Cannes Film Festival | Little White Lies

Cannes Film Festival

Silhouetted figures in dark, colourful lighting.
Festivals

Too Old to Die Young – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Episodes four and five of Nico­las Wind­ing Refn’s Ama­zon series are filled with seedy, neon-soaked promise.
Group of friends enjoying cosy evening by candlelight.
Festivals

Zombi Child – first look review

by Ella Kemp

Teenage heartache and Hait­ian voodoo cul­ture come to the fore in Bertrand Bonello’s spir­i­tu­al folk horror.
Two people in white coats amongst rows of plants in a greenhouse.
Festivals

Little Joe – first look review

by Adam Woodward

A new species of plant pos­es a threat to human­i­ty in Jes­si­ca Hausner’s qui­et­ly chill­ing sci-fi.
Man in green jacket, woman in red coat sitting at table
Festivals

Pain and Glory – first look review

by Adam Woodward

Pedro Almod­ó­var bares all in this affect­ing por­trait of a film­mak­er rec­on­cil­ing his past tri­umphs and tragedies.
Warm-toned portrait of a woman with braided hair looking intently at the camera.
Festivals

Atlantique – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Mati Diop’s accom­plished first fea­ture blends social com­men­tary and mag­i­cal real­ism in present-day Dakar.
Two people, a man and a woman, sitting on a bench outdoors and looking at each other, with a scenic countryside view in the background.
Festivals

Sorry We Missed You – first look review

by Adam Woodward

Ken Loach and Paul Laver­ty return to Cannes with anoth­er bit­ter requiem for the work­ing class.
Crowded Champs-Élysées in Paris, lined with trees, leading to the iconic Arc de Triomphe in the distance.
Festivals

Les Misérables – first look review

by Elena Lazic

Ladj Ly’s grit­ty por­trait of sub­ur­ban Paris tips its hat to La Haine and Do the Right Thing.
Man in cowboy hat interviews woman in field with mountains in background.
Festivals

Deerskin – first look review

by Ella Kemp

Jean Dujardin is dressed to kill in direc­tor Quentin Dupieux’s pitch-black sar­to­r­i­al satire.
Diverse crowd of people with arms raised, celebrating or protesting together.
Festivals

Bacurau – first look review

by Charles Bramesco

In a seclud­ed Brazil­ian vil­lage, tra­di­tion and moder­ni­ty col­lide with bizarre, hyper­vi­o­lent results.
Three park rangers in uniform standing against a background of shelves.
Festivals

The Dead Don’t Die – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Jim Jar­musch takes aim at the ills of cap­i­tal­ism in this star-stud­ded small­town zom­bie comedy.