EnglishFestivals - Reims Polar Festival 2021 : Films in competition
By Mulder, 30 april 2021
Reims Polar gives you an online appointment from May 26 to 30, 2021.
The Crime Film Festival is getting a makeover while continuing the tradition of previous years, celebrating crime films, thrillers and thrillers. You will find the Competition, the unavoidable Sang Neuf selection and the Out of Competition category.
The jury will be on hand and all films in Competition are eligible for the OCS-supported Audience Award. From Wednesday, May 26, at noon, until Sunday, May 30, at noon, vote for your favorite film on the Festival's official website: www.festivalfilmpolicier.com
Berlin Alexanderplatz (Germany)
A film by Burhan Qurbani
Produced by Leif Alexis, Jochen Laube & Fabian Maubach
Screenplay by Martin Behnke & Burhan Qurbani, based on the novel of the same name by Alfred Döblin
With Welket Bungué, Jella Haase, Albrecht Schuch, Joachim Król, Annabelle Mandeng, Richard Fouofié Djimeli, Nils Verkooijen
Music by Dascha Dauenhauer
Director of photography: Yoshi Heimrath
Editing: Philipp Thomas
Production: Sommerhaus Filmproduktion GmbH, Lemming Film, ZDF, Arte
Distribution: Le Pacte (France)
Release date: August 18, 2021 (France)
Running time: 183 minutes
Synopsis: While miraculously stranded on the shores of Southern Europe, Francis takes an oath before God: he will be a new man, good and upright. Francis soon finds himself in Berlin, where he realizes how difficult it is to be righteous when you are an illegal refugee in Germany - without papers, without a homeland and without a work permit. When Reinhold, a charismatic German, makes him a tempting offer of easy money, Francis resists the temptation, sticks to his oath and stays out of Reinhold's shady business. But he is inexorably drawn into the Berlin underworld and gradually loses control of his life.
Black Box (France)
A film by Yann Gozlan
Produced by Wassim Béji, Matthias Weber & Thibault Gast
Screenplay by Yann Gozlan, Simon Moutaïrou, Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard & Jérémie Guez
With Pierre Niney, Lou de Lâage, André Dussollier, Sébastien Pouderoux, Olivier Rabourdin, Guillaume Marquet, Mehdi Djaadi, Anne Azoulay
Music by Philippe Rombi
Director of photography : Pierre Cottereau
Editing : Valentin Féron
Production : WY Productions, 2425 Production
Distribution : StudioCanal (France)
Release date: September 8, 2021 (France)
Running time: 129 minutes
Synopsis: What happened on board the Dubai-Paris flight before it crashed in the Alps? Mathieu Vasseur, a technician at the BEA, the authority responsible for safety investigations in civil aviation, is promoted to chief investigator on an unprecedented air disaster. Pilot error? Technical failure? Terrorist act? The meticulous analysis of the black boxes will push Mathieu to conduct his own investigation in secret. He still doesn't know how far his quest for the truth will take him...
Deliver us from evil (South Korea)
A film written and directed by Hong Won-chan
Produced by Kim Chul-yong
Starring Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jung-jae, Park Jeong-min, Choi Hee-seo
Music by Mowg
Director of photography: Hong Kyeong-pyo
Editor: Kim Hyung-joo
Production: Hive Media Corp.
Distribution: CJ Entertainment (USA)
Release date: October 20, 2020 (USA)
Running time: 108 minutes
Synopsis: A retired hitman travels to Thailand to investigate a kidnapping case that appears to be related to a family member, when he is targeted by a man whose brother he murdered.
The Law of Tehran (Just 6.5) (Iran)
A film by Saeed Roustaee
Produced by Seyed Jamal Sadatian & Mohammad Sadegh Ranjkeshan
Screenplay by Saeed Roustaee
Starring Payman Maadi, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Hooman Kiaie, Parinaz Izadyar, Farhad Aslani, Maziar Seyedi, Ali Bagheri
Music by Payman Yazdanian
Director of photography: Hooman Behmanesh
Editing: Bahram Dehghani
Distribution: Wild Bunch (France)
Release date: July 28, 2021 (France)
Length: 134 minutesSynopsis: In Iran, the punishment for drug possession is the same whether you have 30 grams or 50 kilograms on you: the death penalty. In these conditions, drug traffickers have no qualms about playing big and sales have exploded. Thus, 6.5 million people have plunged into the drug trade. After several years of tracking, Samad, a stubborn cop with expedient methods, finally gets his hands on Nasser K., the drug godfather. While he thought the case was closed, the confrontation with the brain of the network will take a completely different turn...
