Every Wednesday, find our selection of the five most anticipated cinema releases of the week. A selection of must-see films to discover now in theaters.
1. Cocorico 2
Genre: Comedy
Director: Julien Hervé
Actors: Christian Clavier, Didier Bourdon, Sylvie Testud
Synopsis: After discovering the truth about their origins through DNA tests with rather surprising results, the Bouvier-Sauvage and the Martin families decide to bury the hatchet to organize their children’s wedding. But they didn’t count on a major unforeseen event: Frédéric’s cousin was found thanks to the tests… revealing that the results were erroneous. The two families are about to find out that their ancestors have not stopped surprising them!
2. The Child of the Desert
Genre: Adventure, Family
Director: Gilles de Maistre
Actors: Nahel Tran, Zayn Sekkat, Nahïl Bouazzaoui
Synopsis: Sun, aged 14, has published a book inspired by a story her grandfather used to tell her: the incredible story of Hadara, a nomadic child lost by his family at the age of 2 in a sandstorm in the desert, who was then taken in and raised by a pair of ostriches. But when Sun is invited to visit the Sahara, she realizes that Hadara might be more than just a bedtime story.
3. Wedding Nightmare: Second Part
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Actors: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Synopsis: Shortly after escaping the relentless attack of the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she has reached a new level in this nightmarish game—and she will have by her side her estranged sister, Faith. She will have only one chance to both survive, protect her sister, and claim the High Seat of the Council that governs the world. This time, four rival families are hunting her to seize the throne, and the one that prevails will hold absolute power. (Rated 12 and above).
4. The Woman Of
Genre: Drama
Director: David Roux
Actors: Mélanie Thierry, Eric Caravaca, Arnaud Valois
Synopsis: This is Marianne today: wife of a wealthy industrialist, envied and admired, model spouse and devoted mother. She is about to turn 40, and the comfort of the vast family mansion has slowly closed around her like a relentless trap. Trapped in an intricate network of social, family, and marital obligations, a complicit in her own erasure, she has unknowingly renounced herself. Then, when the shadow of her past resurfaces, a breach opens. Is another life possible? And at what cost?
5. The Cry of the Guards
Genre: Drama
Director: Claire Denis
Actors: Isaach de Bankolé, Matt Dillon, Mia McKenna-Bruce
Synopsis: A large construction site in West Africa. Horn, the boss, and Cal, a young engineer, share a temporary dwelling behind the double gates reserved for the whites. Leone, future wife of Horn, arrives from Europe the very evening a man breaks in behind the gates. His name is Alboury. He will not leave until the body of his brother, who died on the construction site, is returned to him.
