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MORTEM (France) Thriller, 94mins. Artistic Finances. Dir: Eric Atlan. Key cast: Daria Panchenko, Diana Rudychenko, Stany Coppet. The story of Jena, a young woman who defies her own death. Palais I


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MOI, MICHEL G., MILLIARDAIRE, MAITRE DU MONDE (France) Comedy, 85mins. Other Angle Pictures. Dir: Stephane Kazandijan. Key cast: Francois-Xavier Demaison, Laurent Lafitte, Laurence Arne. A mockumentary about a fictional businessman:


CORMAN’S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL (US) Documentary, 101mins. Fortissimo Films. Dir: Alex Stapleton. Tracks the triumphant rise of Hollywood’s most prolific writer-director producer, the true ‘godfather’ of independent film-making. While known for working fast — some of his films were made in two days — and wallowing in the world of monsters, bad special effects, schlocky acting and plentiful nudity, Corman is also a respected rebel of cinema. Buyers only, no press Palais C


DUCH, MASTER OF THE FORGES OF HELL (France) Documentary,


Michel Ganiant, symbol of a France that wins through hard work, darling, tenacity and communication talent. France’s national soccer team had its film. Michel Ganiant will have his own documentary to his glory, just as he undertakes the biggest affair of his career. Olympia 7


103mins. Films Distribution. Dir: Rithy Panh. Between 1975 and 1979, the Khmer Rouge regime caused the death of some 1.8 million people, representing one-quarter of the population of Cambodia. Lerins 2


EL CAMPO (Argentina) Drama, 82mins. Les Cinemas Du Monde. Dir: Hernan Belon. Key cast: Dolores Fonzi, Leonardo Sbaraglia. Far away from the bustling city, a young couple, Santiago and Elisa, buy a house in the country. While there with their small child, strange emotions overtake Elisa, who begins to feel that her once perfect life now seems empty


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and senseless. Santiago cannot understand what is happening to her. Tension builds between them and their once solid relationship begins to crumble. Everything changes. Nothing will ever be as it was. Gray 3


EVERYTHING MUST GO (US) Comedy, 96mins. IM Global. Dir: Dan Rush. Key cast: Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Laura Dern. After being abruptly fired and left by his wife, a sales executive left with nothing has an odd plan for survival — a yard sale. Olympia 4


THE GIANTS (LES GEANTS) (Belgium) Comedy, 85mins. Memento Films International (MFI). Dir: Bouli Lanners. Key cast: Zacharie Chasseriaud, Martin Nissen, Paul Bartel. It’s summertime. Zak and Seth find themselves dead broke and ditched by their absentee mother in the family’s cottage. Just like every holiday, they’ve resigned themselves to another shitty summer. But things change this year when they meet Danny, a local teenager. Together, with life at their


fingertips, they begin the great perilous journey of their lives. Arcades 2


MARIJA’S OWN (MARIJINE) (Croatia) Documentary, 61mins. Croatian Audiovisual Centre. Dir: Zeljka Sukova. Key cast: Nina Violis, Eljka Sukov, Lidi Midi. In a long overdue tribute to the deceased Marija, three granddaughters host an unconventional and surreal memorial for their beloved grandmother. Gray 5


MEETING SPENCER (US) Comedy, 87mins. Orbit Pictures. Dir: Malcolm Mowbray. Key cast: Jeffrey Tambor, Jesse Plemons, Don Stark. After a series of Hollywood flops, a famed director returns to New York to relaunch his Broadway career. But his triumphant comeback begins to spiral out of control into a wild night of comic misadventure after meeting an struggling actor and his old flame. Palais G


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UNDER CONTROL (UNTER KONTROLLE) (Germany) Documentary, 98mins. Credofilm. Dir: Volker Sattel. The documentary unfolds a panorama of atomic energy in Germany. Its broad perspective reveals the real challenges and enormous efforts that nuclear power demands from humankind. The examination of a technology once synonymous with progress also touches on elements of the history of civilisation. Riviera 3


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PATER (France) Drama, 105mins. Pathe International. Dir: Alain Cavalier. Key cast: Vincent Lindon. Lumiere


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CORPO CELESTE (Italy) Drama, 100mins. Rai Trade Department. Dir: Alice Rohrwacher. Key cast: Anita Caprioli, Salvatore Cantalupo, Yle Vianello. Theatre Croisette


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(Bulgaria) Drama, 86mins. Le Pacte. Dir: Konstantin Bojanov, Key cast: Anjela Nedyalkova, Elena Rainova, Iossif Sarchadzhiev. Miramar


BEHIND THE WALLS (DERRIERE LES MURS) (France) Thriller, 90mins. Roissy Films. Dir: Julien Lacombe, Pascal Sid. Key cast: Laetitia Casta, Thierry Neuvic, Jacques Bonnaffe. Centre of France, 1922. Suzanne, a young novelist


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lacking inspiration, decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. Visions and nightmares soon strike her. Star 3


BURNING PALMS (US) Comedy, 95mins. New Films International. Dir: Christopher B Landon. Key cast: Jamie Chung, Paz Vega, Rosamund Pike. A subversive tale that interlaces five stories set in Los Angeles, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate. Palais F


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THE DAY I WAS NOT BORN (DAS LIED IN MIR) (Germany) Drama, 84mins. Beta Cinema. Dir: Florian Cossen. Key cast: Jessica Schwarz, Michael Gwisdek, Rafael Ferro. In Buenos Aires, a young German woman uncovers a long-kept family secret whose origins go back to the time of the Argentinean military dictatorship. Riviera 2


FUCHSIA, THE MINI WITCH (FOEKSIA DE MINIHEKS) (Netherlands) Family, 85mins. Delphis Films. Dir: Johan Nijenhuis. Key cast: Annet Malherbe, Lorenso Van Sligtenhorst, Porgy Franssen. A great adventure can sometimes hatch from the smallest egg. Palais D


LET’S DANCE (BALLA CON NOI) (Italy) Drama, 100mins. Rai Trade Department. Dir: Cinzia Bomoll. Key cast: Alice Bellagamba, Andrea Montovoli. They are 20 years old. They have dreams to fulfil, obstacles to overcome. They have the energy of their feelings, the recklessness of their age, the uncertainties of knowing nothing about their future. They have different ideas, different skin colours, but they all


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