- At the French Institute and Major Cineplex Aeon 1
- Multi-languages
- Ticket fee: 3$ / Festival Pass: 20$
- From May 20 to May 28, 2022
មានតែជាភាសាអង់គ្លេសប៉ុណ្ណោះ !
The Cannes Film Festival is coming to Phnom Penh!
The Institut français is partnering with Major Cineplex to present a selection of 19 movies from the 2020-2021 editions of the Festival, from May 20 to May 28! Celebrate the inauguration of Cannes in Phnom Penh on Friday, May 20, from 6pm onwards, for an evening on the theme of “memory”! Join us for a performance by Tango Cambodia with Elkin Guerra & Nina Mall at 6pm, then for the screening of the Jury Price 2021 Memoria by Thai director Apitchatpong Weerasethakul.
This cinema series is organized alongside the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in France, which will take place in May 2022. For 9 days, from May 20 to May 28, 19 international films and 20 screenings (6 screenings at the Major Cineplex and 16 sessions at the IFC) will be presented to Cambodian and international audiences of Phnom Penh.
Ticket fee: $3 per screening
Festival Pass: $20 (giving access to all screenings during the festival)
Tickets and festival passes on sale at the IFC reception (see working hours) from May 20.
Friday 20 May – OPENING NIGHT
JURY PRIZE (EX-AEQUO)
At 6pm (at IFC)
“Memoria” by Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL (2021)
136 minutes – Original version with English subtitles
Country : Colombia, Thailand, United Kingdom, Mexico, France
Ever since being startled by a loud ‘bang’ at daybreak, Jessica (Tilda Swinton) is unable to sleep. In Bogotá to visit her sister, she befriends Agnes (Jeanne Balibar), an archaeologist studying human remains discovered within a tunnel under construction. Watch the trailer!
The screening will be preceded by a performance of Tango Cambodia with Elkin Guerra and Nina Malli, accompanied by the musicians of Poca de feo y los primos.
Saturday 21 May
OUT OF COMPETITION
At 10:30am (at IFC)
“Where is Anne Frank” by Ari FOLMAN (2021)
99 minutes – English version
Country: Belgium
From 8 years old
In a year from today, Kitty, Anne Frank’s imaginary friend, the one that Anne devoted her entire diary to, magically comes to life at the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam. She believes that if she’s alive, Anne must be alive as well. She sets out on a relentless quest to find Anne. Watch the trailer!
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OFFICIAL SELECTION
At 3pm (at IFC)
“Josep” by Aurel (2020)
80 minutes – English version with French subtitles
Country: France, Spain, Belgium
February 1939. Overwhelmed by the flood of Republicans fleeing Franco’s dictatorship, the French government’s only solution is to confine the Spaniards in concentration camps where the refugees have no choice but to build their own shacks, feed on the horses that carried them out of their country, and where many die through a lack of hygiene and water… Watch the trailer!
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At 6:30pm (at IFC)
“Love Affairs” by Emmanuel MOURET (2020)
120 minutes – French version with English subtitles
Country: France
Daphné is three months pregnant, and on holiday in the countryside with her partner François. When the latter has to leave for work, she finds herself alone with Maxime, François’ cousin, and a man she’s never met before. Over the four days they spend waiting for François to return, Daphné and Maxime gradually get to know one another, offering up increasingly intimate insights into their relationships both past and present… Watch the trailer !
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IN COMPETITION - FEATURE FILMS / GRAND PRIX (TIED)
At 9pm (at Major Cineplex Aeon 1 – Hall 6)
“Ghahreman – A HERO” by Asghar FARHADI (2021)
127 minutes – Farsi version with English subtitles
Country: Iran, France
Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don’t go as planned … Watch the trailer!
