Cannes Film Festival | Little White Lies

Cannes Film Festival

Three African-American children on a bus, looking thoughtfully out of the window.
Festivals

Mother and Son – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Léonor Ser­raille comes good with her nov­el­is­tic sec­ond fea­ture about an immi­grant fam­i­ly fight­ing for sur­vival in France.
Young woman in a cluttered room, holding a plush toy.
Festivals

Showing Up – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

Michelle Williams excels as a sculp­tor whose atten­tion is sapped by col­leagues and fam­i­ly in Kel­ly Reichardt’s ambi­ent social satire.
Man with dark hair wearing a light-coloured suit, looking serious.
Festivals

Pacifiction – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Albert Ser­ra returns with an apoc­a­lyp­tic saga set in Tahi­ti in one of his most accom­plished and mature films to date.
A field of white dandelion flowers, with several people visible amongst the flowers. The image has a warm, golden tone to it.
Festivals

Close – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Lukas Dhont’s sec­ond fea­ture focus­es on the friend­ship between two boys, and the tragedy that changes the tra­jec­to­ry of their lives.
A man in a workroom using a sewing machine, surrounded by colourful spools of thread and other sewing equipment.
Festivals

Broker – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

A woman who leaves her infant son in a Busan ​“baby box” finds an unex­pect­ed fam­i­ly in Hirokazu Koreeda’s ten­der drama.
Two people - a woman with dark hair and a man with a beard and long hair - facing each other in a forest setting.
Festivals

The Stars at Noon – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Claire Denis adapts Denis Johnson’s 1986 nov­el about love in a time of rev­o­lu­tion – with fas­ci­nat­ing, if not entire­ly suc­cess­ful, results.
A woman in a floral headscarf and dark jacket stands in a doorway, with several people visible in the background.
Festivals

Leila’s Brothers – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Saeed Roustayi’s panoram­ic melo­dra­ma of a pover­ty-strick­en Tehran fam­i­ly in the midst of dis­in­te­gra­tion is a knockout.
Close-up of a serious-looking woman with dark hair wearing a black leather jacket, against a blurred background of lights.
Festivals

Paris Memories – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Alice Winocour draws on her brother’s expe­ri­ences of the 2015 Bat­a­clan attack to cre­ate a dra­ma about recov­er­ing from trauma.
Two individuals, a man and a woman, in an embrace against a dark background. The man is wearing an orange t-shirt and the woman appears to be partially unclothed.
Festivals

Fogo Fatuo – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

A man on his deathbed recounts his youth as a fire­fight­er in João Pedro Rodrigues’ strik­ing queer feature.
A middle-aged man with a grey beard wearing a yellow jacket stands against a blurred, moody background.
Festivals

Domingo and the Mist – first-look review

by Ryan Coleman

A Cos­ta Rican man resists attempts to destroy his home in direc­tor Ariel Escalante Meza’s mys­ti­cal drama.