Films include UK theatre veteran Rufus Norris’ debut feature film Broken [pictured.]

Aqui Y Alla (Sp-US-Mex)

Dir Antonio Mendez Esparza

The first film from Mendez Esparza follows a Mexican man who, having spent many years in the US, returns to his wife and daughters and the mountain village in Mexico where he was born. Pedro De Los Santos, who appeared in Esparza’s short Una Y Otra Vez, takes the lead role here, with Teresa Ramirez Aguirre also starring.

Contact Aqui Y Alli Films, info@aquiyallifilms.com; Torch Films, aya@torchfilms.com

Broken (UK)

Dir Rufus Norris

Opening film

The feature debut of celebrated UK theatre director Norris, Broken follows an 11-year-old girl whose life changes when she witnesses a violent attack on a boy accused of rape. Based on the book by Daniel Clay, the film features a rich ensemble cast led by Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy, Robert Emms, Rory Kinnear and Zana Marjanovic.

Contact Wild Bunch, www.wildbunch.biz

Beyond The Walls (Bel-Can-Fr)

Dir David Lambert

The debut feature from Belgian film-maker Lambert tells the story of a passionate love affair between young pianist Paolo (Matila Malliarakis) and bass player Ilir (Guillaume Goiux).

Contact Films Boutique, info@filmsboutique.com

God’s Neighbours (Isr-Fr)

Dir Meni Yaesh

Yaesh’s debut feature follows an Israeli gang which violently enforces rules based on a strict religious code. But the gang is under threat when its leader falls in love with one of its victims. Sophie Dulac Distribution releases in France.

Contact Rezo Films, laurent.danielou@rezofilms.com

In A Rush (Fr)

Dir Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Prolific actor de Lencquesaing, whose credits include The Father Of My Children and Elles, makes his feature directing debut with a story he penned about a woman whose life is turned upside down when she meets an enigmatic writer. Valentina Cervi is the lead, de Lencquesaing the writer, with Marthe Keller, Xavier Beauvois and Denis Podalydes in the cast.

Contact Pyramide, www.pyramidefilms.com

Peddlers (Ind)

Dir Vasan Bala

Anurag Kashyap, who has his own opus Gangs Of Wasseypur in Directors’ Fortnight, shepherded this debut feature about three characters who collide in Mumbai. Gulshan Devaiah, Siddharth Menon and Kriti Malhotra star in the thriller.

Contact Elle Driver, sales@elledriver.eu

Los Salvajes (Arg)

Dir Alejandro Fadel

Five teenagers escape from a detention centre at the start of Fadel’s first full-length feature, which follows their journey as they fight, make love and hunt for food and drugs. Fadel also wrote Pablo Trapero’s White Elephant in Un Certain Regard.

Contact Artscope, a label of Memento Films International, marion@memento-films.com

Sofia’s Last Ambulance (Ger-Bul-Cro)

Dir Ilian Metev

Metev, a graduate of the UK’s National Film and Television School, follows a chain-smoking ambulance worker in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, a city where 13 ambulances struggle to serve the entire population. Sinisa Juricic produces the documentary, which was pitched in the IDFA Forum.

Contact Films Boutique, info@filmsboutique.com

Augustine (Fr)

Dir Alice Winocour

Special screening

Winocour’s short Kitchen screened at Cannes in 2005 and she returns with a Paris-set period drama about a young patient who becomes the favourite of a professor who practises hypnosis on her. Vincent Lindon, Soko, Chiara Mastroianni and Olivier Rabourdin star. ARP Selection distributes in France.

Contact Kinology, gmareschi@kinology.eu

Maddened By His Absence (Fr-Lux-Bel)

Dir Sandrine Bonnaire

Special screening

William Hurt and Alexandra Lamy star in actress/director Bonnaire’s fiction feature debut about an estranged husband who bonds with his ex-wife’s new son. Ad Vitam has French rights. Bonnaire’s documentary Her Name Is Sabine earned her an eighth César nomination.

Contact Films Distribution, info@filmsdistirbution.com