Sunday 22 May
IN COMPETITION - FEATURE FILMS / AWARD FOR BEST SCREEN PLAY
At 5:30pm (at Major Cineplex Aeon 1 – Hall 6)
“Drive My Car” by Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI (2021)
179 minutes – Japanese version with English subtitles
Country: Japan
Not recommended for minors (-18 years old)
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director is happily married to Oto, a screenwriter. However, Oto suddenly dies after leaving behind a secret. 2 years later, Kafuku, still unable to fully cope with the loss of his wife, receives an offer to direct a play at a theatre festival and drives to Hiroshima with his car. There, he meets Misaki, a reticent woman assigned to become his chauffeur, As they spend time together, Kafuku confronts the mystery of his wife that quietly haunts him. Watch the trailer !
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JURY PRIZE (EX-AEQUO)
At 9pm (at Major Cineplex Aeon 1 – Hall 4)
“Memoria” by Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL (2021)
136 minutes – Original version with English subtitles
Country : Colombia, Thailand, United Kingdom, Mexico, France
Ever since being startled by a loud ‘bang’ at daybreak, Jessica (Tilda Swinton) is unable to sleep. In Bogotá to visit her sister, she befriends Agnes (Jeanne Balibar), an archaeologist studying human remains discovered within a tunnel under construction. Watch the trailer!
Monday 23 May
OFFICIAL SELECTION
At 6:30pm (at IFC)
“Red Soil” by Farid BENTOUMI (2020)
88 minutes – French version with English subtitles
Country: France, Belgium
Nour has just been hired as a nurse at the chemical plant where her father, a worker’s union representative and loyal employee, works. In the midst of the factory’s health inspection, a journalist is carrying out an investigation on waste management. These two young women discover little by little that the factory, a pillar of the local economy, is hiding plenty of secrets. Watch the trailer!
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IN COMPETITION - FEATURE FILMS
At 9pm (at Major Cineplex Aeon 1 – Hall 6)
“Flag Day” by Sean PENN (2021)
108 minutes – English version
Country : USA
Jennifer Vogel’s father John was larger than life. As a child, Jennifer marveled at his magnetizing energy and ability to make life feel like a grand adventure. He taught her so much about love and joy, but he also happened to be the most notorious counterfeiter in US history. Based on a true story and directed by Sean Penn, Flag Day stars Penn and his real-life daughter Dylan Penn in an intimate family portrait about a young woman who struggles to rise above the wreckage of her past while reconciling the inescapable bond between a daughter and her father. Watch the trailer!
Tuesday 24 May
IN COMPETITION - FEATURE FILMS PALME D’OR
At 6:30pm (at IFC)
“Titane” by Julia DUCOURNAU (2021)
108 minutes – French version with English subtitles
Country: France, Belgium
Not suitable for audiences under 16 years old
Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years. Titane: a metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys. Watch the trailer!
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OFFICIAL SELECTION
At 9pm (at Major Cineplex Aeon 1 – Hall 6)
“French Tech” by Bruno PODALYDES (2020)
90 minutes – French version with English subtitles
Country : France
Alexandre is unemployed and his bank account has been frozen. His wife is on a two-month top secret nuclear submarine mission. While she’s away, he has to prove that he can take care of the children and find a job. Following a surreal interview, he is hired at The Box on a trial basis – and thus Alexandre enters the 24-7 world of a greenwashed start-up with a strict no-child policy. Between Alexandre’s killer colleague Severine, incessant conference calls and endless team building sessions, keeping his secret is no easy challenge… Watch the trailer!
Wednesday 25 May
OFFICIAL SELECTION
At 6:30pm (at IFC – Outdoor)
“Teddy” by Ludovic and Zoran BOUKHERMA (2020)
88 minutes – French version with English subtitles
Country : France
Not suitable for audiences under 16 years old
In the Pyrenees, a wolf begins to incite the anger of the local villagers. 19-year-old Teddy has no qualifications, lives with his adoptive uncle and works in a massage parlour. His girlfriend Rebecca is about to graduate from high school and has a bright future ahead of her. An ordinary summer lies ahead of them. But one night during the full moon, Teddy is scratched by an unknown creature. In the weeks that follow, he starts to experience unusual animal urges… Voir la bande annonce !
