Queer palm
Festival de Cannes
12 filmsSince its creation in 2010, the Queer Palm of the Cannes Film Festival has rewarded memorable and striking films, reflecting the diversity and importance of the themes addressed by this prize. Previous winners of the Queer Palm highlight films that have helped advance the LGBTQ+ cause in the world of cinema. Discover in this cycle films that have been selected for this emblematic prize.
- Drama, Romantic comedy
- 2023
- France
- 2h05
1947. On a beach in Normandy, Madeleine, a waitress and young mother, meets François, a wealthy, and cultivated student. They hit it off immediately, as though it were fate. But as their destinies intertwine, it’s obvious what Madeline wants to leave behind, while the world that Francois is running from is only slowly revealed.
- Drama
- 2023
- France
- 1h46
Khédidja works for a wealthy Parisian family who offered her to mind their children for a summer in Corsica. Bringing along her own two teenage daughters Jessica and Farah, it is an opportunity for them to go back to the island they left 15 years earlier, in tragic circumstances. While their mother grapples with her memories, the two girls indulge in all the summer temptations: unexpected encounters, mischief and first love experiences. Meanwhile, questions are surfacing about their distant past on the island, leading them to dig deeper into their mother’s version of the family story.
- Drama
- 2022
- France
- 1h50
Hot tempered and fiercely independent, Julia finds escape in a passion for motorcycles and the high-octane world of urban ‘Rodeos’ - illicit gatherings where riders show off their bikes and their latest daring stunts. After a chance meeting at a Rodeo Julia finds herself drawn into a clandestine and volatile clique and, striving to prove herself to the ultra-masculine group, she is faced with a series of escalating demands that will make or break her place in the community.
- Comedy, Comedy-drama, Drama
- 2022
- France
- 1h40
A single mother and a married man become lovers. They have pledged to see each other only for an affair and to have no hope of love, knowing well that the relationship has no future. However, they are more and more surprised by their understanding, their alchemy and the well-being of being together…
- Historical film
- 2021
- 1h23
Through the text of Didier Eribon interpreted by Adèle Haenel, Retour à Reims [Fragments] tells in archives an intimate and political story of the French working class from the beginning of the 1950s to today.
- Comedy-drama
- 2021
- 1h23
Somewhere in Kosovo, in a small remote village, three young women see their dreams and ambitions stifled. In their quest for independence, nothing can stop them: time to let the lionesses roar.
- 2021
- France
- 1h16
Houston, Texas. Alexandra, Will et Nate se débattent pour survivre dans une ville qui dévore les gens – comme les rêves. Ex-cheffe de gang ou gosses de riches reniés, chacun affronte ses démons tandis qu'un ouragan approche. « Ghost song », c'est la promesse d'un nouvel élan de vie, entre musique, hallucinations et espoirs de rédemption. Ce film fait partie du cycle ACID, une vision indépendante du cinéma
- Drama, Comedy
- 2021
- France
- 1h33
Ten year-old Johnny stands out from his family and his tough neighborhood in Eastern France. He's sensitive, intelligent and interested in all kinds of things way beyond his years. With curiosity, he observes the ups and downs of his young single mother's turbulent love life. Things change when a new teacher, fresh from the big city, takes over Johnny's class. Mr. Adamski believes in Johnny and wants to open a new world to him. The sophisticated young teacher also intrigues the boy.
- Comedy-drama, Comedy, Drama
- 2021
- France
- 1h39
Raf et Julie, un couple au bord de la rupture, se retrouvent dans un service d’Urgences proche de l'asphyxie le soir d'une manifestation parisienne des Gilets Jaunes. Leur rencontre avec Yann, un manifestant blessé et en colère, va faire voler en éclats les certitudes et les préjugés de chacun. À l'extérieur, la tension monte. L’hôpital, sous pression, doit fermer ses portes. Le personnel est débordé. La nuit va être longue…
- Comedy
- 2020
- France
- 1h38
Anaïs is thirty and broke. She has a lover, but she’s not sure she loves him anymore. She meets Daniel, who immediately falls for her. But Daniel lives with Emilie – whom Anaïs also falls for. This is the story of a restless young woman. And the story of a profound desire.
- Drama, Thriller
- 2019
- France
- 1h59
Christmas night in Roubaix. Police chief Daoud roams the city. Burn out cars, violent altercations... In the face of poverty, deception and distress, Daoud knows who is lying and who is telling the truth. Fresh out of the police academy, Louis has recently joined Daoud’s crew. Young, awkward and easily misled, he constantly misunderstands those he encounters. Daoud and Louis are confronted with the murder of an old woman. The old woman’s neighbours – two young women, Claude and Marie – are arrested. They are addicts, alcoholic, lovers… They terrify Louis. But Daoud never judges them. He speaks, he listens to them. With words, rising beyond the horror of their crime Daoud will find a way to give two murderers back their humanity.
- Drama
- 2019
- France
- 1h41
- last chance
Haiti, 1962: A man is brought back from the dead only to be sent to the living hell of the sugarcane fields. In Paris, 55 years later, at the prestigious Légion d’honneur boarding school, a Haitian girl confesses an old family secret to a group of new friends - never imagining that this strange tale will convince a heartbroken classmate to do the unthinkable.