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In the company of his inseparable dog Laki, the writer Paolo Cognetti returns to the alpine setting of The Eight Mountains to make a documentary telling the story of Mount Rosa, meeting people who, besides finding a home in the mountains, have also found a true "place to experience feelings" .

Jean-Louis realises when he gets home that his heart has stopped. Yet, he is conscious, talking, and moving. As Jean-Louis panics, his wife Valérie turns to Margaux, her life coach, a bit of a guru. And she has a solution that will confront Jean-Louis with the ultimate taboo...

Day breaks on a long summer's day in Iceland. From one sunset to the next, Una, a young art student, encounters love, friendship, grief and beauty.

Rúnar Rúnarsson, who has already won awards at Les Arcs with Sparrows and Echo, returns to the competition with an intimate drama, bubbling with humanity and poetry. When the Light Breaks delicately evokes the links that death forges between the living in a sublime new production by the Icelandic master.

Approaching her forties, Maria's world falls apart when her husband asks for a divorce. She will have to learn to reconcile with herself and seize the opportunity for self-discovery, growth, and confronting the unconscious and dysfunctional patterns within her.

In Loveable, Norwegian Icelandic director Lilja Ingolfsdottir paints an incandescent and complex portrait of a woman, wonderfully played by Helga Guren. A nuanced first film that shines in its study of the (de)construction of relationships and self-esteem.

Sandra, a fiercely independent woman in her fifties, unexpectedly finds herself drawn into the lives of her neighbour and his two children. Slowly, and against all odds, she grows attached to this family that becomes her own.

In an Italian suburb, Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simoncino, a former violent boxer who terrorises the entire neighbourhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.

Agathe is single but dreams of a love story worthy of a Jane Austen novel. She is a bookseller but dreams of becoming a writer. Invited to an author's residency in England, she will have to face her fears to finally achieve her writing dream... and fall in love.

At the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Kristófer sets off from Iceland in search of Miko, the love of his life, whom he hasn’t seen in more than 50 years. Over the course of his journey, he recalls the London of the 1960s, where he’d met Miko in her father’s Japanese restaurant.

The new film by Icelandic master Baltasar Kormákur is a romantic melodrama that tackles love, regret, and the passage of time with candour and emotion. Touch is a mouth-watering journey of the senses, full of poetry and sweetness.

1944. In Vermiglio, a mountain village high up in the Italian Alps, war looms as a distant but constant threat. The arrival of Pietro, a deserted soldier, disrupts the dynamics of the local teacher’s family, changing them forever. As the world emerges from tragedy, the family will face its own. 

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American expat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

Queer is an incandescent spiritual journey through 1950s Mexico. Luca Guadagnino brilliantly adapts William S. Burroughs, delivering a profound film carried by Daniel Craig’s incredible range and breathtaking direction.

Abandoned by her mother, 13-year-old Maria is forced to live with her grandmother in a bleak industrial town. During a violent clash on the street, Maria meets Kristina, a girl of the same age who is striving to become a fashion model. Trying to get closer to her, Maria enrols in a mysterious modelling school, where the girls are preparing for the biggest casting event in the region. Her ambiguous relationship with Kristina and the intense, cult-like environment of the modelling school force Maria on a quest to discover her own identity.

Toxic by Saulė Bliuvaitė is an uncompromising portrait of distraught Lithuanian youth that delivers a subtle discourse on the cult of the body and the perception of adolescent girls in our European societies. A destabilising and visceral first film, rich in symbolism, which marks the discovery of a raw talent as a director.

Former martial artist Sarah leaves Austria to train three sisters from a wealthy family in the Middle East. What sounds initially like a dream job soon becomes unsettling: the young women are cut off from the outside world and under constant surveillance. Sport doesn’t seem to interest them. So why has Sarah been hired?

Moon is a captivating thriller about female martial arts, constructed like a descent into hell in a palace of one thousand and one nights. In her second film, Kurdwin Ayub, an Austrian director of Kurdish origin, continues to draw parallels between European and Middle Eastern cultures through the prism of youth.

