Festival de Cannes

As one of the biggest and most influential festivals in the world, the annual Cannes program gives a kind of snapshot of international cinema and thus became an important witness of the times with its 75 editions. SOONER exclusively shows some program highlights of the last years.
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  • R U There

    R U There

    Drama

    2010

    1h.23min

    6

    Pro-gamer Jitze has to take a forced break from a tournament in Taipei and meets a young woman who changes his view of the world.


  • And Along Come Tourists

    And Along Come Tourists

    Drama, Independent

    2007

    1h.25min

    0 FSK

    In the shadow of Auschwitz, a touching story of reconciliation takes place between a young German and a concentration camp survivor.


  • Ilo Ilo

    Ilo Ilo

    Drama

    2013

    1h.39min

    16+

    A lovely, intimate drama of family dynamics under stress, offering an intriguing peek into previously unseen Singaporean middle-class life.


  • Boarding Gate

    Boarding Gate

    Drama, Thriller

    2006

    1h.46min

    16 FSK

    Trapped in a world of global financial transactions and erotic S&M games, Sandra (Asia Argento) tries to escape the clutches of her ex.


  • Polaris

    Polaris

    Documentary

    2023

    1h.19min

    16+

    This heart-warming documentary uses beautiful images to tell the story of two sisters who break a vicious circle.


  • Dreams of the City

    Dreams of the City

    Drama

    1984

    2h.3min

    16+

    A poignant tale of lost innocence, young Dib navigates the tumultuous landscape of 1950s Damascus following his father's death.


  • Our Men

    Our Men

    Drama, Romance

    2021

    1h.46min

    16+

    Nika leaves Ukraine to follow her boyfriend Vlad, a French foreign legionnaire, to a military camp in Corsica. There, she meets the commander's wife.


  • Alice and the Mayor

    Alice and the Mayor

    Drama

    2019

    1h.40min

    16+

    After thirty years, the Mayor of Lyon is running out of ideas, and thanks to a young and brilliant philosopher, he is now getting new hope.


  • Pacifiction

    Pacifiction

    Drama, Thriller

    2022

    2h.45min

    6 FSK

    The mesmerizing world of Albert Serra's PACIFICTION departs from the exotic portrayal of Tahiti, presenting an authentic glimpse into its beauty.


  • Brother's Keeper

    Brother's Keeper

    Drama

    2021

    1h.25min

    16+

    A provincial boarding school for Kurdish boys becomes the flashpoint of a society riddled with power imbalances.


  • Birdsong

    Birdsong

    Drama

    2008

    1h.38min

    16+

    The Three Wise Kings travel in search of the Messiah, with unexpected obstacles on the way.


  • Honour of the Knights

    Honour of the Knights

    Drama

    2006

    1h.47min

    16+

    Albert Serra distills the philosophical and spiritual core of Miguel de Cervantes' classic tale.


  • God's Neighbors

    God's Neighbors

    Drama

    2012

    1h.38min

    16

    Israeli filmmaker Meni Yaesh tackles the complex yet always renewable thematic triangle of religion, violence, and sex.


  • The Myth of the American Sleepover

    The Myth of the American Sleepover

    Independent, Comedy

    2010

    1h.33min

    16+

    On the last night of summer, 4 teenagers navigate suburban Detroit looking for love and adventure. A poignant coming-of-age drama.


  • Wendy and Lucy

    Wendy and Lucy

    Drama

    2008

    1h.20min

    6 FSK

    Wendy, a near-penniless drifter, is traveling to Alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, Lucy.


  • The Giants

    The Giants

    Comedy

    2010

    1h.24min

    16+

    A celebration of every boy's dream to be on his own, to go on a fun escape with his best pals, with a touch of Stand by Me and Mark Twain.


  • Home

    Home

    Drama

    2007

    1h.34min

    12 FSK

    A family’s peaceful existence is threatened when a busy highway is opened only meters away from their isolated house in the middle of nowhere.


  • The Class

    The Class

    Drama

    2007

    2h.4min

    0 FSK

    An exceptional, docu-like film that explores the nuances of student-teacher relationships in a Parisian high school.


  • Lingui, The Sacred Bonds

    Lingui, The Sacred Bonds

    Drama

    2021

    1h.27min

    16 FSK

    Deeply humanist drama centred on the strength and resilience of women in the face of a dangerously patriarchal society.


