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# CANNES # NL # GLOBAL INDUSTRY
# Official Selection
THE LOBSTER
(drama, 118’, IE/FR/NL/GR)
Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos
Sc: Efthimis Filippou,
Yorgos Lanthimos
NL Co-prod: Lemming Film
Sales: Protagonist Pictures
An unconventional love story set in a dystopian near
future where single people, according to the rules of
The City, are arrested and transferred to The Hotel.
Festival screenings: Fri May 15, 08:30 Lumière –
Fri May 15, 22:30 Lumière – Sat May 16, 11:15
Soixantième
Market screenings: Mon May 18, 09:45 Olympia 5 Fri May 22, 09:30 Olympia 1
# Semaine de la
Critique
LAND AND
SHADE
# Un Certain Regard
THE FOURTH
DIRECTION
(drama, 94’, CO/FR/NL)
Dir: César Augusto Acevedo
Sc: César Augusto Acevedo
NL Co-prod: Topkapi Films
Sales: Pyramide International
Alfonso is an old farmer who has returned home to tend
to his son, who is gravely ill.
The landscape that awaits him resembles a wasteland.
17 years after abandoning them, Alfonso tries to fit back
in and save his family.
Festival screenings: Mon May 18, 11:30 Miramar Mon May 18, 17:30 Miramar - Mon May 18, 22:30
Miramar - Tue May 19, 08:30 Miramar
Market screenings: Mon May 18, 16:00 Star 1 - Tue
May 19, 14:00 Riviera 3 - Wed May 20, 15:30 Lerins 1
(drama, 115’, IN/FR)
Dir: Gurvinder Singh
Sc: Waryam Singh Sandhyu, Gurvinder Singh
Prod: The Film Café (IN), made with the support of the
BOOST! Programme (2011) of Hubert Bals Fund,
CineMart, Binger Filmlab and HBF funding (NL)
Sales: Elle Driver
The Fourth Direction evokes the atmosphere of suspicion, fear and paranoia of the Punjab in 1980s. It considers two loosely connected incidents: two Hindu friends
trying to get to Amritsar and, some months earlier, a farmer who is told he has to kill the family dog.
Festival screenings: Fri May 15, 16:30 Debussy Sat May 16, 11:00 Bazin - Fri May 22, 22:00 Debussy
Market screenings: Sat May 16, 17:30 Olympia 7 Mon May 18, 16:00 Olympia 2
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ADMIRAL:
MICHIEL DE
RUYTER
(historical drama, 150’, NL/BE)
Dir: Roel Reiné
Sc: Lars Boom, Alex van Galen
NL Prod: Farmhouse Film
Sales: Arclight Films
Admiral: Michiel de Ruyter trailer
When the republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France and
Germany and the country is on the brink of civil war, only one man can lead
the county's strongest weapon: Michiel de Ruyter.
Sat May 16, 09:45 Palais C
THE AMAZING
WIPLALA
(family, 100’, NL/BE/LU)
Dir: Tim Oliehoek
Sc: Tamara Bos
NL Prod: BosBros
Sales: Attraction Distribution
The Amazing Wiplala trailer
Young Johannes’ “Wiplala” is no imaginary friend; he’s as real as a fourinch-tall wizard can be. Wiplala befriends the family until he shrinks all of its
members. Oops… the spell can’t be undone! Thrills and adventure ahead!
Fri May 15, 13:30 Palais D
Sun May 17, 14:00 Palais C
BIG FATHER,
SMALL
FATHER AND
OTHER
STORIES
(drama, 102’, VN/DE/NL/FR)
Directed by Di Phan Dang
Sc: Di Phan Dang
NL Co-prod: Volya Films
Sales: Urban Distribution International
Big Father, Small Father trailer
A group of friends discover love, lust and each other as the new millennium
begins in Vietnam, from steamy Saigon nightlife to traditional family existence.
Sat May 16, 09:30 Lerins 1
BLOOD,
SWEAT &
TEARS
(biopic, 112’, NL/BE)
Dir: Diederik Koopal
Sc: Frank Ketelaar
NL Prod: Lemming Film
Blood, Sweat & Tears trailer
The turbulent life story of the famous Dutch singer André Hazes told through
3 important stages of his life; his rough youth in the60’s, his breaktrough in
the 80’s and his final months before his untimely dead in 2004.
Tue May 19, 11:30 Olympia 7
EISENSTEIN IN
GUANAJUATO
(drama, 105’, NL/MX/FI/BE)
Dir: Peter Greenaway - Sc: Peter Greenaway
NL Prod: Submarine, Fu Works
Sales: Films Boutique
Eisenstein in Guanajuato trailer
In 1931 Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to Guanajuato, Mexico, to
shoot a new film. Chaperoned by his guide, the director opens up to his suppressed fears as he embraces a new world of sensual pleasures and possibilities that will shape the future of his art.