Storia di vacanze (Italy & Switzerland)
A film by Fabio & Damiano D'Innocenzo
Produced by Agostino & Giuseppe Saccà
Screenplay by Fabio & Damiano D'Innocenzo
With Elio Germano, Barbara Chichiarelli, Lino Musella, Gabriel Montesi, Max Malatesta, Tommaso Di Cola, Giuletta Rebeggiani, Justin Korovkin, Giulia Melillo, Laura Borgioli
Music by Paolo Carnera
Director of photography: Paolo Carnera
Editing: Esmeralda Calabria
Production: Pepito Produzioni, Amka Films Productions, QMI Interactive, Rai Cinema, Vision Distribution
Distribution : Le Pacte (France)
Release date : Not communicated
Running time: 100 minutes
Synopsis: The heat of summer announces the upcoming vacations for the families of this peaceful suburb of Rome. Happy families, who manage to create the illusion of a real vacation despite their limited means. Normal families. Well, almost. Because their children will soon shatter the fragile veneer of appearances...
The mayor of Rione Sanita (Il sindaco del Rione Sanità) (Italy)
A film by Mario Martone
Produced by Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima & Carlotta Calori
Screenplay by Mario Martone & Ippolita Di Majo after the play by Eduardo De Filippo
With Francesco Di Leva, Massimiliano Gallo, Roberto De Francesco, Adriano Pantaleo, Daniela Ioia, Giuseppe Gaudino, Gennaro Di Colandrea, Lucienne Perreca, Salvatore Presutto, Viviana Cangiano
Music by Ralph P
Director of photography: Ferran Paredes Rubio
Editing: Jacopo Quadri
Production: Indigo Film, Rai cinema, Mallia films
Release date: August 30, 2019 (Venice), September 30, 2019 (Italy)
Running time: 115 minutes
Synopsis: Antonio Barracano, nicknamed "the Mayor of Rione Sanità", is a man of honor who rules this neighborhood of Naples. Aided by his natural charisma, his network of influence and his doctor friend, he dispenses justice according to his own criteria, independently of the State and in the manner of King Solomon. The day a young man comes to ask for his blessing to kill his own father, he must reconsider his position on the merits of revenge...
The slaughterhouse (Iran)
A film by Abbas Amini
Produced by Javad Norouzbeigi
Screenplay by Abbas Amini & Hossein Farokhzadeh
With Amir Hossein Fathi, Mani Haghighi, Hassan Pourshirazi, Baran Kosari
Music by Mehran Ghaedipour
Director of photography: Ehsan Rafiee Jam
Editor: Hamid Najafirad
Production: Nebras Pictures
Release date: May 28, 2020 (Iran)
Running time : 102mns
Synopsis: Amir has just been expelled from France and returns to live with his father in Iran. Out of family solidarity, he finds himself involved in an atrocious crime that will lead him to frequent the unseemly world of black market foreign currency exchange. But guilt gnaws at him...
Unidentified (Neidentificat) (Romania)
A film by Bogdan George Apetri
Produced by Florin ?erban & Bogdan George Apetri
Screenplay by Iulian Postelnicu & Bogdan George Apetri
With Bogdan Farcas, Dragos Dumitru, Vasile Muraru, Ana Popescu, Olimpia Malai, Kira Hagi
Music by Frédéric Chopin
Director of photography: Oleg Mutu
Editing: Bogdan George Apetri
Production: Fantascope Films, Cineart TV Prague, Tasse Film
Release date: 122 October 2020 (Poland)
Running time: 123 minutes
Synopsis: Florin Iespas is an irascible police inspector with an imposing physique, who gets around the law to get his way. Determined to solve a case involving the deaths of two women burned alive, he is convinced that a young Romanian man has committed the irreparable. Faced with his superior's refusal to continue the investigation and the distrust of his colleagues, the policeman devises a convoluted plan to corroborate his intuition, while fighting against his own demons.
Watch list (USA & Philippines)
A film by Ben Rekhi
Produced by Ronald Monteverde, Erik Matti, Brenda Gilbert & Ben Rekhi
Screenplay by Rona Lean Sales & Ben Rekhi
Starring Alessandra de Rossi, Jake Macapagal, Arthur Acuña, Jess Mendoza, Angeli Bayani, Timothy Mabalot, Micko Laurente
Music by William Ryan Fritch
Director of Photography: Daniella Nowitz
Editing : Liza D. Espinas & Nick Ellsberg
Distribution : The Jokers Films (France)
Release date: February 19, 2020 (Philippines)
Running time : 94 minutes
Synopsis: Forced to raise her three children alone after her husband is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Maria dives into Manila's underworld to investigate and find answers, but realizes that she will have to confront her own darkness to keep her family safe.
Pass and tickets:
Festival Pass: €40: The Pass guarantees a place on all the films of the selection.
Single ticket : 5 € : The single ticket guarantees a seat on the chosen film.
All films have a limited number of seats, just like in a movie theater. When all the seats for a film have been sold, the film will be indicated as SOLD OUT and the act of purchasing will no longer be possible. All films can be viewed during the five days of the festival, from Wednesday, May 26 at noon until Sunday, May 30 at midnight, without any set schedule, except for a few designated screenings. Once started, you will have 24 hours to finish watching your film. All screenings require registration on the platform and will be subject to availability.
(Source : press release)