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120 Battements Par Minute directed by Robin Campillo brings the 1990s AIDSParis crisis to Cannes Film Festival. This film is a moving, powerful, and encouraging film that embraces love, innocence, and tragedy.

Film synopsis This film takes place in the Early 1990s in Paris. With AIDS having already claimed countless lives for nearly ten years, Act Up-Paris activists multiply actions to fight general indifference. Nathan, a newcomer to the group, has his world shaken up by Sean, a radical militant.

: 120 Battements Par Minute Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival

The AIDS epidemic was limited in conversation and activism for patients, partners, and society. Antoine Reinartz, actor in the film, says,"There were so many young people who hopes totally dashed, no future. Their individual hopes had been totally destroyed. They engaged together in this collective struggle that is no longer called into question. They achieved something." The organization creation allowed for important conversations to take place and understanding that they were not as alone as they felt.

Developing a cast to recreate a time when misguided fear existed was a challenge. The cast welcomed the opportunity and willing to change their appearances and create an understanding during this time period. The struggle was real. The engagement was the epidemic leading to shape a political movement creating change.

: 120 Battements Par Minute Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival

Campillo took this historical experience to create a fictional film. Campillo says, "There are threads to actual events. This is linked to a person in history. The pharmaceutical company is not real. Fiction is also linked to ones innermost life. I tried to show that fiction is something between a collective and intimate experience. This group experience comes to a very individual experience in the film. The fiction in the film comes from the whole group."

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120 Battements Par Minute takes the social, political, and individuals to create the heartbeat of the time period.

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Cast and Crew

Nahuel PÉREZ BISCAYART - Sean

Arnaud VALOIS - Nathan

Adèle HAENEL - Sophie

Antoine REINARTZ - Thibault

Félix MARITAUD - Max

Médhi TOURÉ - Germain

Aloïse SAUVAGE - Eva

Simon BOURGADE - Luc

Catherine VINATIER - Hélène

Saadia BENTAIEB - Mère Sean

Ariel BORENSTEIN - Jérémie

Théophile RAY - Marco

Simon GUÉLAT - Markus

Jean-François AUGUSTE - Fabien

Coralie RUSSIER - Muriel

Robin CAMPILLO - Director

Robin CAMPILLO - Film Editor

Robin CAMPILLO - Script / Dialogue

Arnaud REBOTINI - Music

Philippe MANGEOT - Script / Dialogue

Jeanne LAPOIRIE - Director of Photography

Jean-Pierre LAFORCE - Sound

Valérie DELOOF - Sound

Julien SICART - Sound

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Festival De Cannes will present the Palme d’or film award, top award at Cannes. This year marks the 70th year this film festival continues to influence film world-wide. There are 17 film official selected for Palme d'or film award selected by a jury.

: The Jury of the 70th Cannes Film Festival 2017 ©RR

Palme d’or film award jury is presided by Pedro Almodóvar, scriptwriter, director, and states, “‘I am very happy to be able to celebrate the Festival de Cannes 70th anniversary from such a privileged position. I am grateful, honoured and a bit overwhelmed. I am aware of the responsibility that entails being the president of the jury and I hope to be up to the job.” He is joined by 4 men and 4 women:

Maren ADE (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – Germany)
Jessica CHASTAIN (Actress, Producer – United States)
FAN Bingbing (Actress, Producer – China)
Agnès JAOUI (Actress, Screenwriter, Director, Singer – France)
PARK Chan-wook (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – South Korea)
Will SMITH (Actor, Producer, Musician – United States
Paolo SORRENTINO (Director, Screenwriter – Italy)
Gabriel YARED (Composer – France)

Each jury member brings a strong influence with their career backgrounds and talent that will be an asset to this selection of the best film.

This year's official selection for the Palme d'or are highly anticipated and exceptional films. These films from all over the world representing top directing and actors/actresses.

: AUS DEM NICHTS (In the Fade) Cannes Film Festival

AUS DEM NICHTS (In the Fade)
- Director Fatih Aki
- Actors Diane Kruger, Numan Acar, Ulrich Tukur
- Country German
- Plot A documentary fiction about the metamorphosis of an idea. A cinematic exploration along the border between faith and knowledge, between vision and hubris.
- Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaYfl1KdsEM
- Social Media https://www.facebook.com/ausdemnichtsfilm/?ref=hl

THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED)
- Director BAUMBACH Noah
- Actors Adam Sandler, Emma Thompson, Ben Stiller
- Country USA
- Plot An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
- Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry812IzyiyM
- Social Media https://www.facebook.com/salsamovie/

: OKJA Cannes Film Festival

OKJA
- Director BONG Joon-Ho
- Actors Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Seo-Hyun Ahn
- Country South Korea
- Plot Meet Mija, a young girl who risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
- Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFHFvfT-sQY

