaei, Esmaeil Khalaj, Hadi Dibaji. A young cleric eats an apple and then starts looking everywhere for its owner so that he could ask for his consent. Palais E
THE ARTIST (France) Drama, 100mins. Wild Bunch. Dir: Michel Hazanavicius. Key cast: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, James Cromwell. Olympia 5
BLUE BIRD (Belgium) Drama,
86mins. Coproduction Office. Dir: Gust Van Den Berghe. Story about how one day in a child’s life can change its world. One morning, Bafiokadie and his sister Tene, two African children, leave their village. The only thing on their mind is to find their lost blue bird before the day is over. But they will find much more along their way: they encounter their deceased grandparents, they fight the soul of the forest and learn from the Chief of Pleasure. Buyers only, no press Riviera 1
BLACKTHORN (Spain) Western, 100mins. 6 Sales. Dir: Mateo Gil. Key cast: Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea. James Blackthorn is an old Gringo living quietly in the green tropical valleys of Bolivia. He breeds horses and has a romantic friendship with a native woman. He’s getting on in years and wants to die at home, in the United States. Olympia 4
ESCALATION (ESCALADE) (France) Thriller, 77mins.
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