SPOTLIGHT ON CANNES 2021: DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT — RETOUR À REIMS —Jean-Gabriel Périot

RETOUR À REIMS

"Through the text of Didier Eribon interpreted by Adèle Haenel, Retour à Reims [Fragments] tells in archives an intimate and political story of the French working class from the beginning of the 1950s to today."

"Born in France in 1974, Jean-Gabriel Périot has directed several short films on the border between documentary, experimental and fiction. He develops his own style of editing which questions violence and history from film and photographic archives. His films have won awards in numerous festivals around the world. A German Youth opened at the 2015 Berlinale (Panorama) and was awarded many times. Summer Lights premiered at the San Sebastian film festival. Our Defeats, his last feature documentary, was presented at the Forum during the 2019 edition of the Berlinale."

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SPOTLIGHT ON CANNES 2021: DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT — MURINA —Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic

MURINA

"Tensions rise between restless teenager Julija and her oppressive father Ante when an old family friend arrives at their Croatian island home. As Ante attempts to broker a life-changing deal, their tranquil yet isolated existence leaves Julija wanting more from this influential visitor, who provides a taste of liberation over a weekend laid bare to desire and violence."

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic

"Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic is a writer-director born in Dubrovnik and based in New York. She graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb and Columbia University in New York .Her short film Into the Blue, was nominated and awarded at many international film festivals. Antoneta’s first feature film Murina was developed with support from Cinéfondation, Goethe-Institute, and Jerusalem Film Lab. It is co-produced by Martin Scorsese."

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SPOTLIGHT ON CANNES 2021: DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT — MON LÉGIONNAIRE —Rachel Lang

MON LÉGIONNAIRE

"They come from all over the world but they have one thing in common: The Foreign Legion, their new family."

"Our Men tells these stories: stories of women who struggle to keep their love fire burning; stories of men who leave for battle; stories of loving couples on hostile ground."

"Rachel Lang was born in Strasbourg in 1984. After combining studies in philosophy with the dramatic arts in Strasbourg she entered IAD film school in Belgium. Her first short films were internationally acclaimed (10 awards and more than 100 festivals). Her first feature, Baden Baden, marks the end of the coming-of-age trilogy. It was shown in Berlinale 2016 (Forum) and more than 60 festivals across the globe. In parallel, Rachel graduated as Lieutenant from the French army where she served in Sahel desert in spring 2017. Our Men is her second feature."

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