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ALL OF A SUDDEN

| 2026 – 100′ – A France/Japan co-production, Drama, Films & Literature, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna.
Based on the book by: Makiko Miyano & Maho Isano.
Directed by: Ryūsuke Hamaguchi.
Starring: Virginie Efira, Tao Okamoto.
In French and in Japanese with English subtitles.
A NEON release. |

The director of a nursing home in the Parisian suburbs attempts to introduce a humane care technique known as Humanitude, in spite of resistance. Her life is changed when she meets a terminally ill Japanese playwright named Mari Morisaki. From the director of the Academy Award Winning film Drive my Car. 

 

 

 

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FILIPIÑANA

| 2026 – 100′ – A Singapore/UK/France/The Netherlands Co-Production. Drama, Co-produced by France.
Written by: Rafael Manuel.
Directed by: Rafael Manuel.
Starring: Jorrybell Agoto, Carmen Castellanos, Teroy Guzman, Carlos Siguion-Reyna, Isabel Sicat, Nour Hooshmand.
Official Selections Berlin International Film Festival 2026, Sundance International Film Festival 2026. (Winner World Cinema Special Jury Award: Creative Vision).
In Filipino and Ilocano with English subtitles, in English.
A Kino Lorber release. |

At a pristine resort on the outskirts of Manila, 17-year-old teen-girl Isabel tries to return a mislaid golf club to Dr. Palanca, the club president, discovering sinister revelations about her workplace, its elite members, and her own past.

]]> SAMBA TRAORE ../../../samba-traore/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:10:11 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=26375 COMING  TO THEATERS IN 2026 BEFORE A DIGITAL RELEASE.

SAMBA TRAORE

| 1992, re-released in 2026 (Digitally Restored Version) – 85′ – A Burkina Faso/France/Switzerland co-production, Drama, Classics, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: Idrissa Ouedraogo.
Directed by: Idrissa Ouedraogo.
Starring: Mariam Kaba, Bakary Sangaré, Abdoulaye Komboudri, Irène Tassembedo, Moumouni Compaore, Krin Casimir Traore.
In More, Dyula, French with English subtitles.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 1993 (Winner Silver Bear).
A Film Movement release. |

The only surviving accomplice of a gas station robbery gone bad, Samba Traoré flees the scene of the crime with a suitcase full of cash for his native village in rural Burkina Faso. There he attempts to make a fresh start while hiding how he came by his new fortune from those around him. Despite marrying the beautiful Saratou, earning the affection of her ten-year-old son, and opening a bar with his childhood friend, Samba’s newfound happiness is put to the test as he struggles to cope with the moral crisis of his crimes. Considered a masterpiece of West African cinema – and recently named one of the top 10 films of all time in Luca Guadagnino’s Sight and Sound list – Samba Traoré is a “taut study of guilt” (Film Comment), wrestling with both Samba’s desire for redemption and his fear of retribution. Silver Bear-winning filmmaker Idrissa Ouédraogo’s empathetic direction imbues the story with “extraordinary humility” (The New York Times), recognizing in Samba the many contradictions of modern life in Burkina Faso. Samba Traoré was selected for Locarno Heritage Online’s Histoire(s) du Cinéma restoration program.

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SILENT FRIEND

| 2026 – 147′ –  A Germany/France/Hungary Co-Production. Drama, Nature & Environment, Women Directors, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: Ildiko Enyedi.
Directed by: Ildiko Enyedi.
Starring: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Léa Seydoux, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Martin Wuttke, Johannes Hegemann, Rainer Bock, Sylvester Groth.
Official Selections: Venice International Film Festival 2025 (Winner of 5 awards), Toronto International Film Festival 2025.
In German and Cantonese with English subtitles. In English.
A Mubi release. |

On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious botany department, confronting the sexism of both professors and peers. In 1972, amidst counterculture movements, a reserved student finds his attention captured by a fellow housemate and the geranium plant she studies. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong secures the help of a renowned botanist for an experiment on the old ginkgo tree.

 

 

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OPENING IN THEATERS ON APRIL 17, BEFORE A DIGITAL RELEASE.

EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC

| 2026 – 129′ –  A Sweden/France/Denmark Co-Production. Drama, Thriller, Films About Cinema, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: Tarik Saleh.
Directed by: Tarik Saleh.
Starring: Fares Fares, Lyna Khoudri, Zineb Triki, Ame Waked, Cherien Dabis, Sherwan Aji, Suhaib Nashwan, Hassan El Sayed.
Official Selections: Cannes International Film Festival 2025, Toronto International Film Festival 2025. Sweden’s Oscar® 2026 Entry for Best International Feature.
In Arabic with English subtitles.
A Cohen Media Group release. |

Egypt’s most adored actor, George Fahmy (Fares Fares) is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. He reluctantly accepts the role and finds himself thrown into the inner circle of power. Like a moth drawn to the flame, he begins an affair with the mysterious wife of the general overseeing the film.

