Read More Art & Culture > Film Dispatches from Cannes: Jacques Audiard Tackles The Plight of A Tamil Warrier The French director returns to his theme of the trials of survival. Dheepan tells the story of a man who flees to France with a fake family to try to start again after involvement in Sri Lankan conflict.
Read More Art & Culture > Film Dispatches from Cannes: What Addiction Does To Families Krisha is a lo-fi debut with the ring of hard-won truth. Director, Trey Edward Shults, filmed a personal drama about alcoholism in nine days using his own family.
Read More Art & Culture > Film Dispatches from Cannes: Alcoholism is still a problem on Indian Reservations Songs My Brother Taught Me mingles fact with fiction Chloé Zhao's debut is set on Pine Ridge reservation where children try to survive as adults lie wasted around them.
Read More Art & Culture > Film Dispatches from Cannes: Salvador Allende’s Widow Speaks in New Documentary Beyond My Grandfather Allende preserves a historical family past The granddaughter of former Chilean president, Salvador Allende, compels her close relatives to open up about what happened after his suicide in 1973.
Read More Art & Culture > Film Dispatches from Cannes: Ousmane Sembene’s Films Are Being Digitally Restored 'The father of African film' recognised via special screenings. New documentary, Sembene! and 1966 Senegalese drama Black Girl screened to celebrate African filmmaker's restored legacy.
Read More Art & Culture > Film Dispatches from Cannes: Auschwitz Drama is the Only Feature To Be Shown on 35mm Style and substance combine in Son of Saul. Laszlo Nemes' unrelenting Holocaust drama is made bearable by the superlative filming techniques on display.
Read More Art & Culture > Film Dispatches from Cannes: Look out for cinematographer James Klopko Canadian debut Sleeping Giant has one true star The man who captured Lake Superior in the sun-drunk Canadian coming-of-ager is a big talent.
Read More Art & Culture Dispatches from Cannes: Anarchists in 19th century France Blue is the Warmest Colour star waves the black flag. Palme d'Or winning French actress, Adèle Exarchopoulos, is back on the big screen with an anarchist drama set in 19th century France.
