Paris-based company Indie Sales has boarded Vincent Le Port’s debut feature “Bruno Reidal — Confession of a Murder,” which is set to world premiere in competition at Cannes’ Critics’ Week, the festival’s parallel strand dedicated to first and second films.
The film will also vie for a Caméra d’Or award. Le Port is a former student from La Fémis film school who previously directed the short “Le gouffre” which won the prestigious Prix Jean Vigo.
Based on a true story, “Bruno Reidal – Confession of a Murder” is set in a French village in 1905, and follows a young seminarian, Bruno Reidal, who murders a boy before surrendering immediately to authorities. While being investigated, he starts a dialogue with doctors who try to understand his lethal impulse, and identify past events which could have led him to commit this atrocious crime.
The movie is co-produced by Stank, the producer banner of Le Port, Roy Arida and Pierre-Emmanuel Urcun, and Thierry Lounas’ outfit Capricci, and co-produced by Arte. Indie Sales is representing the film in international markets.
“Through an in depth portrait of a young killer, ‘Bruno Reidal’ embodies a strong French cinephile heritage while staying extremely modern. Vincent Le Port delivers an instant classic,” said Simon Gabriele, Indie Sales’s head of acquisitions. Capricci will release “Bruno Reidal – Confession of a Murder” in France in early 2022
At Cannes, Indie Sales will also be handling “Robust,” Constance Meyer’s Paris-set drama-comedy starring Gérard Depardieu and Déborah Lukumuena (“Divines”) which will open Critics’ Week. The company also has several films slated for the Official Selection, including Bruno Dumont’s “France” starring Léa Seydoux as a celebrity journalist whose life is turned upside down by a freak car accident, along with Laura Wandel’s “Playground” with will play in Un Certain Regard. The banner’s sales roster also includes David Verbeek’s “Dead & Beautiful” and Jimmy Keyrouz ‘s Lebanese war drama “Broken Eyes,” both of which will screen as part of the pre-Cannes online market.