It’s ‘Nothing Personal’ for Critics’ Week

Actor Jean-Pierre Darroussin should be making a second consecutive appearance at the Cannes Critics’ Week this year, the 48th edition will commence the festivities with the debut feature film from Mathias Gokalp and the actor top-lines Rien De Personnel (Nothing Personal) with co-stars Denis Podalydes, Zabou Breitman, Pascal Greggory, Melanie Doutey and Bouli Lanners.

Written by Nadine Lamari, in order to launch its top secret new product, the Muller pharmaceutical company throws an extravagant party where directors, managers and employees are all invited. During the course of the evening, the guests are asked to participate in a role-playing game which, it turns out, is actually a massive training simulation for the management team. Rumors soon circulate that the company is up for sale, and the panic has everyone trying to save their own skin.

The Critic’s Week folks also announced the addition of another first time film from another French filmmaker. Nassim Amaouche‘s Adieu Gary Cooper features Jean-Pierre Bacri, Dominique Reymond, Yasmine Belmadi, Sabrina Ouazani and Mahmed Arezki in a social drama. Both pics are up for the Camera d’or award (best first feature at Cannes, and the only award that merges the official comp, Un Certain Regard, Director’s Fortnight and this above mentioned section in one). The rest of the line-up gets announced later this week.