“Le Regne Animal”
Living in a world hit with a mutation that gradually transforms some humans into animals, a father and son go on an adventure that changes their lives forever. This sci-fi drama was written and directed by Thomas Cailley and stars Romain Duris, Paul Kircher, Adele Exarchopoulos, and Tom Mercier.
“May December”
Academy Award nominee Todd Haynes returns to Cannes for the fifth time with a new romantic drama “May December” tells the story of a couple (Julianne Moore and Charles Melton) and the dramatic age gap in their romance that became tabloid news and gripped the nation. 20 years later, when an actress (Natalie Portman) doing research for a movie arrives at their home, the couple buckles under the pressure. The cast includes Piper Curda, Elizabeth Yu, and Gabriel Chung.
“Firebrand”
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. This is the order of the fates of each of the wives married to Tudor King Henry VIII. Director Karim Ainouz focuses on the one Queen (Alicia Vikander) who outwitted, outlasted and outlived the King (Jude Law) and joining them in the cast is Eddie Marsan, Sam Riley, Patsy Ferran, Junia Rees, and Patrick Buckley.
“The Old Oak”
Evidently British kitchen-sink realist titan Ken Loach‘s last film, his swan song centers on the future of the last remaining pub in a village of the Northeast England, where people are exiting as the mines close and jobs are scarce. Can a Syrian refugee (who has migrated to this town thanks to cheap housing) find things in common with a local man as they both grapple with loss, fear, and the difficulty of finding hope? Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Col Tait, Jordan Louis, and Andy Dawson star.
“Elemental”
Playing out of competition is Disney-Pixar’s highly-anticipated “Elemental” tells the story of a fire resident, who meets and becomes friends with a water resident. However, Element City, where fire, water, land, and air residents coexist, but cannot mingle challenges both of their beliefs. Directed by Peter Sohn, Ember is voiced by Leah Lewis, and Wade is voiced by Mamoudou Athie.
