‘The Worst Ones’ wins ‘Certain Regard’ competition at Cannes

The seventy fifth Cannes Movie Competition – Photocall for the movie “Les pires” (The Worst Ones) in competitors for the class Un Sure Regard – Cannes, France, Might 22, 2022. Administrators Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka, solid members Mallory Wanecque, Timeo Mahaut, Melina Vanderplancke, Loic Pech and Johan Heldenbergh pose, REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

CANNES, France, Might 27 (Reuters) – A movie set within the working class suburbs of the northern French metropolis of Boulogne-sur-Mer received the highest prize within the “Un Sure Regard” competitors on the Cannes Movie Competition on Friday.

“The Worst Ones,” directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret, explores the challenges of road casting, telling the story of a group’s response to the arrival of a movie crew.

“I hope that this movie, past critiques, will likely be learn as an homage to the creation of cinema as a result of generally it permits us to present a voice to those that will not be typically heard,” Gueret mentioned.

Deadline described the movie, with occasions which are “thought scary and generally darkly humorous”, as “an interesting have a look at the filming expertise.”

“Joyland”, a movie by Saim Sadiq that seeks to interrupt gender stereotypes in Pakistan, the nation’s first entry to the Cannes Movie Competition, received the jury prize.

The movie’s screening at Cannes felt like “a dream has come true”, one in all its stars, Sarwat Gilani, instructed Reuters on Tuesday, including that she felt that “the struggles that we face as artists in Pakistan, they’ve all come to be value it.” learn extra

“Un Sure Regard” is a contest targeted on art-house movies that runs parallel to the principle competitors, the Palme d’Or, which will likely be introduced on Saturday.

Reporting by Hanna Rantala and Mimosa Spencer, Enhancing by Rosalba O’Brien and Sandra Maler

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