HELI, the new feature film by Amat Escalante, is competing for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival (May 15-26, 2013). During the festival's press conference today, it was announced that the film will have its world premiere at the Palais des Festivals.

Amat Escalante's feature film is about young father Heli, who lives with his family in a small town in Mexico. They are kidnapped and must pay for a crime they did not commit, at a time when the country is dominated by violence and corruption.

Self-taught filmmaker Amat Escalante wrote and directed his feature film debut, Sangre, in 2005. That year, the film was selected for Un Certain Regard (Cannes Film Festival), where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. His second film, Los Bastardos, also had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was selected for Un Certain Regard in 2008.

The film is a co-production of Mantarraya (Mexico), Lemming Film (Netherlands), Una Film (Germany), and Le Pacte (France) and was made with the support of the Netherlands Film Fund, Fonds Sud Cinema, Film und Medien Stiftung NRW, Sundance/NHK, and ZDF Arte. After In the Fog and My Joy, HELI is the third Lemming Film co-production in four years to be selected for the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

Location
Valschermkade 36F



How to respond / more information
You must log in to respond