Schedule:
12:00 p.m: Ghost Trail (Les Fantômes)
César Award nominee for Best First Film and Best Male Revelation
Official Selection - Cannes Critics' Week
Hamid joins a secret group tracking Syrian regime leaders on the run. His mission takes him to France, pursuing his former torturer for a fateful confrontation.
Directed by Jonathan Millet
Written by Jonathan Millet, Florence Rochat
Starring Tawfeek Barhom, Julia Franz Richter, Hala Rajab
1h 46m
7:30 p.m: The Marching Band (En fanfare)
7x César Award nominee, including Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress
Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival
Thibaut is an internationally renowned conductor who travels the world. When he learns he was adopted, he discovers the existence of a younger brother, Jimmy, who works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a small marching band. Everything seems to set them apart, except their love of music. Sensing his brother's exceptional talent, Thibaut decides to remedy the injustice of fate. Jimmy begins to dream of a different life...
Directed by Emmanuel Courcol
Written by Emmanuel Courcol, Irène Muscari, Oriane Bonduel, Marianne Tomersy, Khaled Amara
Starring Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco, Ludmila Mikaël, Jacques Bonnaffé, Nathalie Desrumaux
1h 43m
2:30 p.m: Souleymane's Story (L'histoire de Souleymane)
César Award winner for Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Best Male Revelation, and Best Editing
8x César Award nominee including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography
Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival; Winner of the Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actor and Jury Prize
A Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker named Souleymane has two days to prepare his story for a make-or-break interview to secure legal residency.
Directed by Boris Lojkine
Written by Boris Lojkine, Delphine Agut
Starring Abou Sangare, Alpha Oumar Sow, Nina Meurisse
1h 33m
4:45 p.m: Three Friends (Trois amies)
Official Selection - Venice International Film Festival
Joan's love fades for Victor while Alice reassures her about her own unfulfilling relationship with Eric. Unbeknownst to Alice, Eric is involved with Rebecca. Their lives spiral after Joan leaves Victor, who goes missing.
Directed by Emmanuel Mouret
Written by Emmanuel Mouret, Carmen Leroi
Starring Camille Cottin, Sara Forestier, India Hair, Damien Bonnard, Grégoire Ludig
1h 57m