Singaporean film-maker Boo Junfeng in Cannes Film Fest lineup1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingaporean film-maker Boo Junfeng’s second feature film Apprentice has made it to this year’s Cannes Film Festival line-up. The psychological drama, which follows the story of a correctional officer and a prison executioner, will be screened under the festival’s Un Certain Regard section. It marks Boo’s return to the prestigious festival, after is debut film Sandcastle was screened in 2010 at the festival’s parallel International Critics’ Week event.
The line-up for the festival, which takes place next month, was revealed yesterday. Festival president Pierre Lescure and artistic director Thierry Fremaux set the stage for for an epic clash between the powers of good (including Steven Spielberg’s big friendly giant, The BFG, and Shane Black’s Nice Guys) and evil (Money Monster and The Neon Demon) among its English-language fare, which also includes new films from Jeff Nichols (Loving), Sean Penn (The Last Face) and Jim Jarmusch – the latter bringing both bus-driver drama Paterson and Iggy Pop docu Gimme Danger.
via: Today
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