The Board of Directors of the Festival de Cannes has selected Catherine Corsini's new film, The Return. An anonymous email sent in early April denouncing facts of "harassment, verbal and physical violence, humiliation and other behavior at least inappropriate" had sown doubt and trouble.
While waiting for justice to do its work, the Festival has decided to include The Return in competition. A brief prologue shows Khedidja (Aïssatou Diallo Sagna, the caregiver of La Fracture, César for the best...)