Two more films from Hamburg in Cannes

With the previously released films "Triangle of Sadness" by Ruben Östlund ("The Square") and the dark Iranian thriller "Holy Spider" by Ali Abbasi, three MOIN-funded productions are now screening in competition at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival. In addition to Emily Atef's "More than ever", the "Un Certain Regard" section will also feature "Burning Days" by Director Emin Alper.

In dramaPacifiction - Tourment sur les Îles by Albert Serra is all about a French high commissioner on Tahiti (played by Benoît Magimel). Between official receptions and dodgy bars, he constantly feels the pulse of the local population, from which anger can rise at any time. This is all the more true as a rumour persists: A submarine has allegedly been sighted, its ghostly presence heralding a resumption of French nuclear testing. The Hamburg production company Tamtam Film ("Ein großes Versprechen", "Manche hatten Krokodile") is behind the European co-production.

Directors and Script Writer Emily Atef won more German film awards than any other film in 2018 with the Romy Schneider drama "3 Days in Quiberon". Her new cinema filmMore Than Ever is now celebrating its premiere around four years later in the "Un Certain Regard" section at the Cannes International Film Festival. The film is about a young woman (played by Vicky Krieps) who flees the big city and finds the place for her final journey in the nature of Norway. A love story, an emotional drama about the end of life - and a tribute to the Norwegian landscape. Atef co-wrote the script with Lars Hubrich (including "Tschick") and the production design is by Hamburg-based Silke Fischer (including "Unorthodox" and "3 Days in Quiberon").More about the film in our online magazine.

The 75th Cannes International Film Festival takes place this year from 17 to 28 May.

Photo: "Pacifiction - Tourment sur les Îles" by the Hamburg-based company Tamtam Film. (Credits: Artur Tort)