  • Elevator to the Gallows

    Elevator to the Gallows

    Classics, Thriller

    1957

    1h.30min

    16 FSK

    Louis Malle laid the groundwork for the Nouvelle Vague with his debut, which became a springboard for many of those involved. Music by Miles Davis.


  • The Harvesters

    The Harvesters

    Drama

    2018

    1h.46min

    16+

    Tense psychological drama and mesmerizing portrait of adolescence set in South Africa brims with religious motives and impending doom.


  • Tralala

    Tralala

    Comedy, Music, Dance, Theater

    2021

    2h.1min

    16+

    Offbeat, very funny French musical comedy that plays on the kitsch and mystique of the Lourdes pilgrimage site .


  • The Heroics

    The Heroics

    Comedy, Drama

    2021

    1h.39min

    16+

    A moving drama that explores the emotional turmoil of addiction, fatherhood, and marginalization.


  • A Good Man

    A Good Man

    Drama

    2020

    1h.47min

    16+

    Gender, identity and truth: A GOOD MAN explores the ultimate symbol of femininity and the taboo of male pregnancy.


  • H6

    H6

    Documentary

    2022

    1h.54min

    6

    This documentary about everyday hospital life in China combines the serious and the amusing in a very balanced ratio.


  • Les Invisibles

    Les Invisibles

    Documentary, Queer

    2011

    1h.55min

    16+

    This César-winning documentary provides an insightful glimpse into the lives of older gay men and lesbians in France.


  • Freda

    Freda

    Drama

    2021

    1h.33min

    16+

    Haitian anthropology student FREDA must navigate the tensions between family expectations, postcolonial structures, Christianity, and voodoo.


  • Slalom

    Slalom

    Drama

    2021

    1h.32min

    16

    Director Charlène Favier deals with her own experiences of abuse as a young junior athlete in this compelling and haunting drama.


  • The Sea Ahead

    The Sea Ahead

    Drama

    2021

    1h.56min

    16+

    This riveting feature tells the story of a young woman returning home to a crisis-ridden country and family she barley recognizes.


  • Personal Affairs

    Personal Affairs

    Drama

    2017

    1h.30min

    16+

    This bitingly funny episodic film subtly interweaves the conflicts of a Palestinian family with the political realities of the Middle East conflict.


  • Buy Me a Gun

    Buy Me a Gun

    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2018

    1h.24min

    16+

    In a dystopian Mexico, a drug-addicted father tries to survive, as a groundskeeper at a baseball field, with his young daughter Huck.


  • The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis

    The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis

    Drama

    2017

    1h.16min

    16+

    Argentine 1977: Francisco, a former communist, is given the chance to save two dissidents from the hounds of the military junta.


  • To Live to Sing

    To Live to Sing

    Drama, Music, Dance, Theater

    2019

    1h.47min

    16+

    Faced with the imminent destruction of their opera house, a traditional Sichuan opera troupe plans a big show to save their opera house.


  • Trouble Every Day

    Trouble Every Day

    Drama, Horror

    2001

    1h.41min

    16 FSK

    Claire Denis uses intimate imagery to tell the story of two couples whose self-destructive desires will have deadly consequences.


  • Bloody Milk

    Bloody Milk

    Drama, Comedy

    2017

    1h.27min

    16+

    A dairy farmer and his sister, who is a veterinarian, get into a conflict over how to deal with a dangerous cattle disease.


  • Kongo

    Kongo

    Documentary

    2019

    1h.8min

    16+

    In Brazzaville, 'invisible forces' rule the world. The monk Medard tries to heal the sick victims of evil spells.


  • Fire Will Come

    Fire Will Come

    Drama

    2019

    1h.26min

    16+

    The strange loner Amador was blamed for a devastating forest fire. After serving his prison sentence, he is now no longer welcome in his village.


  • Our Mothers

    Our Mothers

    Drama

    2019

    1h.16min

    16+

    Guatemala, 2018. The whole country is immersed in the trial of the soldiers who sparked the civil war.


