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No. 10
No. 10
A man who was was a found in the forest and raised by a foster family begins to question his origins after an encounter with a stranger.
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
The tale of an impotent man who tries to assert his masculinity through fighting but cannot come to terms with his past.
Hit The Road
Hit The Road
Drama based around a road trip in a borrowed car.
The Innocents
The Innocents
During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren't looking.
Bloody Oranges
Bloody Oranges
A retired couple entering a dance contest, a corrupt politician, a girl eager to lose her virginity, and a young lawyer obsessed with social status - a seemingly benign look into these daily lives goes haywire in this shocking black comedy.
Songs For A Fox
Songs For A Fox
After his lover's death, a rock singer studies the art of lucid dreaming and descends into a netherworld in hopes of being together again.
Boiling Point
Boiling Point
The shift has hardly begun for head chef Andy and he’s already behind with everything. His restaurant is overbooked, there’s a disgruntled inspector combing the kitchen and, if that weren’t enough, a culinary icon and a respected food critic have turned up for dinner.
Paris, 13th District
Paris, 13th District
Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy - They're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.
Wild Men
Wild Men
A man in the throes of a mid-life crisis who has decided to try to live like his Viking ancestors unwittingly befriends a robber on the run.
Red Rocket
Red Rocket
A washed-up ex-porn star tries to get his life back together in his hometown, sparking trouble for those in his orbit.
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Baptism of fire with Audiard
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Making Make The Devil Laugh
The Mino brothers talk about their scrutiny of Japanese society
Immersion and collaboration
Nicolás Postiglione on working with Moisés Sepúlveda, Agustín Toscano and his cast on his debut film
Rocking the boat
Nicolás Postiglione on tension and ambiguity in his debut Immersion
Primal time
Ugis Olte on forests and feelings in his debut fiction feature Upurga
Playground politics
Laura Wandel on bullying and working with children on her first feature
Making space for magic
Alexandre Koberidze on folktales and What Do We See When We Look At The Sky?
Titanic plans
Teemu Nikki on why he was inspired to write a script from a blind man's perspective
Cotillard into the unknown with Carax
Why Cannes opener's singing star was left running scared

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