Cannes 2022, remote notes

[Chris Knipp]

CANNES MAY 22, cont'd



A STRANGER ( Thomas M. Wright)
Cannes, Un Certain Regard. An investigation into a murder in the Australian outback stars Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris. Leslie Felperin's review for Hollywood Reporter describes a rearranged timeline making "more challenging than the average crime drama but also more interesting" a film that's a true-crime story that's "a stylish but sometimes ponderous meditation on male bonding, trust and identity." Variety calls it "an eerie, understated thriller." Screen Daily also makes it sound appetizing, describing it as a very special mood piece, "more of a felt experience than a traditional policier" and a film that's "all about the hunt, not the crime."