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French Film Festival · 2018

French Film Festival 2018

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7 films · 1 review

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Bloody Milk (Petit Paysan)

A man lives for his cattle herd, so when one of them becomes ill he will do anything to save the rest of his animals.

(Country: France; Year: 2017; Director: Hubert Charuel; Stars: Swann Arlaud, Isabelle Candelier, Sara Giraudeau, Bouli Lanners, Valentin Lespinasse)

Ceasefire (Cessez-le-feu)

A man traumatised by war retreats to Africa, then Paris, where his brother, who was deafened in the conflict, lives.

(Country: France; Year: 2016; Director: Emmanuel Courcol; Writer: Emmanuel Courcol; Stars: Romain Duris, Céline Sallette, Julie-Marie Parmentier, Grégory Gadebois, Yvon Martin, Maryvonne Schiltz, Morwenna Spagnol, Arnaud Dupont, Wabinlé Nabié, Fabrice Eberhard, Armand Eloi)

Dany (Mon Ket)

An convict hatches an escape plan when he hears his teenage son has decided to seek legal emancipation from him.

(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2018; Director: François Damiens; Writer: François Damiens, Benoît Mariage; Stars: François Damiens, Christian Brahy, Matteo Salamone, Tatiana Rojo, Nancy Sluse, Damien Brahy, Barbara Huylebroeck, Pierre Mathias, Richard Haid, Claire Bertholet, Kristof Van Rafelghem, Keis Geleijns, Marie-Jacqueline Kloos, Mario Babic, Marguerite Fouret)

Little Tickles (Les Chatouilles)

A dancer struggles to achieve her dreams after trauma in her childhood.

(Country: France; Year: 2018; Director: Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer; Writer: Andréa Bescond; Stars: Andréa Bescond, Karin Viard, Clovis Cornillac)

Our Struggles (Nos Batailles)

A man who has dedicated his career to fighting injustice must re-evaluate everything when his wife leaves and he has to take care of the kids.

(Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2018; Director: Guillaume Senez; Stars: Laetitia Dosch, Laure Calamy, Lucie Debay, Marc Robert)

Sauvage (Full Frontal, Savage)

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Showing a keen understanding of the nature of sex work and of life on the streets, Vidal-Naquet carries us through several days in Léo's life in a observational, non-judgemental way.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A young male sex worker searches for love and companionship.

(Year: 2017; Director: Camille Vidal-Naquet; Writer: Camille Vidal-Naquet; Stars: Félix Maritaud, Eric Bernard, Nicolas Dibla, Philippe Ohrel, Pavle Dragas, Mehdi Boudina)

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Treat Me Like Fire (Joueurs)

(Country: France; Year: 2018; Director: Marie Monge; Writer: Romain Compingt, Julien Guetta, Marie Monge; Stars: Tahar Rahim, Stacy Martin, Bruno Wolkowitch, Karim Leklou, Marie Denarnaud, Jean-Michel Correia, Henri-Noël Tabary, Jonathan Couzinié, Roman Kossowski, Alassana Traore, Djemel Barek, Yun Lai, Caroline Piette, Tahar Rahim, Stacy Martin)