Le Royaume de Kensuké – Neil BOYLE – Kirk HENDRY – 11:15 (United Kingdom)
For the kids
Théâtre La Comète
Eleven-year-old Michael, sailing around the world with his parents, is shipwrecked on a desert island with his dog, Stella, after a storm. A mysterious stranger gives them food and water. It is Kensuké, a former Japanese soldier living alone on the island with his friends, the orangutans. He opens the doors of his kingdom to Michael. When monkey traffickers try to invade the island, they join forces to save this paradise….
14-year-old Zeina and her family are the last to have stayed in their besieged hometown of Damascus in Syria. When a missile rips a giant hole in their home, an unimaginable world of possibility opens up for Zeina. As the violence outside escalates, the family is pressured to evacuate, but Mutaz, her father, is adamant that they stay, refusing to flee to the uncertain life of a refugee. Zeina and her mother must make the choice whether to stay or leave.
Coup de grâce – Volker SCHLÖNDORFF – 17:45 (France)
War as seen by...
Cinéma La Comète
The fate of three people caught up in the turmoil of the fighting between White Russians and Bolsheviks in the Balkans at the end of the First World War.
In a world hit by a wave of mutations that are gradually transforming some humans into animals, François does everything he can to save his wife, who is affected by this mysterious condition. As some of the creatures disappear into a nearby forest, he embarks with Emile, their 16-year-old son, on a quest that will change their lives forever.