Thu May 14, 12:00 Olympia 4
Sat May 16, 09:30 Gray 2
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KIDNAP –
BO’S MOST
EXCITING
HOLIDAY
EVER
(family, 87’, NL/BE/AT)
Dir: Diederik Ebbinge
Sc: Karen van Holst Pellekaan
NL Prod: Topkapi Films
Sales: Dutch Features Global Entertainment
Kidnap trailer
9 year old Bo has the most exciting holiday ever: a road trip with his kidnapper Fred.
Thu May 14, 13:30 Palais H
NO BABIES
ON THE FIELD
(comedy, 84’, NL)
Dir: Maurice Trouwborst
Sc: Lotte Tabbers
Prod: CTM Pictures
Sales: Eastwest FilmDistribution
No Babies on the Field trailer
Thirty, single and (almost) feeling good.
Tue May 19, 14:00 Lerins 2
THE PETER
PAN MAN
(comedy, 98’, NL)
Dir: Michiel ten Horn
Sc: Anne Barnhoorn
Prod: Pupkin Film
Sales: Dutch Features Global Entertainment
The Peter Pan Man trailer
Thijs (32), a waster and eternal student, is unwittingly confronted with his
own passivity after meeting the ambitious baby-sitter, Lisa (16).
Sat May 16, 20:00 Palais H
Tue May 19, 15:30 Gray 2
PRINCE
(drama, 78’, NL)
Dir: Sam de Jong
Sc: Sam de Jong
Prod: 100% Halal, VICE media
Sales: Mongrel International
Prince trailer
A troubled teenager attempts to conquer the love of his life by becoming the
baddest boy on the block.
Sat May 16, 18:00 Lerins 2
SERGIO
HERMAN
FUCKING
PERFECT
(documentary, 80’, NL)
Dir: Willemiek Kluijfhout
Sc: Willemiek Kluijfhout
Prod: Trueworks
Sales: Fortissimo Films
Sergio Herman trailer
On the height of this culinary career, Master chef Sergio Herman feels he
needs to let go of his 3-star restaurant Oud Sluis in order to fulfill his dreams.
A revealing documentary about perfection, ambition and sacrifices.
Sat May 16, 12:00 Arcades 2
Sun May 17, 11:30 Olympia 7
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SUMMER OF
SANGAÏLÉ
(drama, 88’, LT/NL/FR)
Dir: Alanté Kavaïté
Sc: Alanté Kavaïté
NL Co-prod: Viking Film
Sales: Films Distribution
Summer of Sangaïlé
Fascinated by stunt planes, seventeen year-old Sangaïlé, meets Austé at an
aeronautical show.
Fri May 15, 10:00 Riviera 3
Sat May 16, 17:30 Riviera 4
THE
SURPRISE
(comedy/thriller, 104’, NL/BE/IE/DE)
Dir: Mike van Diem
Sc: Mike van Diem
NL Prod: N279 Entertainment, FATT Productions
Sales: Content Media
The Surprise trailer
Academy® Award winning director, Mike van Diem (Character) returns to the
big screen with an off-beat, charming and romantic comedy, The Surprise.
Wed May 13, 15:30 Olympia 9
TRIPLE
TROUBLE
(family, 67’, NL/BE)
Dir: Albert ‘t Hooft, Paco Vink
Sc: Arnoud Rijken, Michiel Snijders - NL Prod: il Luster
Sales: Attraction Distribution
Triple Trouble trailer
It will soon be the holiday season. Children around the globe are expecting
gifts from Santa. The animals feel left out... Three intrepid friends, a little
bird, a smart Kart insect and a super ferret go on an animated quest to bring
Christmas for every pet!
Thu May 14, 16:00 Palais C
Sun May 17, 17:30 Palais D
UNDERCOVER
(thriller, 86’, NL)
Dir: Boris Paval Conen
Sc: Boris Paval Conen
Prod: Dutch Mountain Film
Sales: Dutch Features Global Entertainment
Undercover trailer
A young female police officer goes undercover and plays a key role in the
exposure of a drug dealer.
Sat May 16, 09:30 Palais D
ZURICH
(drama, 89’, NL/DE/BE)
Dir: Sacha Polak
Sc: Helena van der Meulen
NL Prod: Viking Film
Sales: Beta Cinema
Zurich trailer
In a desperate attempt to leave the past behind, Nina is wandering along Europe’s motorways. Slowly it becomes clear that Nina‘s pain is caused by an
ultimate betrayal that has befallen her.
Sat May 16, 14:00 Palais I
Mon May 18, 17:30 Palais F
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