Cannes 2011

IN CANNES

Hanezu The Giants The Other Kids of Töday by by Bouli Lanners by jérôme de Missolz Official Competition Directors’ Fortnight Side of Sleep Directors’ Fortnight by Rebecca Daly Closing Night Gala Gala Screening Directors’ Fortnight

New IN POST-PRODUCTION

BAD SEEDS ELLES HEADSHOT FOR ELLEN THE MONK THE WOMAN by Safy Nebbou (aka Sponsoring) by Pen-ek Ratanaruang by So-Yong Kim by Dominik Moll by Malgoska Szumowska IN THE FIFTH In Production by Pawel Pawlikowski

IN PRODUCTION IN PRE-PRODUCTION COMPLETED / MARKET SCREENINGS

L’ENFANT FOXFIRE LORE NADER AND SIMIN: TOP FLOOR MAN WITHOUT D’EN HAUT by Laurent Cantet by Cate Shortland A SEPARATION LEFT WING A CELL PHONE by Ursula Meier by Asghar Farhadi by Angelo Cianci by Sameh Zoabi

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NICK SHUMAKER [email protected] Tel: +33 7 61 50 16 64 design: Laurence IN CANNES / Official Competition (HANEZU NO TSUKI) A film by Naomi Kawase

The Asuka region in Nara is the birthplace of Japan. a metaphor for a struggle inside his own heart. The Here, in ancient times, there were those who fulfilled mountains were an expression of human karma. their lives in the midst of waiting. Modern people, appar- Time has passed into the present. Takumi and Kayoko, ently having lost this sense of waiting, seem unable to inheriting the unfulfilled hopes of their grandparents, feel grateful for the present, and cling to the illusion live out their lives. Their tale continues a story of the that all things will move constantly forward according ages, representing the uncountable souls that have to one’s own plan. accumulated in this land. In ancient times, there were three small mountains that people believed were inhabited by gods. They were Mt. By the director of SUZAKU (Golden Camera, Cannes 1997), SHARA (Official Competition Cannes 2003) Unebi, Mt. Miminashi, and Mt. Kagu, and they still stand. and (Grand Prix, Cannes 2007) In that time, a powerful official used the mountains as

With Tohta Komizu, Hako Oshima, Tetsuya Akikawa Produced by Kumie Inc. in co-production with Kashihara-Takaichi Regional Administrative Association JAPAN / 2011 / 91 MIN. IN CANNES / DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT / CLOSING NIGHT GALA

THE GIANTS (LES GEANTS) A film by Bouli Lanners

By the director of ELDORADO It’s summertime. (Prix Regards Jeunes, Directors’ Zak and Seth find themselves dead broke and ditched by their absentee Fortnight 2008) mother in the family’s cottage. Just like every holiday, they’ve resigned themselves to another shitty summer. But things change this year, when they meet Danny, a local teenager. Together, with their future at their fingertips, they begin the great and perilous journey of their lives.

With Zacharie Chasseriaud, Martin Nissen, Paul Bartel Produced by Versus Production in co-production with Haut et Court, Samsa Film BELGIUM, FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG / 2011 / 84 min IN CANNES / DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT THE OTHER SIDE OF SLEEP A film by Rebecca Daly

A sleepwalker since childhood, Arlene works in the drawn to the girl’s family — her accused boyfriend local factory of the small Irish rural town she grew and grieving sister, Arlene barricades herself in at up in. When a young woman is found dead in the night, depriving herself of sleep. Deep in emotional woods, Arlene immediately channels her own moth- turmoil, her sleeping and waking realities soon blur, er’s disappearance, twenty years ago. Increasingly as the community searches to find the killer...

With Antonia Campbell Hughes, Sam Keeley, Vicky Joyce Produced by Fastnet Films in co-production with KMH Film, Rinkel Film IRELAND, Netherlands, HUNGARY / 2011 / 88 MIN IN CANNES / DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT / SPECIAL GALA

KIDS OF TÖDAY (DES JEUNES GENS MÖDERNES) A documentary by Jérôme de Missolz

A legendary 70’s rock critic takes hold of a group of yesterday and today pave a revolutionary road. With young counter-culturalists. From Paris to Beijing, by his skeleton silhouette coiffed with a big black chapka, way of New York, Montreal and Hong Kong, the night- the bizarre character introduces himself: 69-x-69, Yves dwellers ride a William Burroughsy wave. As the dec- Adrien’s testament executor, the inventor of punk, of adent pasts and urban futures interlace, music from novö, the famed music critic of times past.

from an original idea by Jean-Francois Sanz Produced by Love Streams Agnès B Productions in co-production with Arte France Cinema FRANCE / 2011 / 97 MIN NEW: IN PRODUCTION BAD SEEDS A film by Safy Nebbou Quiet 16-year-old Louis, the high school headmaster’s son, has never been in trouble. His best friend, 18-year-old Greg, however, is his polar opposite: provocative, angry, violent, he has been kicked out of school for physically threatening young English teacher Camille. When Greg asks Louis to help him take revenge on Camille, Louis accepts, fascinated. Together, they kidnap the young woman and lock her in an old remote shack. But Greg’s plans with Camille are more sinister than Louis could ever have foreseen, forcing him to confront his own dark side...

