First narrative features from bold new voices in international cinema.
Festival Programme
Films — by Strand
Fresh
Goodbye, Cruel World
Adieu monde cruel
A bullied 14-year-old sends farewell letters to his classmates and vanishes, but when a girl from his school spots him wandering the streets at night, the two begin to build a fragile, secret world of their own.
La Gradiva
A stunning directorial debut that was a big winner at Cannes – a coming of age story set at the foot of Mount Vesuvius that announces the arrival of a major new talent of French cinema.