You're reading: RFE/RL: Russian, Kazakh, Iranian films among competitors at Cannes

RFE/RL: Russian, Kazakh, Iranian films among competitors at Cannes

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
(FILES) This file photo taken on April 26, 2017 in Geneva shows the 70th anniversary special edition of the Palme d'Or trophy pictured ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, during a photocall at the Chopard Jewellery House. For the first time, the Palme d'or 2017, which will award the best film of the official selection on May 28th, will be inlaid with diamonds to celebrate the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
Photo by AFP

Films by directors from Iran, Russia, and Kazakhstan will be among the productions competing for the top award when the famed Cannes Film Festival opens on May 8 in France.

Twenty-one films will compete for the prestigious Palme d’Or prize in the festival, which will run through May 19.

Read more here.

Repeater ? Photo cut-in with a button ? Photo cut-in without button ? Full-width cut-in with buttons ? Blockquote with button ? Social link to Twitter ? Stories with manual related posts ? Stories with related posts in chosen category ?