By the director of ANGEL OF MINE, THE GIRAFFE’S NECK, DUMAS

With Emile Berling, Charles Berling, Kevin Azaïs, Sarah Stern | Produced by Diaphana Films | FRANCE / SHOOTING SPRING 2011

IN POST-PRODUCTION

ELLES (aka Sponsoring) A film by Malgoska Szumowska Anne (), a well-off Paris-based mother of two and investigative journalist for ELLE, is writing an article about university student prostitution. Her meetings with two fiercely independent young women, Alicja () and Charlotte (Anais Demoustier), are profound and unsettling, moving her to question her most intimate convictions about money, family and sex.

By the director of 33 SCENES FROM LIFE (Special Jury Prize, Locarno 2008)

With Juliette Binoche, Anaïs Demoustier, Joanna Kulig Produced by Slot Machine (Melancholia, Antichrist, The Headless Woman, Liverpool) | FRANCE, POLAND

IN POST-PRODUCTION / PROMO-REEL AVAILABLE HEADSHOT A film by Pen-ek Ratanaruang Tul, a Bangkok hitman, is shot in the head during one assign- ment. After a two-month coma, he wakes up seeing every- thing upside down. He goes back to his job, but his new condition doesn’t make things easy; he starts doubting what he does for a living. But karma is a bitch, and the past is catching up with him... When he meets a mysterious girl, his world is turned even more upside down. And who was trying to kill him in the first place?

By the director of 6IXTYNIN9 (Berlin 2000), LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (Venice 2003)

With Nopachai Jayanama (Nymph), Chris Horwang (Bangkok Traffic Love Story) Produced by Local Color Films (Pawas Sawaschaiyamet, Raymond Phathanavirangoon) | THAILAND IN POST-PRODUCTION FOR ELLEN A film by So-Yong Kim When an aspiring young rock star, Joby Taylor, finally agrees to sign divorce papers with his estranged wife, he discov- ers that he is about to forfeit all custody of his six-year-old daughter, Ellen. Never having been in Ellen’s life before, Joby suddenly realizes that he’s not ready to lose that part of him- self. But, perhaps it’s too late for reconciliation.

By the director of TREELESS MOUNTAIN (Berlinale 2009, Netpac Award Pusan 2008), IN BETWEEN DAYS (FIPRESCI Berlin Forum 2006, Special Jury Prize Sundance 2006)

With Paul Dano, Jena Malone, Jon Heder | Produced by DeerJen Films, SoandBrad | USA

IN POST-PRODUCTION / PROMOREEL AVAILABLE THE MONK A film by Dominik Moll Adapted from Matthew G. Lewis’ 1796 cult gothic novel, The Monk follows the tragic destiny of Brother Ambrosio in 17th century Catholic Spain. Abandoned at birth at the gates of a Capuchin monastery, Ambrosio was raised by the friars. Today, he has grown into a preacher admired far and wide for his fervor. Feared, though, for his righteousness, he is believed to be immune from temptation. The arrival of a mysterious apprentice undermines his convic- tions, leading him onto the path of sin.

By the director of WITH a friend like harry (Competition Cannes 2000), Lemming (Competition Cannes 2005)

With Vincent Cassel, Deborah François, Sergi Lopez, Geraldine Chaplin Produced by Diaphana Films, Morena Films | FRANCE, SPAIN

IN POST-PRODUCTION / PROMOREEL AVAILABLE THE WOMAN IN THE FIFTH A film by Pawel Pawlikowski American writer Tom Ricks comes to Paris desperate to put his life together again and win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter. When things don’t go according to plan, he ends up in a shady hotel in the suburbs, having to work as a night guard to make ends meet. Then Margit, a beautiful, mysterious stranger walks into his life and things start looking up. Their passionate and intense relation- ship triggers a string of inexplicable events… as if an obscure power was taking control of his life

By the director of LAST RESORT (BAFTA for Most Promising New- comer), (BAFTA for Outstanding British Film)

With , Kristin Scott-Thomas, Joanna Kulig | Produced by Haut et Court and Film4, In Association with UK Film Council, Coficup-Backup Films and Banque Postale Image 4, In Coproduction with SPI International Poland | FRANCE, UK, POLAND IN PRE-PRODUCTION FOXFIRE A film by Laurent Cantet Upstate New York, 1953, a working class neighborhood in a small town. In this violent post-war culture controlled by men, a group of headstrong teenage girls unite into a sisterhood of blood: they form the Foxfire gang, a secret female-only society, recognized by the flame tattooed on the back of its members’ shoulders. “Foxfire” for pretty foxes, but also “Foxfire” for fire and destruc- tion. Legs, Maddy, Lana, Rita and Goldie cannot accept any longer to be humiliated and discriminated against for being poor, and being girls. Headed by the feisty Legs, the girls set on a trip for revenge, and try to pursue their impossible dream: By the director of THE CLASs (Golden Palm, Cannes 2008) living according to their own rules and laws, no matter what. Adapted from the eponymous Bestseller But there’s a prize to pay... by Joyce Carol Oates (Blonde, Them) Adapted from Joyce Carol Oates’s award-winning bestseller.

