As usual, even though they initially announced the line-up, Cannes has a few more titles to add their slate, including one of our most-anticipated films of the year. Asghar Farhadi will return to the festival with The Salesman, which reunites him with regulars Shahab Hosseini (About Elly, A Separation) and Tareneh Alidoosti (About Elly, Fireworks Wednesday). Playing in competition, it was reported the drama centers on a couple performing together in Arthur Miller’s Death of A Salesman.
Other titles includes the Mel Gibson-led action thriller Blood Father (see the railer here) and David Mackenzie‘s Starred Up follow-up, the western crime drama Hell or High Water, scripted by Sicario’s Taylor Sheridan and starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Jeff Bridges. Check out the additions below.
IN COMPETITION
THE SALESMAN by Asghar Farhadi (Iran)
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Opening film: ESHTEBAK (CLASH) by Mohamed DIAB (Egypt)
HELL OR HIGH WATER by David Mackenzie (Great Britain)
MIDNIGHT SCREENING
BLOOD FATHER by Jean-François Richet (France)
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
WRONG ELEMENTS by Jonathan Littell (United States)
LA FORÊT DE QUINCONCES by Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet (France)
CHOUF by Karim Dridi (France / Tunisia)