In Kurdistan, Bahar (Golshifteh Farahani) is commander of the Daughters of the Sun battalion. They are preparing to free her city from the hands of Islamists, hoping to find her son who is behind enemy lines. A French journalist, Mathilde (Emmanuelle Bercot, of "Mon Roi" fame, among others), joins their platoon to cover the offensive and bring attention to these women warriors. Strong women, who ... more >
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CANNES FESTIVAL, “Girls of the sun”
A France Belgium Georgia Switzerland production
Golshifteh Farahani, Emmanuelle Bercot and Erol Afsin
Directed by Eva Husson
CANNES 2015 | LA TETE HAUTE
This year's festival opener
Catherine Deneuve, Sara Forestier and Benoit Magimel
Directed by Emmanuelle Bercot
DAY 1 got off to a strong start with two films that are hopefully a harbinger of things to come in this 68th edition of the Cannes Festival. I just finished watching the Matteo Garrone THE TELLER OF TALES, which was screened before the press at 7pm. I will talk about that film in a later post. French filmmaker Emmanuelle Bercot's LA TETE HAUTE is an uncensored and deftly-lensed look at youth ... more >
FILM BY A FRENCHWOMAN FILMMAKER TO OPEN THE CANNES FESTIVAL
For the first time in its history a female director will open the Cannes Festival. "La Tête haute," ("head held up high" in the original French) a film by a Frenchwoman, Emmanuelle Bercot, will open the 68th edition of the Cannes Festival, according to the press release received just moments ago from the festival's press office. "La Tête haute" is a coming-of-age story about a juvenile ... more >