Gist: The shot in the Antibes, bigger budgeted thriller for Audiard pits an unemployed 25-year-old man (Matthias Schoenaerts) who falls in love with a killer whale trainer (Marion Cotillard).
Prediction: It’s an oddball year for Cannes, as a trio of highly anticipated international titles actually receive their domestic France release during the fest — all signs point to a Croisette red carpet premiere for May 23rd releases for Cannes hopefuls Cosmopolis and On the Road along with the May 17th, Rust & Bone (Un goût de rouille et d’os). A Main Competition entry appears very likely as Audiard (who has shown three in Cannes so far) had 1996′s A Self-Made Hero and A Prophet (2009) winning awards for Best Screenplay and the Grand Prix respectively in the section and with foreign film distrib Sony Pictures Classics in the film’s corner, the 20-or-so line-up would feel incomplete without the title.
"Ron and I wanted to make a film that looked at what it means to be an outsider and we wanted to explore what it takes to reach out to someone whose life is very removed from your own."