Approaching her forties, Maria's world falls apart when her husband asks for a divorce. She will have to learn to reconcile with herself and seize the opportunity for self-discovery, growth, and confronting the unconscious and dysfunctional patterns within her.

In Loveable, Norwegian Icelandic director Lilja Ingolfsdottir paints an incandescent and complex portrait of a woman, wonderfully played by Helga Guren. A nuanced first film that shines in its study of the (de)construction of relationships and self-esteem.

Brahim, a promising young footballer, is represented by his agent and cousin Mehdi. He is about to achieve his dream: signing his first professional contract with Lyon. But the arrival of a powerful foreign agent changes everything. 

In the near future, Ukrainian space trucker Andriy transports nuclear waste to Jupiter’s abandoned moon, Callisto. Earth explodes, leaving him the last person alive—until he gets a call from Catherine, a French woman on a distant space station. Against all odds, he decides to find her.

In post-WW2 Rome, Delia is married to Ivano, a strict and authoritarian head of the family. As her eldest daughter is about to get engaged, the arrival of a mysterious letter turns everything upside down and spurs Delia to find the courage to imagine a better future—not just for herself.

In the heart of summer, Joseph, one of the last shepherds on the Corsican coast, finds his land targeted by the mafia for a real estate project. He refuses to give in. When he accidentally kills the man sent to intimidate him, he is forced to flee, becoming the target of an unrelenting hunt.

Sandra, a fiercely independent woman in her fifties, unexpectedly finds herself drawn into the lives of her neighbour and his two children. Slowly, and against all odds, she grows attached to this family that becomes her own.

Ukraine, 2008. The young Oxana Chatchko and her group found FEMEN, one of the most important movements of the 21st century. As an artist and activist, Oxana crossed borders and campaigned relentlessly for women's rights and freedom of expression, even to the point of risking her own life.

Jasmine is 40 and has everything she ever wanted: a devoted husband, three loving sons, and a thriving hair salon just south of Naples. But after her father’s death, she experiences a recurring dream in which a young girl runs into her arms, offering Jasmine a new sense of fulfilment and completeness. She decides to follow her dream of a daughter and dives headfirst into the challenging world of international adoption – risking her marriage, her sons’ well-being, and her own moral compass along the way.

Mikado and Laetitia live on the road with their children. When a car breakdown forces them to stay for the summer at Vincent's, a teacher living with his daughter. It marks the start of an idyllic interlude that could disrupt the family’s balance as their eldest daughter, Nuage, begins dreaming of a normal life.

20th December 1989.

Romania stands on the brink of revolution.  

Authorities are preparing for New Year’s festivities as if nothing is amiss, yet the official facade is beginning to crack. Amidst the fervour of protest, six lives intersect over the course of an extraordinary day.  

Until the fall of Ceaușescu and his regime.

A real tour de force, Bogdan Mureșanu's The New Year That Never Came is a hyperlink film about the last days of Ceaușescu's dictatorship. A first Romanian film about the importance of the collective in overcoming oppression, it is also a nod in the direction of the history of contemporary Europe.

When 90% of the women of Iceland walked off the job and out of their homes one fall morning in 1975 refusing to work, cook, or take care of the children, they brought their country to a standstill and catapulted Iceland to the “best place in the world to be a woman.” 

Jasmine is 40 and has everything she ever wanted: a devoted husband, three loving sons, and a thriving hair salon just south of Naples. But after her father’s death, she experiences a recurring dream in which a young girl runs into her arms, offering Jasmine a new sense of fulfilment and completeness. She decides to follow her dream of a daughter and dives headfirst into the challenging world of international adoption – risking her marriage, her sons’ well-being, and her own moral compass along the way.

Luciana, a Neapolitan astrologer, has a method to make her clients’ wishes come true: they just need to travel on their birthday to a precise destination to be reborn under a new sky. During these journeys, they will go through unexpected transformations to help them discover what they truly desire.

Pierre is raising his two sons alone. The younger, Louis, excels in his studies and moves forward in life, while Fus, the elder, drifts aimlessly. Drawn to violence, he becomes involved with far-right groups, opposing his father's values. Gradually, love gives way to misunderstanding...

