More programme announcements from Espoo Cin\u00e9!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robin Campillo<\/strong>\u2019s (BPM<\/em>) new film Enzo<\/em> premiered this year in the Directors\u2019 Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival. In this tender coming-of-age story 16-year-old Enzo defies his bourgeois family\u2019s expectations by becoming a bricklayer. Amidst the construction work, his charismatic coworker Vlad opens new perspectives for him. Enzo<\/em> was the final project of screenwriter Laurent Cantet<\/strong>, who passed away last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also featured at Cannes in the Critics\u2019 Week section was Alice Douard<\/strong>\u2019s Love Letters<\/em>, which explores the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ families. The film follows C\u00e9line, who is expecting her first child\u2014but it is her wife Nadia who actually carries and gives birth to the baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anna Cezanave Cambet<\/strong>\u2019s Love Me Tender<\/em> tells the story of Cl\u00e9mence, a lawyer who leaves her marriage in search of her true self. She becomes embroiled in a custody battle, with her ex-husband Paul manipulating their son. The film was part of the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Austrian film Bluish<\/em> offers a melancholic glimpse into urban loneliness. Directed by Lilith Kraxner<\/strong> and Milena Czernovsky<\/strong>, it features a calmly observant camera following two twenty-somethings trying to find their place amid the bustle of Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The feel-good film Odd Fish<\/em>, directed and written by Sn\u00e6var S\u00f6lvason<\/strong>, is set in the Westfjords of Iceland, where two childhood friends run a fish restaurant. Their friendship is tested when one of them comes out as a trans woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Crip Cin\u00e9 series, which focuses on disability and showcases films by disabled filmmakers, returns to this year\u2019s festival. A Second Life<\/em> by Laurent Slama<\/strong> is set during the Paris Olympics and follows a hard-of-hearing woman seeking peace of mind while juggling stressful odd jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olivier Sarbil<\/strong>\u2019s Viktor<\/em> tells the story of a young deaf Ukrainian man raised on samurai films and war stories, whose repeated attempts to enlist are rejected. This documentary by the award-winning director portrays Viktor\u2019s desire to find his place in a war he cannot hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Life After<\/em>, filmmaker Reid Davenport, who has cerebral palsy, investigates the story of Elizabeth Bouvia<\/strong>, a Californian woman who sparked national debate in 1983 when she sought the right to die by euthanasia. After years of legal battles, she vanished from the public eye\u2014Davenport\u2019s film explores what happened to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rock music fans will be intrigued by Kronos Kairos<\/em>, the directorial debut by Herra Ylpp\u00f6<\/strong>. Surreal and science fiction-inspired, this film\u2014still unreleased in theaters\u2014is a must-see for lovers of unique artistic expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Espoo Cin\u00e9 will be held this year from August 22\u201331, 2025 with the full program announced during the last week of July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" More programme announcements from Espoo Cin\u00e9!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n