PROMOREEL SCREENINGS
Tuesday 16/05 10:00 - 12:00 & 16:00 - 18:00
in our PRIVATE SCREENING ROOM at Riviera L3-2
OFFICIAL SELECTION - UN CERTAIN REGARD
TERRESTRIAL VERSES
by Ali Asgari & Alireza Khatami
2023 - Iran - Drama - 1.78 - 77 min
with Majid Salehi, Gouhar Kheir Andish, Sadaf Asgari
Terrestrial Verses follows everyday people from all walks of life as they navigate the cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them by various social authorities, from school teachers to bureaucrats. These stirring vignettes, humorous and affecting, capture the spirit and determination of people amidst adversity, offering a nuanced portrait of a complex society.
Screenings:
THU 18 MAY 16:00 OLYMPIA 3  Private Market Screening (Buyers only)
SAT 20 MAY 09:30 OLYMPIA 8  Private Market Screening (Buyers only)
TUE 23 MAY 14:00 DEBUSSY  World Premiere
WED 24 MAY 09:00 DEBUSSY  Official Screening
OFFICIAL SELECTION - UN CERTAIN REGARD
THE BURITI FLOWER
by João Salaviza & Renée Nader Messora
2023 - Brazil/Portugal - Drama - 1.66 - 124 min
with Francisco Hyjnõ, Luzia Cruwakwyj, Debora Sodré
Through her child’s eyes, Patpro will go through three periods of the history of her indigenous people, in the heart of the Brazilian forest. Tirelessly persecuted, but guided by their ancestral rites, their love of nature and their fight to preserve their freedom, the Krahô never stop inventing new forms of resistance.
Screenings:
FR 19 MAY 08:45 OLYMPIA 5  Private Market Screening (Buyers only)
SUN 21 MAY 09:00 OLYMPIA 4  Private Market Screening (Buyers only)
TUE 23 MAY 11:00 DEBUSSY  World Premiere
WED 24 MAY 16:15 SALLE BAZIN  Official Screening
CRITICS’ WEEK COMPETITION - Opening Day Film
TIGER STRIPES
by Amanda Nell Eu
2023 - Malaysia/Taiwan/France/Germany/The Netherlands/Indonesia - Fantasy - 1.85 - 95 min
with Zafreen Zairizal, Deena Ezral, Piqa
The first amongst her friends to hit puberty, Zaffan, 12, discovers a terrifying secret about her body. Ostracized by her community, Zaffan fights back, learning that to be free she must embrace the body she feared, emerging as a proud, strong woman.
Screenings:
WED 17 MAY 09:00 PALAIS C  Private Market Screening (Buyers only)
WED 17 MAY 11:30 MIRAMAR  World Premiere
WED 17 MAY 17:00 MIRAMAR  Official Screening
WED 17 MAY 22:30 MIRAMAR  Official Screening
THU 18 MAY 08:30 MIRAMAR  Official Screening
FRI 19 MAY 16:00 OLYMPIA 3  Market Screening
SUN 21 MAY 11:30 Private Screening Room Riviera (L3-2) With Invitation Only
MARKET
THE SHADOWLESS TOWER
by Zhang Lu
2023 - China - Drama - 1.85 - 144 min
with Xin Baiqing, Huang Yao, Tian Zhuangzhuang
Gu Wentong, a middle-aged food critic, is drifting through the local eateries of vibrant Beijing with his younger photographer colleague Oyang. A divorcé with a 6-year-old daughter and estranged from his father for decades, he is looking for a new perspective on life while reconsidering his failings as a father, a son, and a lover.
While the seasons come and go, people get together and move apart. Only one thing will remain the same: The White Pagoda where they all meet sooner or later...
Screenings:
THU 18 MAY 08:45 PALAIS B  Market Screening
TUE 23 MAY 10:00 Private Screening Room Riviera (L3-2)  With Invitation Only
MARKET
WHITE PLASTIC SKY
by Tibor Bánóczki & Sarolta Szabó
2023 - Hungary/Slovakia - Animation Sci-Fi - 2.39 - 112 min
with Tamás Keresztes, Zsófia Szamosi
2123. Faced with diminishing resources, the human race can only survive through a trade-off: at the age of 50, every citizen is gradually turned into a tree.
When Stefan discovers that his beloved wife Nora has voluntarily signed up for donating her own body before her time, he sets out on an adventurous journey to save her at all costs.
Screenings:
THU 18 MAY 14:00 Private Screening Room Riviera (L3-2)  With Invitation Only
SAT 20 MAY 16:00 OLYMPIA 3  Market Screening
MARKET
THE KLEZMER PROJECT
by Paloma Schachmann & Leandro Koch
2023 - Austria/Argentina - Docu-Fiction - 1.85 - 115 min
Argentinian cameraman Leandro makes a living from filming Jewish weddings. At one of his jobs, he falls in love with Paloma, the clarinetist of the Klezmer band. To seduce her he pretends to be shooting a documentary film about traditional Yiddish folk music.
What Leandro does not know is that his “fake” film project will take him on an unscripted journey throughout Eastern Europe in search of the last remaining Klezmer melodies.
Screenings:
WED 17 MAY 16:00 PALAIS B  Market Screening
SAT 20 MAY 14:00 Private Screening Room Riviera (L3-2)  With Invitation Only
TUE 23 MAY 14:15 LERINS 1  Market Screening
MARKET
THE BURDENED
by Amr Gamal
2023 - Yemen/Sudan/Saudi Arabia - Drama - 1.85 - 91 min
with Khaled Hamdan, Abeer Mohammed, Isra'a Abeer
Aden, Yemen. Isra’a and Ahmed put all their efforts into offering a normal life and education to their three young children. When they find out that Isra'a is pregnant again, they have to make difficult decisions guided only by their family's interest.
Screenings:
FRI 19 MAY 14:00 Private Screening Room Riviera (L3-2)  With Invitation Only
SUN 21 MAY 16:00 RIVIERA 2  Market Screening
MARKET
OUR BODY
by Claire Simon
2023 - France - Documentary - 1.85 - 168 min
In a Parisian public hospital, Claire Simon questions what it means to live in women’s bodies, filming their diversity, singularity and their beauty in all stages throughout life.
Unique stories of desires, fears and struggles unfold, including the one of the filmmaker herself.
Screening:
MON 22 MAY 10:30 Private Screening Room Riviera (L3-2)  With Invitation Only
MARKET
LUKA
by Jessica Woodsworth
2023 - Belgium/Italy/Netherlands/Bulgaria/Armenia - Sci-fi - 1.85 - 35 mm - 94 min
with Jonas Smulders, Geraldine Chaplin, Samvel Tadevossian, Jan Bijvoet, Sam Louwyck
Luka, a young and ambitious soldier, embeds himself in the legendary Fort Kairos where heroic warriors defend the remains of civilization. His hopes to serve as an elite sniper are crushed when he is assigned to maintenance and must submit to the code of Kairos: obedience-endurance-sacrifice. As he rises through the ranks, Luka finds joy and strength in friendships with Konstantin, an enigmatic radar engineer, and Geronimo, a light-hearted private.
Screenings:
WED 17 MAY 14:00 Private Screening Room Riviera (L3-2)  With Invitation Only
MON 22 MAY 13:45 RIVIERA 2  Market Screening
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