Chaplin Theater: Block 1.8 – Tensions (Sunday 12th, 3pm – 4.35pm)


Truce

The power of destiny gathers two strangers, a car, and a donkey in the middle of the Jordan desert. The two men are totally from different worlds. Over a silly misunderstanding, they start a fight which turns to be a life or death situation, during their journey they struggle to stay human.

Directed by Saleh Khataybeh (Jordan)


Talk

In a Los Angeles radio station. The host of an emblematic night talk show (William Baldwin) gives advice to live callers. One call will destroy his career, his family, his life …

Directed by Romuald Boulanger (France)


Jimmy’s Tale

A thief in the throes of an existential crisis turns a hostage interrogation into a violent, philosophical story-telling competition. Set in an abandoned theatre and based on a first-time screenwriter’s original stage play, Jimmy’s Tale is a dark comedy for the post-truth era.

Directed by Daniel Hart Donoghue (USA)

World premiere