  • Paths in the Night

    Paths in the Night

    Drama, Thriller

    1999

    1h.33min

    16 FSK

    A haunting psychogram of an entire generation of ex-GDR citizens who have not yet fully accepted that they now live in the Federal Republic of Germany


  • Marseille

    Marseille

    Drama

    2004

    1h.31min

    0 FSK

    "German cinema can be this exciting: Angela Schanelec's fourth film MARSEILLE" (taz)


  • After the War

    After the War

    Crime, Drama

    2018

    1h.31min

    16+

    One man's acts of political violence in 1970s Italy rebound on his family decades later.


  • Jesus of Montreal

    Jesus of Montreal

    Classics

    1989

    2h.0min

    16+

    This Oscar-nominated drama about a reinterpretation of the Passion of Christ shines in new splendor after being restored and digitized.


  • Night Zoo

    Night Zoo

    Classics

    1987

    1h.56min

    18 FSK

    Jean-Claude Lauzon's feature debut is a gritty crime thriller which won a record 13 Genie Awards in every single category where it was nominated.


  • Before Summer Ends

    Before Summer Ends

    Independent, Comedy

    2017

    1h.21min

    12

    After five years of studying, Arash is fed up with France. His friends persuade him to join them on one last trip, hoping to change his mind.


  • August 32nd on Earth

    August 32nd on Earth

    Classics

    1998

    1h.28min

    16+

    In Denis Villeneuve's feature film debut, a young model narrowly escapes death and endeavors to give her life new meaning by becoming a mother.


  • Something Is Happening

    Something Is Happening

    Drama, Queer

    2018

    1h.37min

    12

    In the glistening light of southern France, the paths of the two women cross at seemingly opposite points in their lives.


  • A Violent Desire for Joy

    A Violent Desire for Joy

    Drama

    2018

    1h.15min

    16+

    When revolutionary troops arrive at their remote mountain monastery, the young monk Gabriel is forced to choose between his duty and his freedom.


  • The Dunce

    The Dunce

    Drama

    2016

    1h.57min

    16+

    Laurent is seeking a path in life after living his youth years in laziness. Moving in with his father again, their relationship is put to the test.


  • Wajib

    Wajib

    Drama

    2017

    1h.36min

    16+

    Shadi returns to Nazareth to fulfill his duty (WAJIB) as a big brother, where simmering conflicts await.


  • Humanity

    Humanity

    Classics

    1999

    2h.22min

    16 FSK

    A brutal sex crime reveals the monstrous nature of humans, while a police officer must preserve his humanity.


  • Young Törless

    Young Törless

    Classics

    1966

    1h.24min

    16 FSK

    Törless is a pupil in a secluded boarding school. He is a loner who resents the cruelty of his fellow pupils.


  • Wajma, an Afghan Love Story

    Wajma, an Afghan Love Story

    Drama

    2012

    1h.20min

    16+

    After a passionate romance, an Afghan student must face patriarchal power structures alone.


  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

    Independent, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2019

    1h.45min

    16+

    Dominick has a superpower and suffers from it. He longs for normality - a refreshingly pessimistic take on the superhero genre.


  • A Violent Life

    A Violent Life

    Drama, Thriller

    2017

    1h.53min

    16+

    In this complex story of politics, loyalty, and identity, a Corsican resistance fighter returns to his homeland despite the threat of death.


  • The Old Gun

    The Old Gun

    Classics

    1975

    1h.38min

    16 FSK

    The Wehrmacht massacre at Oradour in 1944, filmed with Philppe Noiret and Romy Schneider in 1975. Hated by the German critics, loved by the French.


  • Amin

    Amin

    Drama

    2018

    1h.31min

    16+

    After spending years working abroad to support his wife and kids, Senegalese Amin falls in love with another woman.


  • Mai 68, La belle ouvrage

    Mai 68, La belle ouvrage

    Documentary, Classics

    1968

    1h.57min

    16+

    In Paris in May 1968, this documentary examines the social upheavals of the time and compares them to the anti-globalization movement of today.


  • Hope

    Hope

    Drama

    2014

    1h.33min

    16+

    On their flight from the Gulf of Guinea to the Moroccan coast, two people, despite or because of the omnipresent danger, find each other.


  • Virgins

    Virgins

    Drama

    2018

    1h.30min

    16+

    When a local fisherman claims to have seen a mermaid, tourists flock to the beach at Kiryat Yam, saving teenaged Lana from yet another boring summer.


