All Un Certain Regard articles
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Reviews‘A Poet’ review: A failed Colombian poet mentors a promising young talent
Simon Mesa Soto’s second feature is powered by a strong performance from non-professional Ubeimar Rios
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Reviews‘Once Upon A Time In Gaza’ review: Satirical, resonant follow-up to ‘Gaza Mon Amour’
Latest film from the Nasser brothers looks at everyday life in Gaza City in the 2010s
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Reviews‘My Father’s Shadow’ review: Sope Dirisu stars in this electric debut set in 1990s Nigeria
The semi-autobiographical first feature from Akinola Davies Jr premieres in Un Certain Regard
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Reviews‘Pillion’ review: Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling star in frank British debut
Writer/director Harry Lighton sensitively explores a submissive gay relationship
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Features‘Pillion’ director Harry Lighton on finding the light in his transgressive queer drama: “I didn’t want the sex to feel like empty provocation”
Harry Lighton makes his feature debut with queer sub-dom drama ‘Pillion’.
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FeaturesNeeraj Ghaywan, director of Un Certain Regard premiere ‘Homebound’, talks 10-year gap between films, getting notes from Martin Scorsese
Ghaywan attributes the length gap between the two films to Cannes and his own imposter syndrome.
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Reviews‘I Only Rest In The Storm’ review: Pedro Pinho visits neo-colonialism in Guinea-Bissau
A Portuguese engineer becomes embroiled with two locals while working in Guinea-Bissa
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Reviews‘Urchin’ review: Harris Dickinson directs an elevated study of addiction
British actor-turned-filmmaker bows in Un Certain Regard
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Reviews‘The Chronology Of Water’ review: Kristen Stewart’s debut is an intense deep-dive into the life of a troubled artist
Length and repetition undermines a fiery film anchored by Imogen Poots
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Reviews‘The Plague’ review: Joel Edgerton produces, stars in timely hazing drama
Charlie Polinger’s perceptive debut plays out at an all-boys water polo camp
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FeaturesKristen Stewart unpacks her feature directorial debut ‘The Chronology Of Water’
“I’m an angry optimist,” says the actress-turned-filmmaker
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Reviews‘A Pale View Of Hills’ review: Kazuo Ishiguro’s debut novel gets tangled between Japan and the UK
Kei Ishikawa directs a dual timeline between 1950s Japan and 1980s England
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Reviews‘Promised Sky’ review: Follow-up to ‘Under The Fig Trees’ opens Un Certain Regard
Three migrants struggle to make a home in Tunisia in Erige Sehiri’s engaging drama
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NewsCannes, Cesar award-winner ‘Souleymane’s Story’ acquired for UK-Ireland distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Theatrical release scheduled for later in 2025.
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NewsCzech road movie ‘Caravan’ secures French deal for Alpha Violet
EXCLUSIVE: The Un Certain Regard title is about a woman whose life is transformed for the better when she heads to Italy with her son.
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FeaturesCannes 2025 line-up guide: Un Certain Regard titles
This year includes films from Kristen Stewart, Scarlett Johansson, Akinola Davies Jr and Harris Dickinson.
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NewsMolly Manning Walker to lead Un Certain Regard jury at Cannes Film Festival
The UK filmmaker won the strand’s top prize in 2023 for ‘How To Have Sex’.
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NewsLucky Number boards Un Certain Regard Italian film ’The Last One For The Road’
EXCLUSIVE: The debut film from Italy’s Francesco Sossai follows three young men on a road trip through the Venetian plains.
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NewsParadise City Sales boards Pedro Pinho’s Un Certain Regard title ‘I Only Rest In The Storm’
EXCLUSIVE: The film exploring neo-colonialism is set in a West African city.
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NewsCannes title ‘Once Upon A Time In Gaza’ signs sales representation, French distribution
EXCLUSIVE: The film tells the story of a student and a restaurant owner forced to battle a corrupt cop.