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Cannes Film Festival · 2013

Cannes Film Festival 2013

Special Screenings

Programme

7 films · 3 reviews

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Bite The Dust (Otdat Konci)

A village is shaken by the news that a comet is going to bring about the apocalypse... even when the report turns out to be false.

(Year: 2013; Director: Taisia Igumentseva)

Blind Detective (Man Tam)

Despite having retired due to deteriorating vision, a former cop who witnesses a bank robbery teams up with the duty inspector to solve it.

(Country: Hong Kong; Year: 2013; Director: Johnnie To; Writer: Ka-Fai Wai; Stars: Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng)

Midnight screening

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Review preview for Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Made for HBO, the film demonstrates the high quality of some American television.

Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
The story of Muhammed Ali's fight with the US government after he refused to participate in the Vietnam War.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Stephen Frears; Writer: Shawn Slovo; Stars: Christopher Plummer, Danny Glover, Frank Langella, Bob Balaban)

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Monsoon Shootout

A film that splits into three alternate narratives, each following the consequences of one possible decision made by a rookie cop who finds himself pointing his gun at a notorious gangster.

(Country: India, UK; Year: 2013; Director: Amit Kumar; Writer: Amit Kumar; Stars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Jayant Gadekar, Omkar Das Manikpuri)

Midnight screening

Seduced And Abandoned

Review preview for Seduced And Abandoned

Deeply tedious and bereft of purpose.

Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
A documentary about filmmakers' attempts to raise money to make a film.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: James Toback; Writer: James Toback; Stars: Martin Scorsese, Alec Baldwin, Roman Polanski)

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Stop The Pounding Heart

A home schooled youngster calls her lifestyle into question after meeting a young man at a rodeo.

(Year: 2013; Director: Roberto Minervini)

Weekend Of A Champion

Review preview for Weekend Of A Champion

This film shows better than any documentary on the development of safety gear for drivers, cars and roads could ever do why the changes in the sport were necessary.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
Portrait of Jackie Stewart on the weekend of his victory at the Monte Carlo Grand Prix.

(Year: 2013; Director: Frank Simon; Stars: Roman Polanksi, Jackie Stewart)

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