May really has something for everyone, and if there's ever a time to branch out and try a film out of your comfort zone then this is the month to throw caution to the wind and just go for it.
It's an eclectic month. American comedian and winner of 20 Primetime Emmy Awards, Jon Stewart, makes his directing debut with Rosewater, the true story of an Iranian-Canadian journalist detained and interrogated by Iranian forces under the suspicion that he is a spy. Chris Rock writes, directs and acts in Top Five, a celebrity satire that has been loved by critics. Described as the "first Iranian vampire Western" (is there anything more intriguing?!), A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night looks like a stylish and unmissable multi-genre offering from first-time feature film director Ana Lily Amirpour. There's also the Blake Lively romance The Age of Adeline; digital horror Unfriended; and French coming-of-age drama Girlhood. Plus, Timbuktu - the Mauritanian film that achieved widespread critical acclaim and swept up at the César awards this year (its 7 wins out of 8 nominations made it the most successful African film ever at the awards); and Clouds of Sils Maria, the movie that won Kristen Stewart a Best Supporting Actress César award, making her the first American actress to do so.
Read on for trailers, synopsis and dates as ever... Mark your diaries: this is an epic month!
