This past May, I saw 16 of the 19 films competing inside Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar section, which tends to be filled with first-time directorial efforts.
There were five films that really stood out for me this year: Rodrigo Moreno’s “The Delinquents,” Felipe Gálvez‘ “The Settlers,” Thomas Cailley’s “Le Regne Animal,” Kamal Lazraq’s “Hounds,” and Molly Manning Walker’s “How to Have Sex.”
Walker‘s debut film actually won the UCR top prize for Best Film. We now have a trailer. A U.S. release will be coming soon via MUBI. Here’s what I wrote about it in a Cannes dispatch:
“Walker tackles three British teens, who go on resort holiday filled with sex, drugs and boozing, won the top prize. This was a painfully uncomfortable watch as its three protagonists basically drink and party the entire runtime — to the point of ad nauseum —until an incident occurs. I loved Walker’s handling of tone and realism while also showing a deft confidence in style.”