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THE TRANSLATORS (2020)
Starring Olga Kurylenko, Lambert Wilson, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Alex Lawther, Riccardo Scamarcio, Sara Giraudeau, Eduardo Noriega, Manolis Mavromatakis, Anna Maria Sturm and Maria Leite. Directed by Régis Roinsard.

The eagerly awaited final book of a best-selling Dragon Tattoo-esque French trilogy is about to be globally released, and nine international language experts have been hired to translate it into their native tongues (English, Danish, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Greek and German). With the stakes so high, the supercilious publisher (Lambert Wilson) has them on lock-down, confined together in a bunker – without any contact to the outside world – until the task is completed.

So when the first ten pages of the top-secret manuscript inexplicably leak online with a ransom threat, it’s evident that the thief could only be amongst them. Their increasingly paranoid and desperate captor is ready to do whatever it takes to unmask him... or her... or them.

WE'LL END UP TOGETHER (2020)
Starring François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Gilles Lellouche, Laurent Lafitte, Benoît Magimel, Pascale Arbillot, Valérie Bonneton, José Garcia, Joël Dupuch and Clémentine Baert. Directed by Guillaume Canet.

It’s been years since middle-aged restaurateur Max has received his friends at his gorgeous summer house in the chic beach community of Cap Ferret. The group have traditionally reconnected there for his birthday, but since things didn’t exactly go as planned last time, they haven’t seen much of one another. It turns out Max is divorcing and his villa is up for sale, so when pals Marie, Vincent, now-famous actor Eric and his hapless buddy-turned-assistant Antoine arrive unannounced to celebrate a significant milestone, it’s not necessarily a welcome surprise.

SINK OR SWIM (2019)
Starring Guillaume Canet, Mathieu Amalric, Virginie Efira, Leïla Bekhti, Marina Foïs, Benoît Poelvoorde, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jonathan Zaccaï, Mélanie Doutey and Noée Abita. Directed by Gilles Lellouche.

A group of 40-something guys, all on the verge of a mid-life crisis, decide to form their local pool’s first every synchronized swimming team - for men. Braving the skepticism and ridicule of those around them, and trained by a fallen champion trying to pull herself together, the group set out on an unlikely adventure, and on the way will rediscover a little self-esteem and a lot about themselves and each other.

THE WOLF'S CALL
Starring François Civil, Omar Sy, Mathieu Kassovitz, Reda Kateb, Paula Beer, Alexis Michalik, Jean-Yves Berteloot and Damien Bonnard. Directed by Antonin Baudry.

In the near future, a French submarine finds itself in a crisis situation.

REVIEWS The Wolf's Call - Suspense, silliness and sonar sweeps