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'We Are Aliens'

‘We Are Aliens’ review: Delicate, sophisticated Japanese animation tracks the fragility of boyhood

Kohei Kadowaki’s debut feature heads to Annecy after a Cannes premiere

Crescendo

‘Crescendo’ review: A French opera is rocked by scandal in Agnès Jaoui’s tone-deaf #MeToo satire

Daniel Auteuil, Vincenzo Amato and Claire Chust star alongside Jaoui in blunt Cannes Out Of Competition premiere

The Birthday Party

‘The Birthday Party’ review: Hafsia Herzi and Monica Bellucci head conventional home invasion thriller from Lea Mysius

French Cannes Competition title is an adaptation of the novel by Laurent Mauvignier

Maverick: The Epic Adventures Of David Lean

‘Maverick: The Epic Adventures Of David Lean’ review: Enthusiastic, star-studded romp through the life and work of the legendary director

Director Barnaby Thompson assembles famous fans including Denis Villeneuve, Alfonso Cuaron and Autumn Durald Arkapaw

'The Dreamed Adventure'

‘The Dreamed Adventure’ review: Exhilarating Bulgarian borderlands fable makes expert use of non-professional cast

Valeska Grisebach’s unpredictable Cannes Competition entry is led by former geologist Yana Radeva

'Madame'

‘Madame’ review: Brooding French debut mines uneasy relationship between wealth and freedom

Helene Rosselet-Ruiz’s Cannes Special Screening features strong performances and confident craft

The Station

‘The Station’ review: Moving Yemen-set drama explores the importance of community in the face of war

Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker Sara Ishaq’s debut bows in Cannes Critics’ Week

De Gaulle: Résistance

‘De Gaulle: Résistance’ review: Broad-brush, old-fashioned biopic of former French president Charles de Gaulle

Antonin Baudry’s sweeping epic is fuelled by national-origin-story patriotism

Coward

‘Coward’ review: Two Belgian soldiers are drawn together amid the horrors of war in Lukas Dhont’s intimate queer drama

Newcomers Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne drive Dhont’s First World War Cannes Competition title

The End Of It

‘The End Of It’ review: Striking future-set study of mortality hangs on a layered performance from Rebecca Hall

Maria Martinez Bayona’s Cannes Premiere title also stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Noomi Rapace and Beanie Feldstein.

'La Bola Negra'

‘La Bola Negra’ review: Penelope Cruz and Guitarricadelafuente star in sprawling exploration of Spain’s queer culture

The works of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca inform Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s Cannes Competition title

Roma Elastica

‘Roma Elastica’ review: Marion Cotillard anchors fractured, excessive Italian 1980s drama

Bertrand Mandico’s Cannes Midnight title also stars Noemie Merlant and Isabella Ferrari

Victorian Psycho

‘Victorian Psycho’ review: Maika Monroe is gloriously gonzo in fun, feminist 19th-century horror

Jason Isaacs, Ruth Wilson and Thomasin McKenzie also star in Zachary Wigon’s intense Cannes Un Certain Regard title

Elephants In The Fog

‘Elephants In The Fog’ review: Sensitive, stirring debut is set at the heart of Nepal’s transgender community

Screenwriter and short filmmaker Abinash Bikram Shah’s engaging first feature bows in Cannes Un Certain Regard

'9 Temples To Heaven'

‘9 Temples To Heaven’ review: A poignant family road trip across contemporary Thailand produced by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Sompot Chidgasornpongse’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight title balances ritual, memory and familial tensions with a light touch

I'll Be Gone In June

‘I’ll Be Gone In June’ review: A German exchange student navigates post-9/11 America in modest, engaging debut

Katharina Rivilis’s Cannes Un Certain Regard title is produced by Wim Wenders

Yesterday The Eye Didn't Sleep

‘Yesterday The Eye Didn’t Sleep’ review: Poetic, slow-burn debut unfolds within a Bedouin community in Lebanon

Palestinian director Rayakan Mayasi’s first feature premieres in Cannes Un Certain Regard