Led by young non-professional actors, Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret’s Cannes Un Certain Regard winner, “The Worst Ones” plays at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center starting April 28.
Also continuing to show is “Walk Up.”
Set in the suburbs of Boulogne-Sur-Mer in northern France, “The Worst Ones” captures a film within a film as it follows the production of a feature whose director turns to a local housing project for casting. Eager to capture performances of gritty authenticity, the director selects four working class teenagers to act in the film to the surprise and consternation of the local community.
As the director and crew audition, rehearse, film, and interact with their hand-picked cast, jealousies are stoked, lines are crossed, and ethical questions arise. Winner of the top prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, “The Worst Ones” debuts directors Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret.
“The Worst Ones” shows through May 11.
In the film “Walk Up,” Kwon Haehyo plays Byungsoo, a film director who goes with his daughter Jeongsu (Park Miso), an aspiring interior designer, to a building owned by an old friend (Lee Hyeyoung) who is already established in the design field. The friend gives them a tour of the property, which includes a restaurant and cooking studio on the first two floors, her office in the basement, a residence on the third floor and an artist’s studio at the top. The trio amicably chats the day away. But when his daughter leaves to get more wine, Byungsoo is left to spend time with the landlord and the other residents of her building.
“Walk Up” shows through May 4.
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