The Phoenician Scheme | Cannes Film Festival +… | Little White Lies

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The Phoenician Scheme | Cannes Film Festival + Benicio Del Toro and Michael Cera

23 May 2025

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On Truth & Movies this week the LWLies team will be talking us through the latest from the Cannes Film Festival and we spoke to Benicio Del Toro and Michael Cera about The Phoenician Scheme.

Joining host Leila Latif are David Jenkins, Sophie Monks Kaufman and Elena Lazic.

Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, talking to some of the most exciting filmmakers, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club.

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