There are 80,000 native Irish speakers in Ireland. 6,000 live in the North of Ireland. Three of them became a rap group called Kneecap.

For years, Henri and Nora have shared everything: they love each other and she directs the plays he acts in. When Henri lands his first film role, the creation of their new play falls apart and their relationship explodes. Is it possible to love each other without belonging completely to each other?

Belgium, 1995. The disappearance of two young girls sparks an unprecedented media frenzy. Paul Chartier, an idealistic young police officer, joins the secret surveillance operation "Maldoror." He then embarks on a solo manhunt that drives him into obsession.

Ukraine, 2008. The young Oxana Chatchko and her group found FEMEN, one of the most important movements of the 21st century. As an artist and activist, Oxana crossed borders and campaigned relentlessly for women's rights and freedom of expression, even to the point of risking her own life.

Paris, a crowded subway, an ordinary evening. A woman bumps into a man, they argue. Quickly, the electric tension turns into burning desire. The two strangers exit the train and make love in a photo booth. The night now belongs to them.

Abandoned by her mother, 13-year-old Maria is forced to live with her grandmother in a bleak industrial town. During a violent clash on the street, Maria meets Kristina, a girl of the same age who is striving to become a fashion model. Trying to get closer to her, Maria enrols in a mysterious modelling school, where the girls are preparing for the biggest casting event in the region. Her ambiguous relationship with Kristina and the intense, cult-like environment of the modelling school force Maria on a quest to discover her own identity.

Toxic by Saulė Bliuvaitė is an uncompromising portrait of distraught Lithuanian youth that delivers a subtle discourse on the cult of the body and the perception of adolescent girls in our European societies. A destabilising and visceral first film, rich in symbolism, which marks the discovery of a raw talent as a director.

There are 80,000 native Irish speakers in Ireland. 6,000 live in the North of Ireland. Three of them became a rap group called Kneecap.

This is the story of a different little girl. Her world is Coyoacan in Mexico. Sparkling, vibrant, everything interests her. And when challenges arise, she faces them with an overflowing imagination. This little girl is called Frida Kahlo!

Belgium, 1995. The disappearance of two young girls sparks an unprecedented media frenzy. Paul Chartier, an idealistic young police officer, joins the secret surveillance operation "Maldoror." He then embarks on a solo manhunt that drives him into obsession.

Former martial artist Sarah leaves Austria to train three sisters from a wealthy family in the Middle East. What sounds initially like a dream job soon becomes unsettling: the young women are cut off from the outside world and under constant surveillance. Sport doesn’t seem to interest them. So why has Sarah been hired?

Moon is a captivating thriller about female martial arts, constructed like a descent into hell in a palace of one thousand and one nights. In her second film, Kurdwin Ayub, an Austrian director of Kurdish origin, continues to draw parallels between European and Middle Eastern cultures through the prism of youth.

Jasmine is 40 and has everything she ever wanted: a devoted husband, three loving sons, and a thriving hair salon just south of Naples. But after her father’s death, she experiences a recurring dream in which a young girl runs into her arms, offering Jasmine a new sense of fulfilment and completeness. She decides to follow her dream of a daughter and dives headfirst into the challenging world of international adoption – risking her marriage, her sons’ well-being, and her own moral compass along the way.

At 40, Fabio finds solace in partying and in his secret relationship with Marie. One day, he is randomly selected to serve as a juror in a criminal court. Unable to make clear decisions for himself, he will now have to decide the fate of a young arsonist charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Jeanne leaves the city to visit her friend Elisa. The latter would like to reinvest a château recently converted into a third home, coveted by Amaury, a luxury developer, but she doesn't have the time in between bottle-feeding. How long can this modern-day asylum withstand this crazy world?

Day breaks on a long summer's day in Iceland. From one sunset to the next, Una, a young art student, encounters love, friendship, grief and beauty.

