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Alarms

Part social-realist drama, part thriller, this workplace portrait depicts the pressure-cooker stresses of an overworked construction site.

Dir. Nicolas Panay / 2023 / 17 mins / France / French
Feature
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Animale

In this striking genre-bender from Cannes Critics’ Week, a young woman wants to rise the ranks of bull-running – but a rogue animal is on the loose.

Dir. Emma Benestan / 2024 / 99 mins / France / French
Feature
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The Balconettes

In actor-turned-director Noémie Merlant’s dark French farce, three friends must conceal a #MeToo murder while haunted by the ghosts of abusive men.

Dir. Noémie Merlant / 104 mins / France / French
Feature
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Copa 71

Think the global surge in interest in women’s football is a relatively recent occurrence? This eye-opening documentary asks you to think again.

Dir. Rachel Ramsay, James Erskine / 2023 / 89 mins / UK / English, Spanish, French, Italian
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A Crab in the Pool

On a scorching summer day, two siblings are reminded of their mother.

Dir. Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel / 2023 / 11 mins / Canada / French
Short
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Crushed

A harrowing account of an abusive and violent relationship during a woman’s early adulthood.

Dir. Camille Vigny / 2024 / 13 mins / Belgium / French
Feature
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Dahomey

As the restitution conversation gains global momentum, this striking Berlinale Golden Bear–winning documentary follows a stolen statue home.

Dir. Mati Diop / 2024 / 68 mins / France, Senegal / English, French
Feature
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Direct Action

Winner of the Berlinale’s Encounters Award for Best Film, this bold and vital documentary explores the militant activist community in France.

Dir. Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell / 2024 / 216 mins / Germany, France, South Korea / French
XR
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Emperor

An interactive and surrealist voyage into the mind of a father experiencing aphasia.

Dir. Marion Burger, Ilan J. Cohen / 2023 / 40 mins / Germany, France / English, French, German
Feature
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Ghost Trail

This portrait of justice-seeking Syrians in European exile is a deftly calibrated spy thriller propelled by stand-out performances.

Dir. Jonathan Millet / 2024 / 106 mins / France / French, Arabic
Short
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Gigi

Aquatic and amphibious imagery act as motifs for a young woman’s recollections of her life.

Dir. Cynthia Calvi / 2023 / 14 mins / France / French
Feature
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Green Border

Agnieszka Holland returns with this devastating drama that follows Middle Eastern and North African refugees trapped as pawns in a political game.

Dir. Agnieszka Holland / 2023 / 152 mins / Poland / English, French, Arabic, Polish
Feature
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Julie Keeps Quiet

When her coach is accused of misconduct, a tennis prodigy decides – for her own complex reasons – not to return serve.

Dir. Leonardo Van Dijl / 2024 / 97 mins / Sweden, Belgium / French, Flemish
Feature
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Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros

Frederick Wiseman’s 44th feature documentary turns the lens on the kitchens of a Michelin three-star French restaurant and the family that runs it.

Dir. Frederick Wiseman / 2023 / 240 mins / USA / English, French
Feature
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Misericordia

If you go into the woods today, you’re in for a darkly comedic surprise from French provocateur Alain Guiraudie.

Dir. Alain Guiraudie / 2024 / 103 mins / France / French
Feature
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The Most Precious of Cargoes

Best Director Oscar winner Michel Hazanavicius crafts a stirring Holocaust fable – the first animated film to screen in Cannes competition since 2008.

Dir. Michel Hazanavicius / 2024 / 81 mins / France / French
Feature
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Music on Film Gala - Ellis Park

Legendary Australian musician Warren Ellis takes us on a guided tour through his world and one very special animal sanctuary.

Dir. Justin Kurzel / 2024 / 105 mins / Australia / English, French, Indonesian
Feature
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Normal

A father–daughter dramedy with a distinctive flavour, this tale of dispiriting social services and living with disability is a true crowdpleaser.

Dir. Olivier Babinet / 2023 / 87 mins / France / French
Feature
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She Loved Blossoms More

Three brothers attempt to lure their mum back from the dead in this bizarre and strangely beautiful nightmare tale.

Dir. Yannis Veslemes / 2024 / 88 mins / France, Greece / French, Greek
Feature
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

US jazz collides with Cold War crimes in this film examining the CIA’s role in state-sanctioned murder – and its use of pop music to cover its tracks.

Dir. Johan Grimonprez / 2024 / 150 mins / France, Belgium / English, French, Dutch
Feature
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The Story of Souleymane

Winner of the Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, this nerve-shredding portrait follows a Guinean delivery rider zipping across Paris in hopes of attaining legal residency.

Dir. Boris Lojkine / 2024 / 92 mins / France / French
Feature
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Suspended Time

Personal Shopper director Olivier Assayas proves it is possible to make a beautiful lockdown-set film in this bittersweet, intimate comedy.

Dir. Olivier Assayas / 2024 / 105 mins / France / French
Feature
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A Traveler’s Needs

MIFF favourite Hong Sang-soo reunites with Isabelle Huppert in this mysteriously tricksy comedy that won the Berlinale’s Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.

Dir. Hong Sang-soo / 2024 / 90 mins / South Korea / English, French, Korean
Feature
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Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other

The complex relationship between two married artists is laid bare in this searing and joyful portrait of love and creativity in autumn.

Dir. Jacob Perlmutter, Manon Ouimet / 2023 / 100 mins / USA, UK, Denmark / English, French, Italian
Feature
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Un rêve plus long que la nuit

A debauched, exuberant French art fairytale stuns all over again in a luscious new 4K restoration.

Dir. Niki de Saint Phalle / 1976 / 82 mins / France / French
Feature
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Universal Language

This zany transformation of Canada’s beigest city into the site of a classic Iranian film won Cannes Directors’ Fortnight’s first ever Audience Award.

Dir. Matthew Rankin / 2024 / 89 mins / Canada / French, Farsi
Feature
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Who by Fire

Egos clash in this tense coming-of-age tale set in an isolated cabin in the Canadian wilderness, which won the Berlinale Generation 14plus Grand Prix.

Dir. Philippe Lesage / 2024 / 161 mins / France, Canada / French