March 29 theatrical release: Shazam 2, Apaches, I’ll Always See Your Faces…

Shazam! Wrath of the Gods by David F. by Sandberg

Starring Zachary Levy, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer…

What is it about? Continuing the adventures of Billy Batson, a teenager who can become an adult superhero when he utters the words “Shazam!”

did you know Shazam! Rage of the Gods is the sequel to Shazam!, which was released in 2019 and grossed over $367 million worldwide. Swedish David F. Sandberg returns to directing: “What I was most excited about in this new installment was exploring how these teenagers develop and collaborate as superheroes. And as you might expect, it’s not always successful.”

I’ll always see your Jean Herr faces

With Adel Exarchopoulos, Dali Bensalah, Leila Bekhti…

What is it about? Since 2014, restorative justice in France has offered crime victims and perpetrators the possibility of dialogue in safe systems supervised by professionals and volunteers such as Judith, Fanny or Michel.

did you know Established in 2014, Restorative Justice is a space for dialogue that offers participants who experience the consequences of crime a chance to meet to ask “why” and “how”. After Pupil, Gene Herr was looking for a new project and began researching two topics that interested him: brain function and the justice system.

Nice move from Jonathan Bare

With Lor Kalamis, Cheki Kario, David Marsai…

What is it about? Pauline has her own method for road safety: a trainer at a points recovery center by day, she turns into a spokeswoman serial killer by night.

did you know Jonathan Bare thought a lot about the Coen brothers’ Fargo. But ultimately, Bonne Conduite is much more comedy-oriented. The filmmaker also had Allan Moduy’s Soul of the Rebels with Cécile de France. He specifies: “Finally, my film has a more layered side: it switches genres.”

Seven Winters in Tehran by Steffi Niederzoll

Zar with Amir Ebrahimi, Reyhane Jabbar, Shole Pakravan…

What is it about? In 2007 in Tehran, 19-year-old Reyhane Jabar stabbed a man who was about to rape her. He was charged with murder and sentenced to death. Using images shot secretly, Seven Winters in Tehran shows the family’s struggle to save Reyhane, who has become a symbol of the struggle for women’s rights in Iran.

did you know Steffi Niederzoll learned about Reyhane’s story from the press in 2014. His case received significant media coverage in Germany, where one of his uncles lived. At the time, her story was just one of many heartbreaking stories in the newspapers. The director recalls:

“Then in 2016, through my Iranian travel companion at the time, I met Chole’s cousin and his wife in Istanbul – they had fled Iran and were stuck in Turkey.

Romain Quirot’s Apaches

With Alice Aizaz, Nils Schneider, Rod Paradot…

What is it about? 1900. From Montmartre to Belleville, Paris is in the hands of an ultra-violent gang that reigns terror in the capital: the Apaches. Willing to do anything to avenge her brother’s death, a young woman joins a gang. But the closer she gets to the man she wants to eliminate, the more fascinated she becomes.

did you know After approaching science fiction with his first film, The Last Voyage (2012), Romain Quiro wanted to create another great cinematic genre: the gangster film. The director explains:

“I always anchored it in the color, pop and French world. My producer Fannie Pailloux, whose company is also called the Apaches, told me about these gangs that terrorized Paris. The idea that it rained a lot.”

Captain Volkonogov Escaped Natalya Merkulova, Alexey Chupov

With Yuri Borisov, Alexander Yatsenko, Natalia Kudryashova…

What is it about? USSR, 1938. At the height of the Great Terror, Stalin purges his own ranks. People who carry out repression are themselves arrested and punished. Knowing that he condemned in turn, Captain Volkonogov escapes. During the flight, he has a vision: to save his soul, he will have to confront the families of the victims and accept their forgiveness.

Big Paris by Martin Jouvat

With Mahamadou Sangare, Martin Javat, William Lebgill…

What is it about? Leslie and Renard, two young idlers from the suburbs of Paris, find a mysterious object at a construction site for the upcoming Grand Paris metro line. An artifact, an ancient talisman or a relic of a lost civilization? Convinced that they have found the hen that laid the golden eggs, the two friends lead an investigation with the means at hand, a crazy night time in the four corners of the Île de France.

Elsewhere, if I am there, Francois Pirro

With Jeremy Rainier, Suzanne Clement, Jean-Luc Bidaud…

What is it about? As his family and job put pressure on him, Mathieu wanders off into the woods outside his house on a whim. And stay there. Faced with this demonstration of freedom, his relatives are wondering… about him, about themselves, about the meaning of their lives… and was he right?

did you know François Pirro wanted to write a series of characters who do not understand who they are or who they are becoming. The filmmaker explains: “Their dissatisfaction is a reflection of the wider society of which they are a part.” A privileged society, but one that tries to reinvent itself, form ideals or beliefs to approach the future with minimal enthusiasm.

La Roya Juan Sebastian Mesa

With Juan Daniel Ortiz Hernandez, Paula Andrea Cano, Laura Gutierrez Ardilla…

What is it about? Jorge lives on a coffee plantation in the middle of a forested valley. He is the only one of his generation who stayed in the village. For the past few months, no one has come to pick the beans and his crop has been affected by a serious rust epidemic.

did you know Rust (Roya in Spanish) is a fungus that feeds on coffee leaves. It spreads rapidly, weakening plants and causing fruit to drop before they ripen. It is considered one of the most devastating plant diseases in history.

The Lost King by Stephen Frears

Starring Sally Hawkins, Shawnagh Price, Lewis McLeod…

What is it about? Inspired by an improbable but true story, The Lost King recounts the extraordinary adventures of Philippa Langley, an iron-willed history buff who, with simple intuition and despite the misunderstandings of her loved ones and the mistrust of the academic world, desired. Uncover the truth surrounding one of history’s most controversial monarchs, Richard III.

did you know Most people, including the film’s writers and crew, vaguely remember the discovery of Richard III’s remains. However, as producer Dan Vinci points out, “It’s a story we’ve all heard more or less about, but no one knows its incredible reality in its entirety.”

From the start, this newspaper headline inspired screenwriters Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan: “A mum-of-two from Edinburgh found the remains of a missing king in a car park. First of all, this is a true story. This is the story of women ignored and forgotten by society – humble people.”