Competition

LEILA’S BROTHERS directed by SAEED ROUSTAEE 

STARS AT NOON directed by CLAIRE DENIS 

PACIFICTION directed by ALBERT SERRA 

The Catalan director’s fascinating movie in French, set in the colourful French Polynesian island of Tahiti. Working on many levels, it creates a portrait of an enigmatic man, the top-ranking French official on the islands.

BROKER (LES BONNES ÉTOILES) directed by KORE-EDA HIROKAZU 

Song Kang-ho (Parasite) leads the ensemble in Kore-eda‘s characteristically understated story of crime and compassion, about a Korean alternative family looking to find a home for an abandoned baby. The film embraces the idea that its characters can evolve emotionally and seek outcomes they might not have previously considered, says Deadline. The director has an unfaltering light touch, injecting emotional truth and spontaneity.

Kore-eda can make melodrama seem like social realism. His embrace of sentimentality in Broker shows why he’s considered such a master, especially in the film’s second half, with scene after scene of piercing poignancy, says Hollywood Reporter.

Kore-eda’s compassionate investigation touches on the many complex reasons a young mother might have for giving up a child – a subject that acquires heightened relevance as the US barges ahead with legislative measures to remove a woman’s right to choose.

“The baby box is an ongoing thing in Japan and Korea. Public opinion hasn’t really decided if it’s a good or bad thing,” Kore-da said at the Cannes press conference. “I believe this is a very controversial topic and it deserves careful thought in any event. I wanted to view things like the majority of people. A lot of people have preconceived ideas of women who give up their children. Hence the detective who represents public opinion at the onset of the film; the first line is that she shouldn’t have given birth if she intended to give up the baby and abandon it…

“The two hours of films is to open people’s minds,” he continued, “People call into question their hasty viewpoints on baby box. I didn’t want to give an answer in any way…

“The characters have committed major crimes, but there’s a drive for once in their life to do something good,” he said.

“The more serious things are, the more I want to add a light touch, a touch of humour; I like these contrasts.”

CLOSE directed by LUKAS DHONT 

Première

AS BESTAS directed by RODRIGO SOROGOYEN  

SALAM directed by MÉLANIE«DIAM’S», HOUDA BEN YAMINA & ANNE CISSÉ 

 REBEL directed by ADIL EL ARBI & BILALL FALLAH 

Un Certain Regard

Le Bleu du Caftan directed by Mariam Touzani

In a film of exquisite sensuality and sadness. there’s a melancholy relationship triangle involving a tailor, his dying wife and his male apprentice. Touzani’s stripped-down screenplay never takes predictable paths, even when it does fulfil expectations.

Quinzaine des Réalisateurs

LE PARFUM VERT (THE GREEN PERFUME) directed by NICOLAS PARISER 

1976 directed by MANUELA MARTELLI 

SHORTS PROGRAMME 1 (AS TIME PASSES / POTEMKINISTII / ARIBADA / STAGING DEATH / THE SPIRAL) 

SHORTS PROGRAMME  2 (HAPPY NEW YEAR, JIM / MARIA SCHNEIDER, 1983 / BEBEN / JITTERBUG / DES JEUNES FILLES ENTERRENT LEUR VIE) 

CLOSING CEREMONY FOLLOWED BY FILM

LE PARFUM VERT (THE GREEN PERFUME) directed by NICOLAS PARISER 

ASHKAL directed by YOUSSEF CHEBBI 

Semaine de la Critique

PRIX SACD  

PRIX FONDATION LOUIS ROEDERER DE LA RÉVÉLATION 

INVITATION FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM DE MORELIA 1h09 

GRAND PRIX 

PRIX FONDATION GAN À LA DIFFUSION 

& PRIX DÉCOUVERTE LEITZ CINE DU COURT MÉTRAGE 

PRIX FRENCH TOUCH DU JURY & PRIX CANAL+ DU COURT MÉTRAGE