Produced by Haut et Court, Film Farm | FRANCE, CANADA | BUDGET: 12 MILLION USD | SHOOTING: SUMMER 2011 | LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

IN PRE-PRODUCTION LORE A film by Cate Shortland Spring 1945. As the German front collapses, the Allied forces take control over Hitler’s country. With her Nazi parents imprisoned, 14-year-old Lore is left alone in charge of her four young siblings. The only place they can go is their grandmother’s house, 900km away up north. Embarking on a journey across the devastated country, the children struggle to survive, slowly realizing the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions. When Thomas, a young Jewish refugee, offers his help, Lore has to learn to trust a person whom she had always been told was the enemy. By the director of SOMERSAULT (Official Selection, Cannes 2004)

Produced by SRohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films | GERMANY, AUSTRALIA, UK | Shooting: SUMMER 2011

IN PRODUCTION L’ENFANT D’EN HAUT A film by Ursula Meier A luxury ski resort in Switzerland. 12-year-old Simon lives in the industrial valley below, with his jobless sister. Every day, he takes the ski-lift to the opulent ski world above, stealing equipment from the rich tourists to resell to the local kids back down. As he partners with a crooked British seasonal worker, Simon loses his boundaries, which affects the relationship with his sister. Confronted with a truth they had both been escaping, Simon seeks refuge up above.

By the director of HOME (Cannes 2008)

With Lea Seydoux (Inglorious Basterds, Robin Hood, Lourdes), Kacey Mottet Klein (Home, Gainsbourg) Produced by Archipel 35, Vega Film | FRANCE, SWITZERLAND | Shooting: Spring 2011 COMPLETED / MARKET SCREENING NADER AND SIMIN: A SEPARATION A film by Asghar Farhadi When his wife leaves him, Nader hires a young woman to take care of his suffering father. But he doesn’t know his new maid is not only pregnant, but also working without her unstable husband’s permission. Soon, Nader finds himself entangled in a web of lies, manipulation and public confrontations. “Audiences will be swept up in the audacity of the plot.” Variety “An unusual depth of characterization.” The Hollywood Reporter

With Leila Hatami, Peyman Moadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi | IRAN / 2011 / 123 MIN Remaining territories: Iceland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, India, Indonesia, Philipines, Japan, South Africa, Middle East

COMPLETED / MARKET SCREENING MAN WITHOUT A CELL PHONE A film by Sameh Zoabi Twenty-something Palestinian-Israeli slacker Jawdat just wants to have fun with his friends, talk on his cell phone and find love.I nstead, he navigates unconvincing dates with Mus- lim, Christian, and even Jewish girls, and wrestles with the Hebrew collège entrance exam. Meanwhile, his curmudgeonly olive-farming father, Salem, is determined to drag Jawdat and his whole community into a fight against a nearbyI sraeli cell phone tower that he fears is poisoning the villagers with radiation. As Salem’s efforts to remove the tower disrupt Jawdat’s precious cell phone reception, preventing any further communication with his potential girlfriends, Jawdat is forced to face the battle and grow up to be a man.

With Razi Shawahdeh, Basem Loulou, Louay Noufi, Maysa Abd Elhadi Produced by Méroé Films, Lama Films, Kanmakan Films, Versus Production Supported by the Doha Film Institute | FRANCE, PALESTINE, ISRAEL, BELGIUM / 2011 / 78 MIN

COMPLETED / MARKET SCREENING TOP FLOOR LEFT WING A film by Angelo Cianci François, a forty-something bailiff, is about to execute his daily eviction. But fate takes an unexpected turn: as he enters the apartment, he is mistakenly taken hostage by an amateur drug dealer and his father. Keen to resolve this situation quickly and quietly, the local deputy calls in the Special Police Force. Television crews immediately rush to the scene to make the scoop. Now under crossfire from a dozen snipers, hungry cameramen, a curious crowd, and François’ exasperated wife, the three trapped men prepare their escape. Their only option: use the neighborhood’s discontentment and start a riot from the 7th floor...

With Hyppolyte Girardot, Fellag, Aymen Saïdi, Michel Vuillermoz Produced by Tu Vas Voir, Iris Productions, Kasso Inc. Productions, Arte France | FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG / 2010 / 93 MIN