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. Karma
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director: Guillaume Canet
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Denis Ménochet, Leonardo Sbaraglia
Synopsis: In a village in northern Spain, Jeanne tries to rebuild her life with Daniel, who knows nothing of her troubled past. One day, Mateo, Jeanne’s six-year-old godson, mysteriously disappears… To escape the police who quickly suspect her, Jeanne takes refuge in France in the community where she was born and which she fled a few years earlier. Daniel does not believe in the guilt of the woman he loves and will do everything to find her before the police do. (Not suitable for children under 12).
2. The Game King
Genre: Comedy
Director: Éric Judor
Cast: Eric Judor, Alexandra Lamy, Marc Labreche
Synopsis: Alexandre is ready to do anything to reconnect with his daughter. Even if it means infiltrating a team of misfits into a medieval-fantasy gaming world. This unlikely quest might just lead him back to his own forgotten dreams…
3. Clayface
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Director: James Watkins
Cast: Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, Max Minghella
Synopsis: Rising Hollywood star Matt Hagen is horribly disfigured by a crime boss. He turns to an experimental treatment that miraculously restores his appearance… but profoundly alters his perception of reality.
4. A Woman Today
Genre: Comedy-drama
Director: Robert Guédiguian
Cast: Marilou Aussilloux, Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Synopsis: Juliette, 30, seems to have it all: a prestigious position in finance, a beautiful home, a life filled with travel and fleeting romances. When she is assaulted by a colleague, her world collapses. Juliette then embarks on a new path to give meaning back to her life.
5. Wicker
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Directors: Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson
Cast: Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage
Synopsis: Shunned by her village, a solitary fisherwoman orders a wicker husband from the local basketmaker. This unlikely spouse proves to have a sensitivity and talents that exceed all her expectations. Through contact with him, she discovers an unsuspected desire and truly falls in love with him.
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