MK2 Films announces line-up for Berlin

Arab Blues

Manele Labidi



Selma, a psychoanalyst, wrestles with a cast of colourful new clients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.



Cast: Golshifteh Farahani

2019| France | Comedy, Drama | French



Available worldwide except: France

Gloria Mundi

Robert Guédiguian



In Marseille, a family gathers for the birth of baby Gloria. But despite the joy, the young parents have fallen on tough times. As they try to make ends meet, they reconnect with Gloria’s ex-convict grandfather.



Cast: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan,

Anaïs Demoustier, Robinson Stévenin, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet

2019| France | Drama| French

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Varda by Agnès

Agnès Varda





The feminist icon returns with a new documentary following her Oscar nominated FACES PLACES.



Completed | France | Feature Documentary | French, English | 115'



 

PANORAMA

Jessica Forever

Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel





“JESSICA FOREVER possesses an otherworldly look and feel […] that helps it stand out in the heavily populated dystopian realm. There’s poise and flair in the film, echoed in its aesthetic touches as well.”

Screen



Cast: Aomi Muyock, Lukas Ionesco, Paul Hamy

2018 | France | Drama, Fantasy | French | 97'



 

CRITIC'S WEEK

Sophia Antipolis

Virgil Vernier





"A compelling exploration of a hidden and haunting part of France. Vernier is one of the more intriguing auteurs to arise out of France in recent years, exploring the hidden, unsettling depths of a country in quiet turmoil.”

The Hollywood Reporter



Cast: Dewi Kunetz, Hugues Njiba-Mukuna, Lilith Grasmug

2018 | France | Drama | French | 96'



 

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Céline Sciamma



The acclaimed director of TOMBOY and GIRLHOOD reunites with Award-winning actress Adèle Haenel for an intimate and thoughtful love story between a painter and her model in XVIIIth century France.



"The ability to reconcile sensuousness with gender politics has always been a strength of Sciamma's work."

The Hollywood Reporter



Cast: Adèle Haenel, Noémie Merlant, Valeria Golino

In Post production | France | Drama | French

 

Sibyl

Justine Triet



Sibyl, a psychotherapist, returns to her first passion: writing. But her newest patient Margot, a troubled up-and-coming actress, proves to be a source of inspiration that is far too tempting. Fascinated almost to the point of obsession, Sibyl becomes more and more involved in Margot’s tumultuous life, reviving volatile memories that bring her face to face with her past.



By the director of IN BED WITH VICTORIA (2016 Cannes Critics’ Week Opening Film)



Cast: Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gaspard Ulliel, Sandra Hüller, Niels Schneider

In Post production | France | Drama | French

 

Port Authority

Danielle Lessovitz



A tumultuous love story set in New York’s underground voguing culture.



Cast: Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom, McCaul Lombardi

In Post production | USA | Drama | English



 

The Whistlers

Corneliu Porumboiu



Treason, comic twists and a femme fatale abound in this film noir crime story from Romanian new wave master

Corneliu Porumboiu.



"Known for his dead-pan humour [...] Porumboiu is certainly one of the most original filmmakers in the recent past."

Screen



Cast: Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon

In Post production | Romania, France | Drama, Thriller | Romanian, English, Spanish

 

Amanda

Mikhaël Hers



250K admissions in France

Best-Actor César award nomination for Vincent Lacoste



“AMANDA seems positively solar-powered. A nourishingly classical tear-jerker as well as a glowing valentine to Paris’s endurance in the age of modern terrorism.”

Variety



Cast: Vincent Lacoste, Isaure Multrier, Stacy Martin

2018 | France | Drama | French | 106'

 

Pearl

Elsa Amiel



“Deeply affecting. The film challenges and interrogates

traditional notions of femininity and beauty. PEARL subverts the male gaze in striking fashion.”

Indiewire



Cast: Julia Föry, Peter Mullan

2018 | France | Drama | English, French | 80'

 

The Trouble with You

Pierre Salvadori



760K admissions in France

9 César award nominations



"Exhilarating... As crazed and lawless as the action gets [...]

it's the underlying sweetness that makes it so pleasurable."

The Hollywood Reporter



Cast: Adèle Haenel, Pio Marmaï, Audrey Tautou

2018 | France | Comedy | French | 108'

 

Sir

Rohena Gera



130K admissions in France



“A warmly nuanced look at love in a place filled with constraints and contradictions.”

Variety



Cast: Tillotama Shome, Vivek Gomber

2018 | India, France | Drama | Hindi, English | 99’



 

Ash is Purest White

Jia Zhang-Ke



“A complex romantic tragedy from China’s aspirational

gangster-classes.”

The Guardian



Cast: Zhao Tao, Liao Fan

2018 | China, France | Drama | Mandarin | 136'





 

At War

Stéphane Brizé



“A wrenchingly intimate look at hundreds of French factory workers fighting to keep their jobs. Ripped from the headlines,  keenly researched and carefully crafted, this fictional tale has near-universal resonance.”

The Hollywood Reporter



Cast: Vincent Lindon

2018 | France | Drama | French |113'

 

Asako I & II

Ryusuke Hamaguchi



"A meditation on the definition of true love. Refreshing."

Indiewire



Cast: Masahiro Higashide, Erika Karata

2018 | Japan, France | Drama | Japanese | 120'



 

Sorry Angel

Christophe Honoré



“Graceful, subtle, satisfying and emotionally complex.”

Sight & Sound



2018 LOUIS DELLUC PRIZE

(Best Film as awarded by French critics)



Cast: Pierre Deladonchamps, Vincent Lacoste, Denis Podalydès

2018 | France | Drama | French | 132’



 

Cold War

Paweł Pawlikowski





3 OSCAR NOMINATIONS:



Best Director (Paweł Pawlikowski)



Best Foreign Language Film



Best Cinematography (Łukasz Żal)