The main parallel section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival’s 75th Cannes Film Festival was “auteur and discovery cinema”. Friday’s “Un Certain Regard” award went to French film “Les Pires” starring Lise Akoka (and Romane Gueret). Valeria Golino, chair of the jury, chose the film that depicts a wild casting in Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais).
The film, which will be shown in French theaters on November 12, is a mix of reality and fiction. It required extensive immersion and the interaction with hundreds of children. Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka, were both involved in coaching or casting children for the movie. This experience was a key part of the film’s making. Their web series, “You prefer”, was shot by Arte.
The complete “Uncertain regard” list:
– “Les Pires”, by Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka, is the Best Film
– “Joyland”, a film by Saim Sadiq from Pakistan, is the first Pakistani film to be shown at Cannes.
– Romanian Alexandru Belc won the Best Director Award for “Metronom”.
– The prize for best performance goes to Vicky Krieps from Luxembourg for her role in “Corsage”, and Adam Bessa for his role in “Corsage”. Ali is a young Tunisian living on contraband gasoline that he sells on a little bit of sidewalk in Harka.
– Maha Haj’s Palestinian film “Mediterranean Fever”, won the best screenplay award.
“Rodeo”, a Frenchwoman Lola Quivoron’s first feature film, is about a group of marginal bikers. It was awarded the consolation prize, the “jury’s favorite”. After her comments in an interview, the director found herself at the center of controversy. She accused the police of “push[ing] the riders towards death in concrete fact”