Rúnar Rúnarsson, who has already won awards at Les Arcs with Sparrows and Echo, returns to the competition with an intimate drama, bubbling with humanity and poetry. When the Light Breaks delicately evokes the links that death forges between the living in a sublime new production by the Icelandic master.

Sarah, 40, mostly cares for her sons alone. One day at the beach, her eldest, Simon, vanishes and returns soaked and strange. Back home, he spends hours in the bath, always seeking water. Worried, Sarah presses him for answers. Simon finally confesses he hears aliens when he dives in.

The Little Jaffna neighbourhood in Paris is the heart of a vibrant Tamil community, where Michael, a young police officer, is assigned to infiltrate a criminal group known for extortion and money laundering to benefit the separatist rebels in Sri Lanka.

A seemingly perfect family’s life is thrown into disarray when a young stranger arrives, exposing their hidden fears, flaws, and dreams, and unravelling the deep-seated dysfunction in their relationships.

Matthias is a master of his profession. Do you need a “cultured boyfriend” to impress your friends? A “perfect son” to influence your business partners’ opinion of you? Or maybe just a sparring partner to rehearse an argument? Whatever it is, just rent Matthias! While he excels at pretending to be someone else every day, just being himself is the real challenge.

In the black comedy Peacock, Bernhard Wenger draws on the best of Ruben Östlund and Yórgos Lánthimos while adding his own personal touch. An Austrian debut in which role-playing provides a delightful challenge to our socio-cultural matrix for a pertinent study of the couple and society.

Ben, twelve years old, loves to cook and eat. It's the start of the school year, and he has a crush on the pretty Claire. How can he win her heart over when others are making fun of him? Ben decides to go on a long and difficult diet but nothing is going to go as planned…

At 40, Fabio finds solace in partying and in his secret relationship with Marie. One day, he is randomly selected to serve as a juror in a criminal court. Unable to make clear decisions for himself, he will now have to decide the fate of a young arsonist charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Anatole is always dragging his little pan behind him. It fell on him one day, for no reason. Ever since, it gets caught everywhere and prevents him from going forward. Anatole is fed up, so he hides. Luckily, things are not that simple.

Anatole's Little Saucepan takes us on a touching adventure where every obstacle becomes an opportunity to see the world differently. An invitation to celebrate our differences.

A blended Ukrainian family spends the last day of their vacation in Tenerife, Spain. When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine strands them on the island, they must contend with isolation, duty, fear… and each other.

Under the Volcano deals with the Russian invasion of Ukraine as seen from the Canary Islands, where a Ukrainian family is holidaying. Directed by Poland's Damian Kocur, the film offers a resolutely European vision of the conflict, where the small story meets the big one.

1944. In Vermiglio, a mountain village high up in the Italian Alps, war looms as a distant but constant threat. The arrival of Pietro, a deserted soldier, disrupts the dynamics of the local teacher’s family, changing them forever. As the world emerges from tragedy, the family will face its own. 

In the company of his inseparable dog Laki, the writer Paolo Cognetti returns to the alpine setting of The Eight Mountains to make a documentary telling the story of Mount Rosa, meeting people who, besides finding a home in the mountains, have also found a true "place to experience feelings" .

Summer 1998. Cassandre is 14. At the family manor house, her parents and older brother notice that her body has changed. Fortunately, Cassandre joins a small riding school for the holidays. There she discovers another kind of normality which takes her away from a family body swallowing her up...

Abandoned by her mother, 13-year-old Maria is forced to live with her grandmother in a bleak industrial town. During a violent clash on the street, Maria meets Kristina, a girl of the same age who is striving to become a fashion model. Trying to get closer to her, Maria enrols in a mysterious modelling school, where the girls are preparing for the biggest casting event in the region. Her ambiguous relationship with Kristina and the intense, cult-like environment of the modelling school force Maria on a quest to discover her own identity.

Toxic by Saulė Bliuvaitė is an uncompromising portrait of distraught Lithuanian youth that delivers a subtle discourse on the cult of the body and the perception of adolescent girls in our European societies. A destabilising and visceral first film, rich in symbolism, which marks the discovery of a raw talent as a director.