THE BEGUILED (Les Proies)
- Director COPPOLA Sofia
- Actors Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning
- Country USA
- Plot At a girls' school in Virginia during the Civil War, where the young women have been sheltered from the outside world, a wounded Union soldier is taken in. Soon, the house is taken over with sexual tension, rivalries, and an unexpected turn of events.
- Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRKXyeoWfco
- Social Media
  - https://www.instagram.com/beguiledmovie/
  - https://www.facebook.com/BeguiledMovie

: 120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE Cannes Film Festival

120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE (BPM (Beats per Minute)
- Director CAMPILLO Robin
- Actors Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel
- Country France

RODIN
- Director DOILLON Jacques
- Actors Vincent Lindon, Izïa Higelin, Séverine Caneele
- Country France | Belgium
- Plot An account of the famous French sculptor's romance with Camille Claudel.
- Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJhPWlsOQ7Y
HAPPY END
- Director HANEKE Michael
- Actors Isabelle Huppert, Toby Jones, Mathieu Kassovitz
- Country France | Austria | Germany
- Plot A drama about a family set in Calais with the European refugee crisis as the backdrop.
- Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO95ZPBtMDw
- Website http://www.curzonartificialeye.com/happy-end/
- Social Media
  - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Happy-End-a-film-by-Michael-Haneke-725554464278309/
  - Twitter https://twitter.com/HappyEndFilm
WONDERSTRUCK
- Director HAYNES Todd
- Actors Amy Hargreaves, Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore
- Country USA
- Plot The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
- Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duXKWjkAjtM
- Social Media https://www.facebook.com/Wonderstruck2k17/
LE REDOUTABLE (Redoutable)
- Director HAZANAVICIUS Michel
- Actors Stacy Martin, Bérénice Bejo, Louis Garrel
- Country France
- Plot During the making of one of his films, French film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 17-year old actress Anne Wiazemsky and later get married.
- Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv4I_K5i7nY

: The Day After Cannes Film Festival

GEU-HU (The Day After)
- Director HONG Sangsoo
- Actors Min-hee Kim, Hae-hyo Kwon
- Country South Korea

HIKARI (Radiance) (Vers la lumière)
- Director KAWASE Naomi
- Actors Masatoshi Nagase, Noémie Nakai, Tatsuya Fuji
- Country Japan | France
- Plot Story follows the social intercourse between Masaya, a cameraman with a lazy eye, and Misako, who disconnects from the world.
- Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3MRZLYu86w
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER (Mise à mort du Cerf Sacré)
- Director LANTHIMOS Yorgos
- Actors Nicole Kidman, Alicia Silverstone, Colin Farrell
- Country UK | USA | Ireland
- Plot The highly anticipated drama The Killing of a Sacred Deer reunites director Yorgos Lanthimos with The Lobster star Colin Farrell who plays Steven, a charismatic surgeon forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart and the behaviour of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
- Website http://www.curzonartificialeye.com/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer
- Social Media
  - Twitter https://twitter.com/ASacredDeer
  - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheKillingOfASacredDeer/

: КРОТКАЯ (A Gentle Creature )(Une femme douce) Cannes Film Festival

КРОТКАЯ (A Gentle Creature)(Une femme douce)
- Director LOZNITSA Sergei
- Country France
- Plot A woman lives in a small village in Russia. One day she receives the parcel she sent to her husband, serving a sentence in prison. Confused and angered, she sets out to find why her package was returned to sender.
JUPITER'S MOON (La Lune de Jupiter)
- Director MUNDRUCZÓ Kornél
- Actors Merab Ninidze, Zoltán Mucsi, György Cserhalmi
- Country Hungary
- Plot A young immigrant is shot down while illegally crossing the border. Terrified and in shock, wounded Aryan can now mysteriously levitate at will. Thrown into a refugee camp, he is smuggled out by Dr Stern, intent on exploiting his extraordinary secret. Pursued by enraged camp director Laszlo, the fugitives remain on the move in search of safety and money. Inspired by Aryan's amazing powers, Stern takes a leap of faith in a world where miracles are trafficked for small change.
L'AMANT DOUBLE (Amant Double)
- Director OZON François
- Actors Jacqueline Bisset, Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier
- Country France
- Plot Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
- Director RAMSAY Lynne
- Actors Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alessandro Nivola
- Country USA | France
- Plot A war veteran's attempt to save a young girl from a sex trafficking ring goes horribly wrong.
NELYUBOV (Loveless)
- Director ZVYAGINTSEV Andrey
- Actors Maryana Spivak, Alexei Rozin
- Country France
- Plot A couple going through a divorce must team up to find their son who has disappeared during one of their bitter arguments.