CANNES 2024
CANNES 2024
COMPETITION
Karoline a young factory worker, finds herself abandoned and pregnant while striving to climb out of poverty in post WW1 Copenhagen. Amidst her struggles, she meets Dagmar a charismatic woman running a secret adoption agency within a candy store, helping poor mothers find foster homes for their unwanted children. A strong connection is formed between the two women, but Karoline’s world shatters as she stumbles upon the dreadful revelation of the nightmarish fate she unknowingly embraces.
The Girl with the Needle
Directed by
Magnus von Horn
Principal cast
Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Joachim Fjelstrup
Written by
Magnus von Horn, Line Langebek
Produced by
Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Włodarski (Nordisk Film Production, Creative Alliance)
Sales
The Match Factory
Production countries
Denmark, Poland, Sweden
Official Screenings
May 15 10.30pm | Grand Théâtre Lumière
May 16 11.30am | Agnès Varda Theatre
May 16 12.00pm | Grand Théâtre Lumière
Screenings
May 15 11.00am | Bazin (press screening)
May 15 10.30pm | Debussy (press screening)
May 15 10.30pm | Bazin (press screening)
May 16 12.00pm | Cineum Imax
May 17 09.00am | Olympia 7
May 17 13.15pm | Cineum Aura
May 18 11.30am | Cineum Screen X
UN CERTAIN REGARD
When the Light Breaks
On a long summer's day in Reykjavik, the life of Una, a young art student, is turned upside down. From one sunset to another, when laughing turns into crying and beauty coexists with sorrow.
Directed by
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Principal cast
Elín Hall, Mikael Kaaber, Katla Njálsdóttir, Gunnar Hrafn Kristjánsson, Águst Wigum, Baldur Einarsson
Produced by
Heather Millard and Rúnar Rúnarsson (Compass Films, Halibut)
Sales
The Party Film Sales
Production countries
Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France
Official Screenings
May 15 7.30pm | Debussy
May 16 8.30am | Debussy
Screenings
May 16 4.15pm | Cineum Imax
May 16 4.30pm | Licorne
May 17 9.00am | Cineum Screen X
May 18 2.00pm | Cineum Screen X
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Armand
During one fatal afternoon in an empty elementary school the two mothers of Armand (6) and Jon (6) get into a desperate fight to be believed when one son is accused of crossing boundaries against the other. All means are used, and soon a blend of madness, desire and obsession arises. Where the truth lies is impossible to know, and soon everything evolves less and less around the children, who we never meet, and more about the adults.
Directed by
Halfdan Ullman Tøndel
Principal cast
Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Øystein Røger
Produced by
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Eye Eye Pictures
Sales
Charades
Production countries
Norway, Germany, Sweden
Official Screenings
May 18 2pm | Debussy
May 19 8.30am | Debussy
Screenings
May 19 2.00pm | Licorne
May 19 6.45pm | Cineum Aurore
May 20 6.30pm | Cineum Screen X
May 21 11.15am | Cineum Aurore