  • Three Monkeys

    Three Monkeys

    Drama

    2007

    1h.46min

    12 FSK

    A family turns a blind eye to an injustice in this Turkish drama, provoking an even worse disaster.


  • A Screaming Man

    A Screaming Man

    Drama

    2010

    1h.27min

    6 FSK

    The old top dog Adam has to make way for the next generation. But the hotel lifeguard has an immoral plan up his sleeve to prevent any change.


  • The Girl Without Hands

    The Girl Without Hands

    Animation

    2016

    1h.12min

    12

    Based on the fairy tale classic by the Brothers Grimm, a farmer is tricked by the devil and accidentally sells his daughter for a bit of gold.


  • Dear Prudence

    Dear Prudence

    Drama

    2010

    1h.17min

    16+

    17-year-old Prudence lives alone in Paris. After a botched shoplifting attempt she meets Marilyne at the police station.


  • Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait

    Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait

    Documentary, Independent

    2013

    1h.43min

    18

    Horrifying videos of the Syrian civil war, taken with mobile phones in the besieged city of Homs, show the horrors of war unfiltered.


  • Let the Sunshine In

    Let the Sunshine In

    Comedy, Romance

    2017

    1h.35min

    12 FSK

    Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love, at last.


  • Borgman

    Borgman

    Horror, Thriller

    2013

    1h.53min

    16 FSK

    An enigmatic drifter seeks refuge with an arrogant upper-class family, turning their lives into a psychological nightmare in the process.


  • Euphoria

    Euphoria

    Drama, Queer

    2018

    1h.50min

    12 FSK

    Two dissimilar brothers find each other again through a stroke of fate.


  • Bernadette Lafont, and God Created the Free Woman

    Bernadette Lafont, and God Created the Free Woman

    Biography, Documentary

    2016

    1h.5min

    16+

    Bernadette Lafont embodied the unyielding desire for freedom and independence like hardly any other actress in her time.


  • Reunion in Travers

    Reunion in Travers

    Classics

    1989

    1h.41min

    16 FSK

    During the French Revolution, in the village of Travers ensconced in neutral Switzerland, Prussian aesthete Herman Beyer is on the verge of divorcing wife ...


  • To the Four Winds

    To the Four Winds

    Documentary, Independent

    2018

    1h.40min

    16+

    A French olive farmer offers help to refugees crossing the mountains. But now he too faces prosecution.


  • Ajami

    Ajami

    Crime

    2008

    2h.0min

    16 FSK

    Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Ajami. Here is the Babel of the present, life a permanent state of emergency. Enemies who have been enemies for a long time live here ...


  • The Prince of Nothingwood

    The Prince of Nothingwood

    Biography, Documentary

    2017

    1h.26min

    12 FSK

    Salim Shaheen defied the Soviets and the Taliban and is the most prolific Afghan filmmaker you've never heard of.


  • Our Little Sister

    Our Little Sister

    Drama

    2015

    2h.7min

    0 FSK

    Four Japanese sisters find each other again after a stroke of fate.


  • Only Lovers Left Alive

    Only Lovers Left Alive

    Horror, Romance

    2012

    2h.2min

    12 FSK

    Hiding out in a run-down mansion in Detroit, underground musician Adam (Tom Hiddleston) is forced to contend with the demands of the modern world.


  • The Congress

    The Congress

    Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2012

    2h.3min

    12 FSK

    An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.


  • Le Havre

    Le Havre

    Comedy

    2011

    1h.29min

    0 FSK

    Aki Kaurismäki's heart-warming dramedy has won over 15 international awards.


  • Stopped on Track

    Stopped on Track

    Drama

    2011

    1h.49min

    6 FSK

    A heartbreaking drama about love and transience. Winner of four German Film Awards.


  • All Together

    All Together

    Drama

    2010

    1h.32min

    6 FSK

    Five long-time friends hatch a daring scheme to escape from their old people's home. Their plan is to become roomates in their own place.


  • Oh La La Pauline!

    Oh La La Pauline!

    Romance, Drama

    2015

    1h.28min

    16+

    This debut takes us into the explosively charming life of 15-year-old Pauline and her unconventional family.


  • One Week and a Day

    One Week and a Day

    Comedy

    2016

    1h.38min

    6 FSK

    When Eyal finishes the week of mourning for his late son, his wife urges him to return to their routine but instead he gets high with a young neighbor. This ...


