Roohollah Zamani (center) in 'Children of the Sun' Majid Majidi Film Production
Erase History
is a daring and clever French comedy that touches on a current issue: our presence on social media and the power of the companies behind it. Iranian director Majid Majidi (
The Color of Paradise
,
Baran
) premieres
Children of the Sun
, a story set in the underworld of Tehran that, among rascals and children, is reminiscent of
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens. Istanbul, another capital of the Middle East, is the focus of the Turkish film
Ghosts
, which traces a day in the lives of four people in a capital lost between inequality and gentrification. Amy Adams stars in a
Joe Wright
thriller
trying to continue the trend of
The Girl on the Train
in
The woman in the window,
although it ends up remembering the new version of
Rebeca.
The Basque Country once again becomes a scene where anything can happen with the vampire story
Every Moons.
Finally,
Creation Stories
tells the story of Scottish music producer Alan McGee, discoverer of the Oasis band, in a script co-adapted by Irvine Welsh, the author of
Trainspotting
.
The films have been reviewed by Elsa Fernández-Santos and Javier Ocaña.
Children of the Sun.
MAJID MAJIDI
A 12-year-old boy and his friends make a living from petty theft in their Tehran neighborhood to help support their families.
A unique opportunity presents itself for the gang of boys when they are recruited to search for buried treasure beneath a school geared for poor and homeless children.
Ghosts.
AZRA DENIZ OKYAY
The lives of an aspiring dancer, a mother with an imprisoned son, a female activist and a guy who rents homes to Syrian refugees intersect in a suburb of modern and ruthless Istanbul in the midst of political crisis.
All moons.
ILARGI GUSTIAK
An orphan, victim of the last of the Carlist wars, is rescued from death by a mysterious lady who turns her into a vampire.
Many years later, the girl is taken in by a peasant whose kindness will cause her conflict over her dark and bloodthirsty nature.
Clear history.
BENOÎT DELÉPINE, GUSTAVE KEVERN
A woman blackmailed by a sex tape, a father helpless in the face of the cyberbullying suffered by his daughter and a taxi driver fed up with bad reviews decide to declare war on the tech giants with the help of a hacker.
Creation Stories.
NICK MORAN
Alan McGee is a young man from Glasgow who comes to London with a dream: to become a rock star.
However, he soon discovers that his talent is handling things behind the scenes.
His adventures will make him run into a promising little band called Oasis.
The woman at the window.
JOE WRIGHT
Dr. Anna Fox is an agoraphobic psychologist who spends her time spying on neighbors from her townhouse in New York.
The disappearance and apparent impersonation of a neighbor will force Fox to face his own troubles.