 

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LORNA’S SILENCE

| 2009 – 105′ –  A Belgium/France Co-Production. Drama, Action, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Directed by: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Starring: Arta Dobroshi, Jérémie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Alban Ukaj, Morgan Marine, Olivier Gourmet, Anton Yakovlev, Grigori Manoukov.
Official Selections: Cannes International Film Festival 2008 (Winner Best Screenplay), Toronto International Film Festival 2008. Césars Awards 2020: Nominated for Best Foreign Film.
In French with English subtitles.
A Sony Pictures Classics release. |

From the internationally acclaimed writing-directing team of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne comes the powerful story of a young woman caught between love and the law. Beholden to a criminal underground, Lorna (Arta Dobroshi) is the key figure in a conspiracy to obtain European citizenship for a dangerous Russian mobster. For the plan to succeed, a desperate addict must die. If Lorna follows her heart, it will lead her into grave danger – for in her world, no act of mercy goes unpunished.

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YOUNG AHMED

| 2020 – 84′ –  A Belgium/France Co-Production. Drama, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Directed by: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Starring: Idir Ben Addi, Olivier Bonnaud, Myriem Akheddiou, Victoria Bluck, Claire Bodson, Othmane Moumen.
Official Selections: Cannes International Film Festival 2019 (Winner Best Director), New York Film Festival 2019. Césars Awards 2020: Nominated for Best Foreign Film.
In French with English subtitles.
A Kino Lorber Films release. |

The Dardenne Brothers won this year’s Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for this brave new work, another intimate portrayal-in-furious-motion of a protagonist in crisis. The filmmakers’ radical empathy alights on a Muslim teenager (extraordinary first-time actor Idir Ben Addi) in a small Belgian town who has been radicalized by his Imam despite the desperate protestations of his single mother (Claire Bodson), and who winds up hatching a murderous plot targeting his beloved teacher (Myriem Akheddiou). Taking a serious view of a difficult issue–the effect of fanaticism on the body and soul–the Dardennes here remind viewers why they continue to be at the center of 21st-century cinema. – New York Film Festival.

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THE UNKNOWN GIRL

| 2017 – 106′ –  A Belgium/France Co-Production. Drama, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Directed by: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Starring: Adèle Haenel, Olivier Bonnaud, Jérémie Renier, Louka Minnella, Christelle Cornil, Nadège Ouedraogo, Olivier Gourmet, Pierre Sumkay.
Official Selections: Cannes International Film Festival 2016, Toronto International Film Festival 2016, New York Film Festival 2016. Césars Awards 2017: Nominated for Best Foreign Film.
In French with English subtitles.
A IFC Films release. |

Jenny, a talented doctor, refuses to open the door of her practice to a mysterious late-night caller. The next morning, she learns that the caller was a girl who has been found dead, and the police have no way of identifying her. Shocked and guilt-stricken by the news, Jenny resolves to discover the name of the girl so she will not be buried anonymously and to ensure she doesn’t disappear as if she had never lived.

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L’ENFANT (THE CHILD)

| 2005 – 100′ –  A Belgium/France Co-Production. Drama, Crime, Romance, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Directed by: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Starring: Jean-Michel Balthazar, Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Jérémie Segard, Stéphane Bissot, Olivier Gourmet, Mireille Bailly, Anne Gérard, Frédéric Bonson.
Official Selections: Cannes International Film Festival 2005 (Winner Palme d’Or), Toronto International Film Festival 2005. Césars Awards 2006: 4 nominations (Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Directors, Best Promising Actress for Déborah François).
In French and in Italian with English subtitles.
A Sony Pictures Classics release. |

A gritty, modern day love story about desperation, love and redemption. A young impoverished Belgian couple, Bruno and Sonia, must deal with the consequences when Bruno sells their newborn baby for cold hard cash. After Rosetta, the Dardenne brothers won their second Palme d’Or with L’Enfant at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. 

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ROSETTA

| 1999 – 90′ –  A Belgium/France Co-Production. Drama, Classic, Co-Produced by France,
Written by: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Directed by: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Starring: Emilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Olivier Gourmet, Anne Yernaux, Bernard Marbaix, Sophia Leboutte, Frédéric Bodson, Mireille Bailly, Valentin Traversi.
Official Selections: Cannes International Film Festival 1999 (Winner Palme D’or & Best Actress), Toronto International Film festival 1999, New York Film Festival 1999. Winner Cesar Award for Best Promised Actress (Emilie Dequenne).
In French with English subtitles.
A HBO Max release. |


Belgian 17-year-old Rosetta (Émilie Dequenne) lives in a dilapidated trailer that has no running water, with only her indigent and alcoholic mother (Anne Yernaux) for company. After losing her job at a food processing plant, the teen struggles to find work in a bid to avoid falling into the same traps as her mother, but is rebuffed at every turn. Only Riquet (Fabrizio Rongione), who works at a nearby waffle stand, seems to care for Rosetta, but even that budding friendship has a price.

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