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WOODY ALLEN: A DOCUMENTARY (US) 120mins. Dir: Robert B. Weide. Chronicles the trajectory and longevity of Allen’s career: from his early work as a TV scribe for Sid Caesar, standup comedian and frequent TV talk show guest, to the writer-director we know today, averaging one film per year for more than 40 years. Cannes Classics Press Salle Bazin


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MOONRISE KINGDOM (US) 94mins. Dir: Wes Anderson. Key cast: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban. In Competition Press Salle Debussy


ROMAN POLANSKI/A FILM MEMOIR (Italy) 90mins. company Dir: Laurent Bouzereau. Documentary about the celebrated, controversial film director. Out of Competition Special Screenings Press Salle Bazin


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AFTER THE BATTLE (France) 122mins. company Dir: Yousry Nasrallah. Key cast: Menna Chalaby, Bassem Samra, Najed El Sebai. Once a member of one of the notorious armed groups that were coerced by the Egyptian government to carry out violent attacks on protestors in Tahir Square on February 2 2011, Mahmoud has since lost his job and been ostracised by his own community. Mahmoud is


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mind to bring dreams and laughter back to her friend and that’s when, Kokoro goes missing. This is the start of Lilou’s adventure that will change her life completely. Gray 2


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MOONRISE KINGDOM (US) 94mins. Dir: Wes Anderson. Key cast: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, this is the story of two


close to despair when he meets Reem, a divorcee and modern thinker who works in advertising. Their encounter develops into a love story that will radically change the course of their lives forever. In Competition Press Salle Debussy


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MOONRISE KINGDOM (US) 94mins. company Dir: Wes Anderson. Key cast: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban. In Competition Grand Theatre Lumiere 2 1:30 AFTER THE BATTLE (France) 122mins. company Dir: Yousry


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12 year olds who fall in love, make a secret pact and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore — and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every which way. In Competition Press Salle Debussy


Nasrallah. Key cast: Menna Chalaby, Bassem Samra, Najed El Sebai. In Competition Press Salle Bazin


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MOONRISE KINGDOM (US) 94mins. company Dir: Wes Anderson. Key cast: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban. In Competition Grand Theatre Lumiere


MARKET SCREENINGS


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MY ANGEL (UK) 87mins. Titan Global Entertainment.


Dir: Stephen Cookson. Key cast: Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Joseph Phillips. Palais J


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ALFIE, THE LITTLE WEREWOLF (Netherlands) 95mins. Delphis Films. Dir: Joram Lursen. Key cast: Ole Kroes, Maas Bronkhuyzen, Remko Vrijdag, Kim Van Kooten. On the night of his seventh birthday, sweet Alfie suddenly changes into a white fluffy werewolf. He doesn’t understand why. Alfie struggles with himself, because the wolf at night is capable of doing things that the shy boy would not during the day. Who is Alfie? Will he be able to accept the way he really is? Accept who you are, even when you are a werewolf? Palais E


HIGH ROAD (US) 85mins. Titan Global Entertainment. Dir: Matt Walsh. Key cast: James F Pumphrey, Abby Elliott, Dylan O’Brien, Lizzy Caplan, Rich Fulcher, Ed Helms, Matt L Jones, Joe Lo Truglio, Rob Riggle, Horatio Sanz, Zach Woods. In this outrageous comedy, Fitz, a drug-


dealing musician, and his 16-year-old sidekick, find themselves on the run from the cops. Amid guns, broken bones, sassy cabbies and rude hookers, they have to navigate their way to safety. Palais C


THE FIRST TIME (US) 98mins. Celsius Entertainment. Dir: Jon Kasdan. Key cast: Brittany Robertson, Christine Taylor, Craig Roberts, Dylan O’Brien, Joshua Malina, Lamarcus Tinker, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Victoria Justice. A romantic comedy centered on the first weekend of a fledgling romance between two high school kids. Gray 1


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LILOU’S ADVENTURE (Japan) 161mins. Open Sesame Co. Dir: Izuru Kumasaka. Key cast: Lilou Diabate, Lily, Saera Nakandakari. LiLou is a 5th grade schoolgirl who is half Japanese and half Guinean. She is the odd one out in her class. Her classmate Kokoro is her only friend as they both share the same sense of loneliness. Kokoro never smiles since she became unable to have dreams at night. Lilou makes up her


KILL ZOMBIE! (Netherlands) 90mins. Kaleidoscope Film Distribution. Dir: Martijn Smits, Erwin Van Den Eshof. Key cast: Uriah Arnhem, Wouter Braaf, Noel Deelen. After a night in jail, four hungover friends and one gutsy female police officer emerge to discover their city ravaged by a zombie outbreak. When one of them receives a cry for help from a sole survivor they are all forced to embark on a reluctant rescue mission, pitting their wits and risking their lives against these flesh-devouring mutants. The body parts are flying in this blood- thirsty battle between good and evil. Palais D


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A BIRD OF THE AIR (US) 98mins. American World Pictures. Dir: Margaret Whitton. Key cast: Rachel Nichols, Jackson Hurst, Linda Emond. A man in search of his past, and a woman who lives in the moment, are brought together when they pursue the origins of a stray parrot in this comedic and romantic drama. Palais J


ALWAYS IN YOUR DREAMS (India) 99mins. R S Infotainment Pvt. Dir: Elred Kumar Santhanam. Key cast: Atharvaa Santhanam, Amala Paul. When Ram is with the girl of his dreams, Charu, life seems all too beautiful, well almost. The mystery slowly unfolds on who the real Charu and Ram are and what is in store for their future, not forgetting their inexplicable past. Palais F


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