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IN COMPETITION - FEATURE FILMS / AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
At 9pm (at Major Cineplex Aeon 1 – Hall 6)
“The Worst Person in the World” by Joachim TRIER (2021)
121 minutes – Norwegian version English subtitles
Country: Norway, France, Sweden, Denmark
Not recommended for minors (-18 years old)
Julie is turning thirty and her life is an existential mess. Several of her talents have gone to waste and her older boyfriend, Aksel – a successful graphic novelist – is pushing for them to settle down. One night, she gatecrashes a party and meets the young and charming Eivind. Watch the trailer!
Thursday 26 May
OFFICIAL SELECTION
AT 6:30pm (at IFC – Outdoor)
“Bloody Oranges” by Jean-Christophe MEURISSE (2021)
100 minutes – French version with English subtitles
Not suitable for audiences under 16 years old
A satirical look at French society, the film starts out innocently enough: an elderly couple enters a dance competition to earn extra money for bills, not wanting to be a burden to their children. It goes quickly off the rails from there as we are introduced to the rest of the characters: a corrupt politician, an insecure lawyer obsessed with social status, and a teenager eager to lose her virginity. Watch the trailer!
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AT 9pm (at IFC)
“Spring Blossom” by Suzanne LINDON (2020)
73 minutes – French version with English subtitles
Country : France
Suzanne is 16. She is bored with people of her age. Every day on her way to high school, she passes a theatre. There, she meets an older man, and becomes obsessed with him. Due to their age difference, they find in each other an answer to their boredom and fall in love. But Suzanne is afraid she’s missing out on life – that of a 16-year-old, which she had struggled so much to enjoy in the same way as her peers. Watch the trailer!
Friday 27 May
OFFICIAL SELECTION
At 6:30pm (at IFC)
“Should The Wind Drop” by Nora MARTIROSYAN (2020)
100 minutes – Original version with French subtitles
Country: France, Armenia, Belgium
Alain, an international auditor, has arrived to assess the airport of a small self-proclaimed republic in the Caucasus in order to give the green light for its reopening. Edgar, a local boy, runs his own peculiar small business outside the airport. After interacting with the child and other residents, Alain is able to discover this isolated land and will risk everything to allow the country to open up. Watch the trailer!
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At 9pm (at IFC)
“Ibrahim” by Samir GUESMI (2020)
120 minutes – French version with English subtitles
Country : France
A youth is torn between his father, a brasserie oyster vendor, and a friend from technical college, who gets him involved in a dodgy robbery scheme. Relationships become strained but Ibrahim decides to take all the risks to repair his mistake… Watch the trailer !
Saturday 28 May
OFFICIAL SELECTION
At 10:30am (at IFC)
“Belle” by Mamoru HOSODA (2021)
121 minutes – Japanese version with English subtitles
Country: Japan
From 8 years old
Suzu is a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. One day, she enters “U,” a virtual world of 5 billion members on the internet. There, she is not Suzu anymore but Belle, a world-famous singer. She soon meets with a mysterious creature. Watch the trailer!
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At 3pm (at IFC)
“Slalom” by Charlène FAVIER (2020)
92 minutes – French version with English subtitles
Country : France
15-year-old Lyz has been accepted at a prestigious ski school in Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Fred, ex-champion turned coach, decides to make Lyz his shining star. With his support, Lyz commits wholeheartedly, physically and emotionally. She has a string of successes but quickly falls under Fred’s influence… Watch the trailer!
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At 6:30pm (at IFC)
“The Night Doctor” by Elie WAJEMAN (2020)
85 minutes – French version with English subtitles
Country: France
Mikaël is a night doctor who treats patients from inner-city neighbourhoods, as well as those that nobody wants to see: drug addicts. His life is a chaotic mess. He is torn between his wife and his mistress, while also being caught up in an attempt to traffic fake prescription drugs with his pharmacist cousin. Mikaël has no other choice: tonight, he has to take his life back into his own hands. Watch the trailer!
