MUBI Acquires Timely Iranian Cannes Drama ‘Leila’s Brothers’ for Turkey (EXCLUSIVE)

Love Island star Jay Younger's head has turned from Ekin-Su Cülcüloğluo to two other ladies in the villa.The 28 year old is currently coupled up with the Turkish actress, 27, and previously made his romantic feelings for her pretty clear, though it appears his eyes are wondering elsewhere. New bombshell Antigoni Buxton, 26, was revealed on Tuesday as the latest stunner to join the Love Island contestants and has caused Jay to show interest already.The investment analyst is also favouring contestant Paige Thorne, 24, after the pair kissed in a game of Truth or Dare last night. In tonight's episode, Jay tells Dami Hope, 26, and Andrew Le Page, 27, in the garden: “I think I will [speak to Paige] but maybe not today.” “You said that last night — you can’t waste time here!” Andrew responds, as Dami agrees: “Time is of the essence!” Jay says that “the timing’s not ideal” after Paige spent the night with partner Jacques O’Neill, 23, in the Hideaway.

He's been in the famous TV villa for less than two weeks and it's been an eventful start to Love Island 2022 for Davide Sanclimenti. After arriving as a bombshell latecomer asking 'did anyone order an Italian snack?' he chose to be coupled-up with Gemma Owen.

Davide Sanclimenti turned heads when he first arrived in the villa, hours after the fresh batch of singletons had been coupled up and started their Love Island 2022 journey. The 27-year-old caused all kinds of drama when he coupled up with Gemma Owen, 19, but has since moved on.

EXCLUSIVE: MUBI has acquired David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future for Latin America, Turkey, India and Malaysia.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCharades has closed a raft of deals on “Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be,” an animated feature which world premiered at Cannes in the Special Screenings section and will go on to compete at Annecy festival. Directed by Benjamin Massoubre and Amandine Fredon, “Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be” is based on author René Goscinny and New Yorker cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé’s popular children books from the 1960’s which have been translated into than 30 languages.

Manori Ravindran International EditorCannes sensation “EO,” which tells the story of a donkey’s life, has been acquired for North America by Sideshow and Janus Films. The film is the latest collaboration for the U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: Coda producer Pathé has concluded a raft of sales on its Cannes slate including for starry French drama Masquerade, Directors’ Fortnight entry Paris Memories and Penelope Cruz title L’Immensita.

Christopher Vourlias Zeynep Atakan, the producer of Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Palme d’Or winner “Winter Sleep,” has come on board to co-produce and handle international sales for “Hilal, Feza and Other Planets,” director Kutluğ Ataman’s follow-up to his 2014 Berlin Film Festival player, “The Lamb.”The film begins soon after Turkey’s September 1997 coup, when Hilal and Fatma leave their Muslim town near the Turkish capital, Ankara, to study at the state university in Istanbul. A new law bars Fatma from entering the campus if she wears her religious head scarf.

On the one hand, Emin Alper’s Burning Days is a discreet but telling account of the resurgence of homophobia — a key plank of right-wing populism — in Turkey. On the other hand, it’s a half-and-half genre film: half crime thriller and half western.

Manori Ravindran International EditorGlobal streamer and distributor MUBI has struck again, this time snapping up select markets for Lukas Dhont’s keenly anticipated “Close.”MUBI has acquired the U.K., Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India.The film stars Lea Drucker, Émilie Dequenne, Kevin Janssens and newcomers Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele. “Close” will receive its world premiere on Thursday at the festival, where it’s playing in competition.The film will be released theatrically followed by an exclusive MUBI streaming release.“Girl,” Dhont’s debut feature film, won the Camera d’Or at Cannes in 2018.

EXCLUSIVE: Mubi has acquired Lukas Dhont’s Cannes Competion entry Close for the UK, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIn “Leila’s Brothers,” a once proud, now pathetic Persian family teeters on the brink of ruin, held together by the assertive sister who’s tired of relying on men to decide her fortune. Taking matters into her own hands may be empowering to watch — there’s no question that “The Salesman” alum Taraneh Alidoosti, who plays Leila, towers over this male-dominated ensemble — but it’s also a recipe for potential tragedy in Iranian writer-director Saeed Roustaee’s novelistic, nearly-three-hour saga, his first to be selected for Cannes.Some audiences may recognize Roustaee from another turbulent family portrait, “Life and a Day” (2016), whereas it was his terrific cop thriller “Just 6.5” (2019) — the closest thing Iran has produced to “The French Connection,” still unreleased in the U.S.

A woman was left badly injured being thrown off a fairground ride while on holiday in Turkey. Meliisa Hunter suffered a broken nose and needed stitches in her head, knee and elbow and blood transfusions after the fall.

A mum has told how her autistic four-year-old son had to sleep on the floor of an airport after their easyJet flight was cancelled - leading to the family missing out on their dream holiday.