EO, the new film by the Polish veteran Jerzy Skolimowski, is a contemporary interpretation of Robert Bresson’s classic Au hazard Balthazar! (1966) and it follows a donkey from a Polish circus to an Italian slaughterhouse. The cast of this Polish/Italian coproduction includes Sandra Drzymalska, Mateusz Kościukiewicz and Tomasz Organek. Ewa Piaskowska and Jerzy Skolimowski penned the script.
Cristian Mungiu is coming back for the fourth time to Cannes’ Competition with R.M.N, a film that he also wrote, about a young man working in Germany and visiting his natal village around Christmas, who is preoccupied about his son, the women he secretly loves, and his lonely father. The main characters are played by Marin Grigore and Judith State. The film is a coproduction between Romania, France, Belgium and Sweden.
Silent Twins, the first English-language film by Agnieszka Smoczyńska, starring Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance, is inspired by the story of twins who communicated with each other in a telepathic way. The screenplay written by Andrea Seigel is based on the book The Silent Twins by investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace.
30WEST arranged the financing and is co-repping US rights alongside ICM Partners and UTA Independent. Protagonist is handling international sales. Gutek Film will release the film in Poland.
Metronom, the debut feature by Alexandru Belc, is a love story set in Romania of the 70s between two teenagers of whom one is set to emigrate to the West. The film is a Romanian/French coproduction.
Butterfly Vision, directed by first-time Ukrainian director Maksym Nakonechnyi, tells a compelling story of Lilia, who was for months held as a prisoner of war, and now she struggles to resume her life in Ukraine as a soldier and wife. It is a harsh and surreal tale about a victim who simply refuses to be identified as one. The film is a coproduction between Ukraine, Czech Republic, Croatia and Sweden.
Films from FNE Partner Countries Selected for Cannes Official Selection 2022:
Competition:
EO (Poland, Italy)
Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Produced by Skopje Film, Alia Film
Supported by the Polish Film Institute, the Warmia and Masury Film Fund
R.M.N (Romania, France, Belgium, Sweden)
Directed by Cristian Mungiu
Produced by Mobra Films
Coproduced by Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch International, France 3 Cinéma, Le Pacte, Les Films du Fleuve, Filmgate Films, Film i Väst
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), Canal+,France Télévisions, Ciné+, Eurimages
Un Certain Regard:
Silent Twins (UK, Poland)
Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Produced by Kindred Spirit
Coproduced by Madants, Extreme Emotions and 42
Supported by the Polish Film Institute, Moderator Inwestycje
Metronom (Romania, France)
Directed by Alexandru Belc
Produced by Strada Film Internațional, Midralgar, Chainsaw Europe
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), La Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Catena, OMD România, Friesland Câmpina
Butterfly Vision (Ukraine, Czech Republic, Croatia, Sweden)
Directed by Maksym Nakonechnyi
Produced by Tabor
Coproduced by MasterFilm, 4 Film, Sisyfos Film Production
Supported by the Ukrainian State Film Agency, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, Eurimages, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC), the Swedish Film Institute, the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation and Ukrainian Institute, the Czech Film Fund.
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