Aat level – 1 of the Palais des Festivals, a young woman approaches visitors whose black Film Market accreditations hang from their necks. “Are you a buyer? Here Don’t Look at the Demon, a very good Malaysian horror film by filmmaker Brandon Lee. It is projected during the day, do not hesitate to come and see it and make us a return to the pavilion of Malaysia. “In Cannes, there is a hushed world, less glamorous than rhinestones, sequins, the red carpet of the festival and the stars of the official competition, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Léa Seydoux and Marion Cotillard.
A parallel world teeming with women in suits and men in suits who sign contracts worth hundreds of thousands of euros. There, in the charmless alleys of the Palais des Festivals…
