Son of Saul by Hungarian László Nemes was selected for the Official Competition of Cannes Film Festival while new features by Romanian directors Corneliu Porumboiu and Radu Muntean, as well as by Dalibor Matanic from Croatia were selected for Un Certain Regard. The Czech film Retriever by Tomas Klein and Tomas Merta produced by FAMU Prague, was selected for Cinéfondation. The Directors Fortnight Night and Critics Week programmes are still to be announced.
The Son of Saul / Saul fia follows a Hungarian prisoner working as a member of a Sonderkommando at one of the Auschwitz crematoriums, as he tries to bury the corpse of a boy he takes for his son. The main characters are played by Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár and Urs Rechn.
The Treasure/ Comoara tells a story of two friends who are digging for a treasure thought to be hidden for decades in the backyard. Corneliu Porumboiu wrote the script. The only professional actor in the cast is Toma Cuzin. Amateur actors Adrian Purcărescu and Cornel Cozmei were chosen after a three-month casting. Tudor Mircea is the DoP.
In One Floor Below / Un etaj mai jos, a man faces the psychological dilemma of a crime witness. Teodor Corban (Aferim! by Radu Jude, produced by Hi Film) and Iulian Postelnicu are starring.
The High Sun/ /Zvizdan by Dalibor Matanic evolves over three decades in two neighbouring villages burdened by historical legacy. We follow three love stories, each of which is in fact a story of forbidden love. Dalibor Matanić, who also wrote the script, trusted the leading roles to Tihana Lazović and Goran Marković.
Cannes Competition and Certain Regards Lineup
Competition
Dheepan (France)
Directed by Jacques Audiard
A Simple Man (France)
Directed by Stephane Brize
Marguerite and Julien (France)
Directed by Valerie Donzelli
The Tale of Tales (Italy, France, UK)
Directed by Matteo Garrone
Carol (USA, UK)
Directed by Todd Haynes
The Assassin (Tawain)
Directed by Hou Hsiao Hsien
Mountains May Depart (China, Japan, France)
Directed by Jia Zhang-Ke
Our Little Sister (Korea, Japan)
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Macbeth (UK, France, USA)
Directed by Justin Kurzel
The Lobster (Greece, UK, Ireland, Netherlands, France)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Mon Roi (France)
Directed by Maiwenn
Mia Madre (Italy, France)
Directed by Nanni Moretti
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Directed by Laszlo Nemes
Produced by Laokoon Film
Supported by Hungarian Film Fund
Developed in Cinéfondation Residence of Cannes Film Festival
Youth (Italy, France, Switzerland, UK)
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Louder Than Bombs (Norway, France, Denmark)
Directed by Joachim Trier
The Sea of Trees (USA)
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Sicario (USA)
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Un Certain Regard
Madonna (South Korea)
Directed by Shin Suwon
Maryland (France, Belgium)
Directed by Alice Winocour
The Fourth Direction (France, India)
Directed by Gurvinder Singh
Masaan/ Fly Away Solo (India)
Directed by Neeraj Ghaywan
Hruter/ Rams (Iceland)
Directed by Grimur Hakonarson
Kishibe No Tabi/ Journey to the Shore (Japan)
Directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi
Je Suis Un Soldat/I Am a Soldier (France)
Directed by Laurent Larivere
Zvizdan/The High Sun (Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia)
Directed by Dalibor Matanic
Produced by Kinorama
Coproduction: Gustav Film in association with SEE Film Pro from Serbia Project
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and the MEDIA Programme, the Slovenian Film Centre and Viba Film Ljubljana.
The Other Side (Italy)
Directed by Roberto Minervini
One Floor Below (Romania, France, Sweden)
Directed by Radu Muntean
Produced by Multimedia Est
Coproduction: Les Films de l'Après-midi (France) Film I Väst (Sweden)
Supported by Romanian National Film Center, the MEDIA Programme, the French CNC program Aide aux Cinémas du Monde and the Swedish regional film fund
Shameless (South Korea)
Directed by Oh Seung-Uk
The Chosen Ones (Mexico)
Directed by David Pablos
Nahid (Iran)
Directed by Ida Panahandeh
The Treasure (Romania, France)
Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
Produced by 42 Km Film
Coproduced by Les Films de Worso and Rouge International (France)
Supported by the Romanian National Film Center, HBO Romania and Arte France
