Nos soleils – Carla SIMÓN – approved for all audiences – 12:15 (Spain) Filmmaker in Attendance
Oscar on skis
Salle Bernard Taillefer
For as long as they can remember, the Solé family has spent every summer picking the peaches in their orchard in Alcarràs, Catalonia. But this year’s crop may well be their last, as they face eviction. For the first time, they face an uncertain future and risk losing more than their orchard.
Tempête – Christian DUGUAY – 11:39 (France) Filmmaker in Attendance
Youth screeningsPreview
Le Coeur d'Or 1
Born and raised with horses, Zoe leads a happy life at her parents’ racehorse stables, driven by the dream of someday becoming a jockey. Zoe’s dreams are shattered one stormy night, when a panicked Tempest accidentally injures the girl. With the indefectible support of her family, Zoe will seek to conquer the impossible, in pursuit of her dream.
Polaris – Ainara VERA – approved for all audiences – 13:06 (France)
Summit
Salle des festivals
Hayat, an expert sailor in the Arctic, navigates far from humans and her family’s past in France. But when her little sister Leila gives birth to a baby girl Inaya, their worlds are turned upside down; we witness their journey, guided by the polar star, to overcome the family’s fate.
Divertimento – Marie-Castille MENTION-SCHAAR – 15:15 (France) Filmmaker in Attendance
Preview
Salle Bernard Taillefer
At 17, Zahia Ziouani dreams of becoming a conductor and Fettouma, her twin sister, a professional cellist. Lulled by classical symphonic music since their childhood, they wish to make it accessible to all and in all territories.
The screening will be preceded by the Focus section short film Fish Like Us by Raphaela Schmid.
1:30 PM
Empire of Light – Sam MENDES – 15:48 (United Kingdom)
SummitPlaytime
Le Coeur d'Or 1
Hilary is a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen is a new employee longing to escape the provincial town where he faces daily adversity. Together they find a sense of belonging and experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community.
Un petit frère – Léonor SERRAILLE – 17:01 (France)
Official Competition
Le Coeur d'Or 2
In the late 1980s, Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to the Paris suburbs with her two young sons, Ernest and Jean. Spanning 20 years from their arrival in France to the present day, the film is the moving chronicle of the construction and deconstruction of a family.
Habib, la grande aventure – Benoît MARIAGE – approved for all audiences – 16:57 (Belgium)
Summit
Salle des festivals
Habib is an actor from Brussels whose parents come from Morocco. Torn in his aspirations to satisfy the demands of the different milieus that define him, will he be able to preserve his integrity?
La Ligne Booking possible – Ursula MEIER – 20:03 (Switzerland)
Playtime
Le Coeur d'Or 3
Cette séance est proposée en audio-description et avec un sous-titrage pour sourds et malentendants.
After assaulting her mother during an argument, Margaret is arrested and ordered to stay 100 metres away from the family home. Margaret will never stop trying to make amends for her act and this imaginary line will crystallise all the tensions of this dysfunctional family.