20th December 1989.

Romania stands on the brink of revolution.  

Authorities are preparing for New Year’s festivities as if nothing is amiss, yet the official facade is beginning to crack. Amidst the fervour of protest, six lives intersect over the course of an extraordinary day.  

Until the fall of Ceaușescu and his regime.

A real tour de force, Bogdan Mureșanu's The New Year That Never Came is a hyperlink film about the last days of Ceaușescu's dictatorship. A first Romanian film about the importance of the collective in overcoming oppression, it is also a nod in the direction of the history of contemporary Europe.

At 13, Pierre returns to live on his father's farm after the sudden death of his mother. Bullied at school, he finds solace in his passion for skateboarding. He meets Bertrand, an outcast with a past as a former skater, who takes him under his wing. Together, they will try to rebuild their lives.

Anatole is always dragging his little pan behind him. It fell on him one day, for no reason. Ever since, it gets caught everywhere and prevents him from going forward. Anatole is fed up, so he hides. Luckily, things are not that simple.

Anatole's Little Saucepan takes us on a touching adventure where every obstacle becomes an opportunity to see the world differently. An invitation to celebrate our differences.

In Borneo, at the edge of the rainforest, Kéria takes in a baby orang-utan found on the oil palm plantation where her father works. At the same time, her young cousin Selaï takes refuge with them to escape the conflict between his nomadic family and the forestry companies.

There are 80,000 native Irish speakers in Ireland. 6,000 live in the North of Ireland. Three of them became a rap group called Kneecap.

Yvonne Nguyen, a young woman of Vietnamese origin, dreams of a musical theatre career, much to the chagrin of her mother who would rather see her take over her restaurant in the suburbs. Will the intimacy of the kitchen finally enable them to communicate, understand and accept each other?

Agathe is single but dreams of a love story worthy of a Jane Austen novel. She is a bookseller but dreams of becoming a writer. Invited to an author's residency in England, she will have to face her fears to finally achieve her writing dream... and fall in love.

David, a construction manager, leads a tower project in La Défense. Faced with delays, constant pressure, he lives in urgency. When he meets Victoria, an ambitious HR director, he’s instantly drawn to her boldness and freedom.

Ethan, 17, becomes an apprentice jockey in a stable for jumping, the most violent event in galloping. In contact with the thoroughbreds, he discovers the world of racing, betting and money. His passion grew, as did his frustration. Soon he has to choose: break the rules or save his own skin. 

Five former public sector employees gather in an abandoned hospital. As they explore the space, the former judge, police officer, emergency doctor, teacher, and postal worker share their experiences of work-related suffering and the ethical conflicts they faced following the dismantling of public services.

Liane, 19 years old, daring and fiery, lives with her mother and little sister under the dusty sun of Fréjus in the South of France. Obsessed with beauty and the need to become “someone”, she sees reality TV as her opportunity to be loved… Fate smiles upon her when she auditions for Miracle Island.

On the morning of Thursday 19 December, we will be holding a film debate on the film Wild Diamond. Director Agathe Riedinger, journalist Salomé Saqué and two young people from the Bourg Saint Maurice school complex will come together for a discussion moderated by Fabienne Silvestre on this first film, which was in Competition at the last Cannes Film Festival.

Io, Capitano tells the adventurous journey of two young men, Seydou and Moussa, who leave Dakar to reach Europe. A contemporary Odyssey through the pitfalls of the desert, the horrors of detention centres in Libya and the dangers of the sea.

We will also have the honour of welcoming a leading figure in Italian cinema: director Matteo Garrone. On Thursday 19 December, he will be giving a masterclass on his latest film, Moi capitaine, winner of the Silver Lion at Venice. We will also be screening two of his most iconic films: Dogman and Gomorrah.

After fleeing a camp in Lebanon, two Palestinian cousins are stranded in Athens, living in an underground limbo. Desperately seeking a way to reach Germany, they find themselves caught in an uncontrollable spiral.

