Cannes Film Festival 2016

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Le Cancre (Country: France; Year: 2016; Director: Paul Vecchiali; Writer: Paul Vecchiali; Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Françoise Arnoul, Marianne Basler, Pascal Cervo, Annie Cordy, Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Lebrun, Raphaël Neal, Edith Scob, Noël Simsolo, Pierre Sénélas, Paul Vecchiali)
Drama about the conflict between a father and son.
The Death of Louis XIV (La mort de Louis XIV, Last Days Of Louis XIV) (Country: France; Year: 2016; Director: Albert Serra; Writer: Thierry Lounas, Albert Serra; Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Filipe Duarte, Patrick d'Assumçao, José Wallenstein, Bernard Belin, Irène Silvagni, Philippe Crespeau, Marc Susini)
Drama about the final days of the Sun King.
Exile (Year: 2016; Director: Rithy Panh)
A meditation on exile.
Hissen Habré, A Chadian Tragedy (Hissein Habré, une tragédie tchadienne) (Country: Chad, Senegal, France; Year: 2016; Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun)
Documentary about the victims of the Hissein Habré regime in Chad.
The Last Resort (L’Ultima Spiaggia) (Year: 2016; Director: Davide Del Degan, Thanos Anastopoulos)
Documentary about Pedocin beach, which is divided by a wall that splits men and women.
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