The lineup for the 2021 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) at Cannes has been announced. See also the full lineups of the Official Selection and Critics’ Week.
Our Men
FEATURE FILMS
A Chiara (Jonas Carpignano): The story of 15-year-old Chiara whose close-knit family falls apart after her father abandons them in Calabria. Chiara starts to investigate to understand why her father disappeared and as she gets closer to the truth, she is forced to decide what kind of future she wants for herself.
Ali & Ava (Clio Barnard): Both lonely for different reasons, Ali and Ava meet through their shared affection for Sofia—the child of Ali’s Slovakian tenants, whom Ava teaches. Over a lunar month, sparks fly and a deep connection begins to grow.
Between Two Worlds (Emmanuel Carrère)
The Braves (Anaïs Volpé)
A Brighter Tomorrow (Yassine Qnia)
Clara Sola (Nathalie Álvarez Mesen)
The Employer and the Employee (Manuel Nieto)
Europa (Haider Rashid)
Futura (Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi, Alice Rohrwacher): A portrait of Italy observed through the eyes of teenagers who talk about the places they live in and imagine themselves, torn between the opportunities that surround them, the dream of what they want to become, the fear of failing, the trials they hope to overcome.
Întregalde (Radu Muntean)
The Hill where Lionesses Roar (Luàna Bajrami)
Hit the Road (Panah Panahi)
Magnetic Beats (Vincent Cardona)
Medusa (Anita Rocha da Silveira)
Murina (Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović)
Neptune Frost (Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman)
A Night of Knowing Nothing (Payal Kapadia)
Our Men (Rachel Lang): They come from all over the world but they have one thing in common: The Foreign Legion, their new family. Our Men tells these stories: stories of women who struggle to keep their love fire burning; stories of men who leave for battle; stories of loving couples on hostile ground.
Returning to Reims (Fragments) (Jean-Gabriel Périot)
Ripple of Life (Shujun Wei)
The Sea Ahead (Ely Dagher)
The Souvenir Part II (Joanna Hogg)
The Tale of King Crab (Alessio Rigo de Righi, Matteo Zoppis)
The Tsugua Diaries (Miguel Gomes, Maureen Fazendeiro)
SHORT AND MEDIUM LENGTH
Anxious Body (Yoriko Mizushiri)
The Sidereal Space (Sebastián Schjaer)
Simone Is Gone (Mathilde Chavanne)
Sycorax (Lois Patiño, Matías Piñeiro)
The Parents’ Room (Diego Marcon)
The Vandal (Eddie Alcazar)
The Windshield Wiper (Alberto Mielgo)
Train Again (Peter Tscherkassky)
When Night Meets Dawn (Andreea Cristina Borțun)