Three Asian films will be screened during the Semaine de la Critique which is taking place from May 15 – 23, 2024 in Cannes, France.

– Feature Films –

Blue Sun Palace by Constance Tsang – USA | 2024 – 116 minutes | Fiction

A sudden violent experience catalyzes an unlikely bond between two migrants in the Chinese community of Queens. Navigating lives far from home and the painstaking labor that supports them, they journey through sorrow together in hopes of finding family. (SdC 2024)

Locust by KEFF – Taiwan, France, USA | 2024 – 128 minutes | Fiction

As the 2019 Hong Kong protests erupt across the strait, Zhong-Han, a silent twenty-nothing in Taiwan, leads a double life – working at a family restaurant by day, and running with a group of local gangsters by night. But when the ownership of the restaurant changes hands, it sets off an unexpected chain reaction that forces Zhong-Han to witness and confront the corrupt power games of his country. (SdC 2024)

– Short Films –

Radikals by Arvin Belarmino – Philippines, USA, Bangladesh, France | 2024 – 20 minutes

A young rookie from a bizarre chicken-dance group faces a heckler after being the worst dancer at a performance — leading him to a series of strange events that reveal what the group does to their weakest link. (SdC 2024)

More information: https://www.semainedelacritique.com/en