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Cannes Festival: the films in competition
Here is a list of the titles vying for the Palme d'Or which will be awarded by this year's jury president Juliette Binoche and her seven fellow judges including Oscar-winner Halle Berry and "Succession" star Jeremy Strong.
'A Simple Accident' by Jafar Panahi (Iran)
The repeatedly detained Iranian director, who has been banned from making films, asked organisers "not to say anything about his movie" which is his latest act of defiance. Premieres May 20 at 1400 GMT.
'The Phoenician Scheme' by Wes Anderson (United States)
A typical madcap comedy-drama by the American director about a maverick businessman, with an A-list cast including Benicio Del Toro, Scarlett Johansson, and Mia Threapleton, Kate Winslet's daughter. Premieres May 18 at 1700 GMT.
'Young Mothers' by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Belgium)-
The Belgian brothers, who have already won the Palme d'Or for best film twice, tell the story of five young mothers staying in a maternity home in their native Belgium. Premieres May 23 at 1400 GMT.
'Alpha' by Julia Ducournau (France)
Four years after winning the Palme d'Or with "Titane", the French director presents a new film starring Iranian-French Golshifteh Farahani and Tahar Rahim about a young girl confronted with the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Premieres May 19 at 2030 GMT.
'Sentimental Value' by Joachim Trier (Norway)
A comedy drama featuring a filmmaker trying to reconnect with his daughters from a director whose last feature "The Worst Person in the World" also premiered in competition at Cannes in 2021. Premieres May 21 at 2030 GMT.
'Romeria' by Carla Simon (Spain)
The Spanish director returns to her traumatic childhood with a family journey of a young Catalan girl in Galicia who has lost her parents to AIDS. Premieres May 21 at 1700 GMT.
'Sound of Falling' by Mascha Schilinski (Germany)
A drama that brings together four women from four different generations living on the same farm. Premieres May 14 at 2030 GMT.
Source France24