  • Tehran Taboo

    Tehran Taboo

    Animation, Drama

    2016

    1h.36min

    16 FSK

    The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution ...


  • The Unknown Girl

    The Unknown Girl

    Crime, Drama

    2016

    1h.53min

    6 FSK

    A doctor plagued by feelings of guilt tries on her own initiative to clarify the identity of a dead woman who lay on her doorstep.


  • The Measure of a Man

    The Measure of a Man

    Drama

    2015

    1h.31min

    0 FSK

    Thierry, 51, a family man and skilled machinist, has been unemployed for 20 months. Can he keep his dignity while looking for a job?


  • Cemetery of Splendour

    Cemetery of Splendour

    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2015

    2h.2min

    0 FSK

    A group of soldiers in a small town on the Mekong River in northern Thailand are struck with a bizarre sleeping illness.


  • Until the Birds Return

    Until the Birds Return

    Drama

    2017

    1h.53min

    6 FSK

    Director Moussaoui interweaves three stories into a multi-faceted portrait of Algeria between slums and luxury apartments, tradition and modernity.


  • Stop-Over

    Stop-Over

    Documentary

    2013

    1h.40min

    16+

    An abandoned house in Athens has become a temporary home for refugees hoping to continue their journey.


  • Plot 35

    Plot 35

    Documentary, Independent

    2017

    1h.7min

    12 FSK

    Director Eric Caravaca tells the story of his sister, whose existence was hushed up.


  • Le Monde vivant - The Living World

    Le Monde vivant - The Living World

    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2002

    1h.15min

    16+

    A funny, charming faux-fairy tale about ogres, knights and maidens, by Eugène Green.


  • Eat Snow

    Eat Snow

    Drama

    2016

    30min

    16+

    Max Hegewald's drama is devoted to a difficult topic: suicide among teenagers.


  • Holy Motors

    Holy Motors

    Drama, Romance

    2012

    1h.51min

    16 FSK

    From dawn to dusk, a few hours in the mysterious life of a mystical man called Monsieur Oscar.


  • The Minister

    The Minister

    Drama

    2011

    1h.47min

    12 FSK

    Minister Saint-Jean rushes to an accident site to demonstrate his concern – and then be available for the press. The people involved are just disposable ...


  • Heartbeats

    Heartbeats

    Drama, Love & Sex

    2010

    1h.36min

    12 FSK

    Directing prodigy Xavier Dolan presents with his comedy-drama a deliciously tongue-in cheek celebration of falling in love. Screened 2010 at Cannes.


  • Nostalgia de la luz

    Nostalgia de la luz

    Documentary

    2010

    1h.29min

    12 FSK

    In the Atacama Desert, scientists are searching for light from the oldest prehistoric times in the universe.


  • The Light Thief

    The Light Thief

    Comedy

    2010

    1h.16min

    12 FSK

    They call him Mr. Light. He's kind and thoughtful, and like moths to a flame, people are drawn to him - except the corrupt mayor, who's approval he needs ...


  • I Killed My Mother

    I Killed My Mother

    Love & Sex, Queer

    2009

    1h.36min

    16 FSK

    In his debut, 19-year-old Xavier Dolan comes to terms with his coming out and his difficult relationship with his mother - "Prix Regards Jeune"


  • Hotel (Jessica Hausner)

    Hotel (Jessica Hausner)

    Drama, Thriller

    2004

    1h.13min

    12 FSK

    The receptionist of a lonely forest hotel must escape a dark fate in this enigmatic thriller.


  • Songs from the Second Floor

    Songs from the Second Floor

    Comedy

    2000

    1h.39min

    16 FSK

    An equally bitter, hilarious and poetic meditation on love, relationships and life itself. Awarded the Grand Jury Prize in Cannes.


  • Airless Space

    Airless Space

    Drama, Independent

    2014

    20min

    16+

    Hans is a bike messenger from Berlin-Kreuzberg, going about with his daily life, trying to escape from the truth in supposed ordinariness.


  • Wada

    Wada

    Drama

    2015

    28min

    16+

    As in the movie Butterfly Effect, an event at one end of the world can change everything at the other end of the world.


  • Come And Play

    Come And Play

    Drama

    2013

    31min

    12 FSK

    A boy playing with a toy gun in the woods is pulled into an altered reality.