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Cannes Film Festival · 2015

Cannes Film Festival 2015

Critics' Week

Programme

10 films · 4 reviews

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The Anarchists (Les anarchistes)

When a policeman infiltrates a group of anarchists he finds himself becoming sympathetic towards them.

(Country: France; Year: 2015; Director: Elie Wajeman; Writer: Gaëlle Macé, Elie Wajeman; Stars: Tahar Rahim, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Swann Arlaud, Guillaume Gouix, Cédric Kahn)

Out of competition special screening. Opening night.

Les deux Amis

Dramedy, loosely based on The Moods Of Marianne.

(Country: France; Year: 2015; Director: Louis Garrel; Writer: Louis Garrel, Christophe Honoré; Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Louis Garrel, Vincent Macaigne, Rhizlaine El Cohen, Laurent Laffargue, Luc Poignant, Rachid Hami, Pierre Devérines, Pierre Maillet, Pierre-Olivier Mattei, Mahaut Adam, Hitomi Ryoke Duran, Yen Tram Le Thi)

Out of competition special screening.

Dégradé

Comedy set in a beauty parlour on the Gaza Strip.

(Country: France, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territory; Year: 2015; Director: Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser; Writer: Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser; Stars: Hiam Abbass, Raya Khatib, Maisa Abdelhadi, Dina Simon, Raneem Daoud, Manal Awad)

Krisha

When Krisha returns for a holiday gathering, the only things standing in her way are family, dogs and turkey.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Trey Edward Shults; Writer: Trey Edward Shults; Stars: Olivia Grace Applegate, Bryan Casserly, Alex Dobrenko, Chris Doubek, Billie Fairchild, Krisha Fairchild, Robyn Fairchild, Victoria Fairchild, Atheena Frizzell, Augustine Frizzell, Chase Joliet, Rose Nelson, Bill Wise)

Land And Shade (La Tierra Y La Sombra)

Review preview for Land And Shade

From silence and small details, César Augusto Acevedo weaves a devastating tale.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
A man returns home after a 17 year absence because his only son is gravely sick.

(Country: Colombia, France, Netherlands, Chile, Brazil; Year: 2015; Director: César Augusto Acevedo; Writer: César Augusto Acevedo; Stars: José Felipe Cárdenas, Haimer Leal, Edison Raigosa, Hilda Ruiz, Marleyda Soto)

Full review

Learn By Heart (La Vie En Grand)

Coming of age comedy about kids growing up in the French projects.

(Country: France; Year: 2015; Director: Mathieu Vadepied; Writer: Olivier Demangel, Vincent Poymiro, Mathieu Vadepied; Stars: Marion Ploquin)

Out of competition special screening. Closing night.

Mediterranea

Drama tracking African migrants in Italy.

(Country: Germany, US, UK, France, Italy; Year: 2015; Director: Jonas Carpignano; Writer: Jonas Carpignano; Stars: Koudous Seihon, Alassane Sy, Joy Odundia, Vincenzina Siciliano, Sinka Bourehima, Mimma Papasergio, Koffi Appiah, Annalisa Spirli, Pomodoro, Susannah Amato, Pio Amato, Aisha, Adam Gnegne, Ernest Zire, Mary Elizabeth Innocence)

Neither Heaven Nor Earth (Ni Le Ciel, Ni La Terre, The Wakhan Front)

Review preview for Neither Heaven Nor Earth

It is when Neither Heaven Nor Earth ventures into the unexplainable that it brings us closest to the concrete battlefield.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
French soldiers in Afghanistan are faced with unexpected circumstances.

(Country: France; Year: 2015; Director: Clément Cogitore; Writer: Clément Cogitore, Thomas Bidegain; Stars: Jérémie Renier, Kévin Azaïs, Swann Arlaud, Sâm Mirhosseini, Marc Robert, Steve Tientcheu, Aria Faghih Habib, Hamid Reza Javdan, Finnegan Oldfield, Stéphane Boissel, Clément Bresson, Edouard Court, Chloé Astor )

Full review See: Clément Cogitore in conversation on Neither Heaven Nor Earth (Ni Le Ciel Ni La Terre)

Paulina (La Patota)

Review preview for Paulina

Fonzi's performance is perfectly judged.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A young woman survives a rape and her response confounds everyone around her.

(Country: Argentina, Brazil, France; Year: 2015; Director: Santiago Mitre; Writer: Eduardo Borrás, Mariano Llinás, Santiago Mitre, Daniel Tinayre; Stars: Dolores Fonzi, Oscar Martínez, Esteban Lamothe)

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Sleeping Giant (Le Géant Endormi, Spiacy olbrzym)

Review preview for Sleeping Giant

Jackson Martin, Nick Serino and Reece Moffett have great chemistry and give wonderfully naturalistic performances, making them easy to engage with.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Coming of age story about a trio of teenagers.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2015; Director: Andrew Cividino; Writer: Andrew Cividino, Blain Watters, Aaron Yeger; Stars: Jackson Martin, Nick Serino, Reece Moffett, David Disher, Katelyn McKerracher)

Full review