Right here’s the primary clip from Russian helmer Aleksey German Jr.’s subsequent title Home Arrest, which is screening in Un Sure Regard at Cannes this yr.
The satirical drama follows David, a college professor who takes to social media to criticize his metropolis’s administration. However as a substitute of the mayor’s dodgy dealings being investigated, David is himself accused of embezzlement and positioned beneath home arrest. Regardless of the overbearing surveillance, double-crossing acquaintances and rising media curiosity, David stays defiant and won’t apologize. With the court docket case drawing ever nearer, does David have any hope of profitable this battle towards Goliath?
German Jr. has been a frequent fixture on the worldwide competition circuit with Berlin Silver Bear winners Dovlatov and Beneath Electrical Clouds and he gained greatest director on the 2008 Venice Movie Pageant.
MK2 is dealing with worldwide gross sales for the title. Check out the unique clip above.
