EnglishFestivals - Reims Polar Festival 2021 : Parallel Selection
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
Every breath you take (USA)
A film by Vaughn Stein
Produced by Richard Barton Lewis, Veronica Ferres, Morgan Emmery & Jean-Charles Levy
Written by David K. Murray
Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Claflin, Veronica Ferres, India Eisley, Emily Alyn Lind, Hiro Kanagawa
Music by Marlon E. Espino
Director of photography : Michael Merriman
Editor: Laura Jennings
Production: Southpaw Entertainment, 13 Films, Fourward Entertainment, Construction Films
Distribution : Originals Factory (France)
Release date : 4 June 2021 (France)
Running time: 105 minutes
Synopsis : The career of Phillip, a renowned psychiatrist, is challenged by the sudden suicide of one of his patients. When the deceased's brother invites himself to his home and meets his wife and daughter, Phillip's family life also seems to be shattered...
The Enemy (Belgium, France & Luxembourg)
A film written and directed by Stephan Streker
Produced by Michaël Goldberg, Boris Van Gils & Jean-Philippe La Roche
With Jérémie Renier, Alma Jodorowsky, Emmanuelle Bercot, Félix Maritaud, Zacharie Chasseriaud
Music by Marcelo Zarvos
Director of photography : Léo Lefèvre
Editing : Jérôme Guiot & Mathilde Muyard
Production: Daylight Films, Formosa Productions Inc, Polaris Film Production & Finance, Bac Films, Libellule Films
Distribution : Alba Films (France)
Release date : Not communicated (France)
Running time: 104 minutes
Synopsis: A famous politician is accused of killing his wife who was found dead one night in their hotel room at the North Sea. Is he guilty or innocent? No one knows. And maybe neither does he.?
Silk road (USA)
A film written and directed by Tiller Russell
Produced by Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, David Hyman, Stephen Gans & Jack Selby
Starring Jason Clarke, Nick Robinson, Katie Aselton, Jimmi Simpson, Daniel David Stewart, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Lexi Rabe, Paul Walter Hauser, Alexandra Shipp
Music by Mondo Boys
Director of Photography: Peter Flinckenberg
Editor: Greg O'Bryant
Production: High Frequency Entertainment, Mutressa Movies, Perfect Season Productions
Distribution: Originals Factory (France)
Release date: February 19, 2021 (USA)
Running time: 116 minutes
Synopsis: Young, idealistic and determined to succeed, Ross Ulbricht creates in 2011 an underground online platform specialized in the sale of drugs: Silk Road. As transactions quickly reach several million dollars, Ross Ulbricht finds Rick Bowden, a disreputable and dangerously unpredictable DEA agent, who will use any means necessary to bring him down.
Sky high (Hasta el cielo) (Spain)
A film by Daniel Calparsoro
Produced by Borja Pena & Emma Lustres
Screenplay by Jorge Guerricaechevarria
With Miguel Herran, Carolina Yuste, Asia Ortega Leiva, Luis Tosar, Richard Holmes, Patricia Vico, Fernando Cayo
Music by Carlos Jean
Director of Photography: Josu Inchaustegui
Editing: Antonio Frutos
Production: Vaca Films
Distribution: Universal Pictures International (Spain)
Release date: December 18, 2020 (Spain)
Running time: 121 minutes
Synopsis : Angel lives in a slum on the outskirts of Madrid. His life changes the day he meets the beautiful Estrella. During a brawl in a nightclub, the young woman discovers that Angel has the gift of getting into trouble but above all of getting out of it with panache. So she encourages him to join a gang of thieves who rob the city's jewelry stores. Angel quickly climbs the ladder of his new environment without knowing that a tenacious police inspector is on his tail and wants to put an end to his young career as a thief...
Sons of Philadelphia (France, Belgium, Netherlands & USA)
A film written and directed by Jérémie Guez
Produced by Aimée Buidine, Julien Madon, Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Trevor Matthews, Nick Gordon & Jérémie Guez
Based on the novel "Brotherly Love" by Pete Dexter
With Matthias Schoenaerts, Joel Kinnaman, Maika Monroe, Paul Schneider, Nicholas Crovetti
Music by Séverin Favriau
Director of photography : Menno Mans
Editing: Damien Keyeux & Brett M. Reed
Production: Protagonist Pictures, Killer Films, Cheyenne Films
Distribution : The Jokers Films (France)
Release date: May 26, 2021 (France)
Running time: 90 minutes
Synopsis: Peter, raised in an Irish mob family in Philadelphia, is unwavering in his support of his cousin Michael, with whom he grew up. But the city is changing, and the Italians are gaining ground. Michael can't stand the competition and reacts with increasing violence. Peter, forever affected by the tragedy that destroyed his family thirty years earlier, tries to reason with him. But the family's troubled past resurfaces...
Wander (USA)
A film by April Mullen
Produced by Jason Allison, Mary Aloe, Tim Doiron, Douglas Falconer, April Mullen, Andre Relis & Chad A. Verdi
Written by Tim Doiron
With Aaron Eckhart, Tommy Lee Jones, Katheryn Winnick, Heather Graham, Raymond Cruz
Music by Alexandra MacKenzie
Director of photography : Russ De Jong
Editing: Luke Higginson
Production: Verdi Productions, VMI Worldwide, Aloe Entertainment
Distribution: Universal Pictures Video (France)
Release date: September 11, 2020 (Deauville Film Festival), December 4, 2020 (USA)
Running time: 94 minutes
Synopsis: Arthur Bretnik, a conspiracy-minded private investigator with a history of mental instability, is hired to investigate a murder in the small town of Wander. He quickly finds himself plunged into a world of lies. For Arthur, this crime could be part of the same plot, the one that caused the death of his daughter some years before. More and more paranoid, it becomes difficult for him to differentiate reality from fiction and he wonders if he is not just another pawn in a case that is beyond him.
Pass and tickets :
Festival Pass: 40 € : The Pass guarantees a place on all the films of the selection.
Single ticket : 5 € : The 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)