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CANNES 2022 Un Certain Regard

Father & Soldier to open Cannes’ Un Certain Regard

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- The second feature by French director Mathieu Vadepied, toplined by Omar Sy, will open the competitive Un Certain Regard selection at the 75th Cannes Film Festival

Father & Soldier to open Cannes’ Un Certain Regard
Father & Solider by Mathieu Vadepied

Father & Soldier [+see also:
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, the second feature-length directorial effort by DoP Mathieu Vadepied (following Learn by Heart [+see also:
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, which was screened in the 2015 Cannes Critics’ Week), is the film that will have the honour of opening the competitive Un Certain Regard selection at the 75th Cannes Film Festival (17-28 May). The selection now comprises a total of 20 titles (15 of which were announced initially – see the news – with four more being added later – see the news).

The movie, which will kick off Un Certain Regard in style on 18 May, is toplined by the most famous French actor in the world at the moment: Omar Sy. The star is flanked by other thesps including Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet. The screenplay, written by Mathieu Vadepied and Olivier Demangel, tells the story of Bakary Diallo, a father who enlists in the French army in 1917 to join Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was drafted by force. Sent to the front, father and son will have to face the war together. Galvanised by the fervour of his officer, who wants to lead him to the heart of the battle, Thierno comes of age while Bakary does everything in his power to pull him out of the combat and bring him home safe and sound.

Produced by Bruno Nahon for Unité and by Omar Sy himself for Korokoro, Father & Soldier was co-produced by Gaumont (which will handle the French release and is also in charge of the international sales), France 3 Cinéma, Mille Soleils and Senegalese outfit Sypossible Africa.

The full list of the Un Certain Regard titles:

Father & Soldier [+see also:
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 - Mathieu Vadepied (France) (opening film)
More Than Ever [+see also:
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]
 - Emily Atef (France/Germany/Luxembourg/Norway)
The Worst Ones [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka
film profile
]
- Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret (France)
Burning Days [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Emin Alper
film profile
]
- Emin Alper (Turkey/France/Germany/Netherlands/Greece)
Metronom [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Alexandru Belc
film profile
]
- Alexandru Belc (Romania/France)
Return to Seoul [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Davy Chou
film profile
]
 - Davy Chou (France/Germany/Belgium/Qatar/Cambodia)
Sick of Myself [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Kristine Kujath Thorp
interview: Kristoffer Borgli
film profile
]
- Kristoffer Borgli (Norway/Sweden)
Domingo y la niebla - Ariel Escalante Meza (Costa Rica/Qatar)
Mediterranean Fever [+see also:
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]
- Maha Haj (Palestine/Germany/France/Cyprus/Qatar) 
Plan 75 [+see also:
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interview: Chie Hayakawa
film profile
]
- Chie Hayakawa (Japan/France/Philippines)
War Pony - Riley Keough and Gina Gammell (USA)
Corsage [+see also:
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interview: Marie Kreutzer
interview: Marie Kreutzer
film profile
]
- Marie Kreutzer (Austria/Luxembourg/Germany/France)
Butterfly Vision [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Maksym Nakonechnyi
film profile
]
- Maksym Nakonechnyi (Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden)
Harka [+see also:
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trailer
film profile
]
- Lotfy Nathan (France/Luxembourg/Tunisia/Belgium/Germany/USA)
Godland [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Elliott Crosset Hove
interview: Hlynur Pálmason
film profile
]
- Hlynur Pálmason (Denmark/Iceland/France/Sweden)
Rodéo [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Lola Quivoron and Julie Ledru
film profile
]
- Lola Quivoron (France)
Joyland - Saim Sadiq (Pakistan)
The Stranger - Thomas M Wright (Australia)
The Silent Twins [+see also:
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interview: Agnieszka Smoczynska
film profile
]
- Agnieszka Smoczynska (Poland/USA/UK)
The Blue Caftan [+see also:
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film profile
]
- Maryam Touzani (France/Morocco/Denmark/Belgium)

(Translated from French)

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