‘Ben’Imana’ Review: Rwandan Women Confront National Wounds and Family Secrets in a Searing Drama

Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo’s debut feature, the first from Rwanda to screen in Cannes’ official selection, explores the pursuit of justice and reconciliation for survivors of genocide.

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Cannes Hidden Gem: The Rwandan Genocide Faces an Intense Reckoning in ‘Ben’Imana’

Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo’s striking debut feature, premiering in Un Certain Regard, follows a survivor who leads her community toward reconciliation — but doesn’t extend that grace to her daughter 

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‘The Meltdown’ Review: A Missing-Girl Mystery Becomes a Political Allegory as Remote as its Andean Setting
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‘The Meltdown’ Review: A Missing-Girl Mystery as Political Allegory

Chilean writer-director Manuela Martelli's atmospherically spartan second feature adds up to less than the sum of its individually impressive parts.

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RaiNews: Cannes, domani in concorso "Fatherland" e "Histoires parallèles"

Alla Salle Debussy, Un Certain Regard prosegue con Quelques mots d’amour di Rudi Rosenberg e El deshielo (The Meltdown) di Manuela Martelli

Cannes, tomorrow in competition "Fatherland" and "Parallel Stories"

At the Salle Debussy, Un Certain Regard continues with Quelques mots d’amour by Rudi Rosenberg and El deshielo (The Meltdown) by Manuela Martelli.

#Cannes #Fatherland #ParallelStories #theSalleDebussy #UnCertainRegard #Quelques #RudiRosenberg #Eldeshielo #Meltdown #ManuelaMartelli

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Cannes, domani in concorso "Fatherland" e "Histoires parallèles"

Alla Salle Debussy, Un Certain Regard prosegue con Quelques mots d’amour di Rudi Rosenberg e El deshielo (The Meltdown) di Manuela Martelli

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‘Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma’ Director Jane Schoenbrun On Horror, Body Image And Being Starstruck By Gillian Anderson: “I Was A Huge ‘X-Files’ Obsessive. It Was My Life”
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https://deadline.com/2026/05/jane-schoenbrun-teenage-sex-death-cannes-interview-1236879913/

‘Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma’ Director Jane Schoenbrun On Horror, Body Image And Being Starstruck By Gillian Anderson: “I Was A Huge ‘X-Files’ Obsessive. It Was My Life”

Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun talks meta-slasher Cannes film 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' starring Gillian Anderson And Hannah Einbinder

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Karlis Arnolds Avots on His ‘Hamlet’ Moment With Croisette Debut ‘Ulya,’ Acting With Soul, Being Told He Was Too Tall and Championing Misfits

The up-and-coming Latvian actor had the idea for and co-wrote the Un Certain Regard film and stars as female basketball legend Uļjana Semjonova. He couldn't sleep until 4 a.m. the night the film got selected.

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Cannes Film Festival to showcase three African films in official selection http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSTglw #CannesFilmFestival #AfricanCinema #UnCertainRegard #FilmSelection #AfricanFilms
In ‘The Meltdown,’ Dark Truths Are Lurking Underneath the Snow (Exclusive Cannes Clip)

Manuela Martelli’s second feature as a director, debuting in Un Certain Regard, is a mystery drama exploring larger-scale trauma through the personal and family story of a 9-year-old.

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‘Everytime’ Clip: Sandra Wollner’s Tale Of Loss Debuts In Cannes Un Certain Regard With Charades Handling Sales
#Festivals #News #Trailers #Cannes #Charades #Everytime #UnCertainRegard

https://deadline.com/2026/05/everytime-clip-sandra-wollner-cannes-charades-sales-1236882659/

‘Everytime’ Clip: Sandra Wollner’s Tale Of Loss Debuts In Cannes Un Certain Regard With Charades Handling Sales

‘Everytime’ Clip: Sandra Wollner’s Tale Of Loss Debuts In Cannes Un Certain Regard With Charades Handling Sales

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Cannes Adds ‘Victorian Psycho,’ Judith Godrèche Drama to Official Line-Up

James Gray's 'Paper Tiger' was a late addition to Competition, with Cannes adding several new Un Certain Regard and Special Screening titles.

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