After a newborn dies during delivery, the morals and professionalism of Nina, a Georgian OB/GYN, come under scrutiny amid rumours that she performs illegal abortions for those in need.

April, which won the Special Jury Prize at the last Venice Film Festival, skilfully deals with the regulation of women's bodies that continues to threaten part of contemporary Europe. Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili impresses with her radical and daring approach, using fixed shots and camera gazes that glare at the viewer.

Malek, a single man in his forties, has just moved to Montmartre and soon welcomes his nephew Ryiad, who has just arrived from Algeria. Together, they explore Barbès, the neighbourhood of the Algerian community. Malek reconnects with his roots and begins to grieve for his lost loved ones.

David, a construction manager, leads a tower project in La Défense. Faced with delays, constant pressure, he lives in urgency. When he meets Victoria, an ambitious HR director, he’s instantly drawn to her boldness and freedom.

Mona lives with her thirty-something son, Joël, who has developmental delays. He is deeply in love with his colleague Océane, who also has a disability. While Mona knows nothing of this relationship, she learns that Océane is pregnant. The close bond between mother and son begins to waver.

20th December 1989.

Romania stands on the brink of revolution.  

Authorities are preparing for New Year’s festivities as if nothing is amiss, yet the official facade is beginning to crack. Amidst the fervour of protest, six lives intersect over the course of an extraordinary day.  

Until the fall of Ceaușescu and his regime.

A real tour de force, Bogdan Mureșanu's The New Year That Never Came is a hyperlink film about the last days of Ceaușescu's dictatorship. A first Romanian film about the importance of the collective in overcoming oppression, it is also a nod in the direction of the history of contemporary Europe.

Ethan, 17, becomes an apprentice jockey in a stable for jumping, the most violent event in galloping. In contact with the thoroughbreds, he discovers the world of racing, betting and money. His passion grew, as did his frustration. Soon he has to choose: break the rules or save his own skin. 

12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.

Berlin, 1942: Hilde is in love with Hans and pregnant, but danger looms. Hans joins the anti-Nazi resistance group later called the “Red Orchestra.” Despite the risks, Hilde also joins and is arrested by the Gestapo, giving birth in prison. With limited time, she finds strength for her son.

July copes with the cruelty of high school thanks to the protection of her older sister September. Sheela, their mother, worries when September is expelled, and July uses the opportunity to assert her independence. After a mysterious event, they take refuge in a country house, but everything has changed...

With September Says, an adaptation of Sisters by Daisy Johnson, the Franco-Greek actress Ariane Labed signs her first film as a director. Drawing inspiration from the Greek Weird Wave, she infuses her own unique style into a film about sisterhood that is as disturbing as it is upsetting.

In 2008, a group of men from Denmark and across Europe pulled off the biggest heist of all time on Danish soil. Kasper, a boxer with few chances left in life, is offered the opportunity to plan the robbery by its foreign initiators.

Copenhagen, 1919. Karoline, a young factory worker, struggles to survive. When she becomes pregnant, she meets Dagmar, a charismatic woman running a hidden adoption agency. A strong bond develops between the pair and Karoline takes on a role as a nanny at Dagmar's side.

Captivating and disturbing, The Young Woman with the Needle deals with class relations in a post-Great War European society while building obvious bridges to our own times. Thanks to a splendid work of black and white expressionism and stunning sound work, Magnus Von Horn delivers one of the most brilliant films of the last Cannes Film Festival.

Bruno’s (18) life is increasingly limited by the growing dependence of his grandmother Natividad (86), the only family he has ever known. When the opportunity to take her to a nursing home arises, both will have to deal with a decision they had not allowed themselves to consider before.

Amel and her family learn that their landlord wants to reclaim their apartment in a few months. As Mouna, her eldest daughter, begins having visions of Charles Martel, and their request for new social housing stalls, Amel has no choice but to reinvent herself.

In the near future, Ukrainian space trucker Andriy transports nuclear waste to Jupiter’s abandoned moon, Callisto. Earth explodes, leaving him the last person alive—until he gets a call from Catherine, a French woman on a distant space station. Against all odds, he decides to find her.