Every Wednesday, discover our selection of the five most anticipated cinema releases of the week. A selection of must-see films to discover now in theaters.
1. The Mage of the Kremlin
Genre: Thriller
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Paul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander
Synopsis: Russia, in the 1990s. The USSR collapses. Amidst the turmoil of a country in reconstruction, a young man with formidable intelligence becomes the unofficial advisor to a former KGB agent destined for absolute power, the future “Tsar” Vladimir Putin.
2. Hamnet
Genre: Drama
Director: Chloé Zhao
Cast: Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley, Emily Watson
Synopsis: England, 1580. A broke Latin teacher meets Agnes, a young woman with a free spirit. Fascinated by each other, they embark on a passionate affair before marrying and having three children. While Will tries his luck as a playwright in London, Agnes handles domestic chores alone. When a tragedy occurs, the once deeply united couple falters. But it is from their shared ordeal that the inspiration for a universal masterpiece is born.
3. Primate
Genre: Horror
Director: Johannes Roberts
Cast: Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, Victoria Wyant
Synopsis: PRIMATE follows a group of friends whose idyllic stay on a remote island turns into a primal showdown.
4. Tafiti
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Director: Nina Wels
Cast: Deborah Rouach, Cosima Henman, Bürger Lars Dietrich
Synopsis: When Tafiti, a young meerkat, meets Mechfol, a warthog as amiable as he is exuberant, he knows they can never be friends. Indeed, Tafiti has always adhered to the essential survival rule among meerkats: never bond with strangers.
5. Grand Ciel
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director: Akihiro Hata
Cast: Damien Bonnard, Samir Guesmi, Mouna Soualem
Synopsis: Vincent works on a night shift team at the construction site of Grand Ciel, a new futuristic district. When a worker disappears, Vincent and his colleagues suspect their management of covering up his accident. But soon another worker disappears.
