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This year's festival will run from May 11 to 22. It will open with Woody Allen's Cafe Society, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. The British films competiting this year Andrea Arnold's American Honey and Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake.
View Films by Strand:
- Cannes Classics
- Critics' Week
- Directors' Fortnight
- Midnight Screenings
- Official Competition
- Special Screenings
- Un Certain Regard
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![In Bed With Victoria](/images/stills/i/in_bed_with_victoria_2016.jpg)
Comedy about a single mum trying to strike a balance in her life.
![After Love](/images/stills/a/after_love_2016.jpg)
After they split, a couple continue to share a house because of financial constraints.
![The Red Turtle](/images/stills/r/red_turtle_2016.jpg)
The life of a castaway on a desert island.
![The Handmaiden](/images/stills/h/handmaiden_2016.jpg)
A handmaiden sets out to swindle an heiress but things don't go to plan.
![Endless Poetry](/images/stills/e/endless_poetry_2016.jpg)
Biographical tale of the director's own youth.
![My Life As A Courgette](/images/stills/m/my_life_as_a_courgette_2016.jpg)
Stop-motion story of a boy, who is sent to a group home for orphans after the death of his mum.
![Slack Bay](/images/stills/s/slack_bay_2016.jpg)
Period comedy, set in 1910, about the investigation into disappearances from beaches in France.
![The Transfiguration](/images/stills/t/transfiguration_2016.jpg)
Tale of love, loss and vampires.
![The Salesman](/images/stills/s/salesman_2016.jpg)
Forced out of their apartment, Emad and Rana move into a new flat. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
![Mean Dreams](/images/stills/m/mean_dreams_2016.jpg)
Thriller about two teens who are desperate to escape their abusive lives but find their problems exacerbated by a corrupt cop.
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