There were a number of magazines and newspapers piled up on the coffee table, and there was one spread out on the top, which happened to talk about the content of "Spider".

To say that there is both strength and gimmick, among all the shortlisted films this year, except for "Amy's World", it is this "Spider".

Although Cannes is still focused on the film itself compared to Berlin and Venice, which are gradually eroded by "political correctness", some films are inherently eye-catching because of their subject matter or the identity of the main creator.

For example, this "Spider".

A female journalist travels deep into Mashhad, Iran's holiest city, to investigate serial killer Spider, who mutilates female sex workers in the name of "cleansing the evil".

With the sharp increase in the death toll, the "spider" finally attracted everyone's attention, but the female reporter found that the whole society began to worship the "spider" as a hero.

The chances of pursuing justice became increasingly slim, and finally the female reporter lured her to bring the killer to justice.

But the most ironic thing is that after the murderer was executed, his wife was so proud of it, his son vowed to inherit his father's legacy, and public opinion even admired his "feat".

The bravery of the female journalist seems to have only fulfilled the justice in her own heart, and the world in which she lives still does not see a ray of light.

The film is based on a real event that happened in Iran, its director Aria Hedi is of Swedish-Iranian origin, the heroine Nazanin Shahi is of French-Iranian origin, and the heroine's life is legendary.

Born in Iran, Nazanin was originally a household name actress in Iran.

When she was 25 years old, someone stole an intimate video of her and her boyfriend and sold it on CD.

According to some data, at least 100,000 people have bought the video, and the sales are as high as $4 million.

If you convert it to the box office of the movie, it has already broken the box office record in Iran.

Nazanin is a victim and deserves the sympathy of the public, but the reality is completely opposite, and the outside world not only does not sympathize with her, but also pushes her into the abyss.

Because of this video, Nazanin's image has disappeared, and people have accused her of being debauched and indecent because she is living together unmarried, and some Iranians have even demanded that she be whipped and stoned to death.

When the Red Jade Girl fell off the altar overnight, Nazanin was banned by the whole country and spurned by the people, and an actress with unlimited potential was forced to go abroad to seek a way to survive.

Over the years, Nazanin has gone through hardships, worked as a temporary worker, and ran through tricks, and by chance she met director Aria Heddy, which led to this "Spider".

There's more to this movie than that.

"Spider" is intended to express the serious contempt and persecution of women in the Middle East, reflect on the distortion of human nature by war and religion, expose the dark side of society, and satirize the Iranian authorities.

After the film was completed, the entire crew was criticized by Iranian officials and even received death threats and warnings.

"Spider" has not yet been released, and no one knows what the quality is, but the film contains almost everything that makes an award.

It exposes profound social problems, the life story of the main creators is twisted enough to make a biographical film, and the crew does not hesitate to fight against the "evil forces" for the sake of film art, and at the same time satisfies the high-ranking judges to save the people from fire and water......

All these factors are enough to make "Spider" stand out among all the shortlisted films and grab a huge amount of attention.

Seeing that Mo Yun had been staring at the poster of "Spider", Zhong Jianan comforted loudly: "Don't worry too much, this year's jury chairman is the judge of the year I won the Palme d'Or, and there is always a bit of incense." ”

Mo Yun couldn't help laughing, she knew that Zhong Jianan was laughing, if she could win the award by relying on incense, Cannes would be too child's play.

No one can say what the judges' preferences are, as a contestant, in addition to controlling the quality of the film, and then trying their best to public relations, as for the result, they can only do their best to resign themselves to the fate of God.

The three of them chatted for a while before they dispersed, and on the way back to the room, Mo Yun suddenly asked, "Are you confident?" ”

Yan Fuguang turned his head and said with a smile: "Which one is Aunt Mo referring to, the Golden Palm?" Or a movie queen? ”

Seeing Yan Fuguang directly picking it out, Mo Yun said angrily: "Of course it's the queen!" ”

"Nope."

Mo Yun was stunned in place, this was not like what Yan Fuguang would say.

Although she always seems calm and calm, Mo Yun knows that it is because Yan Fuguang has absolute confidence in herself, and anything must be the best as long as she does it.

Is she not satisfied with her performance?

It shouldn't be!

"Why?"

Yan Fuguang said with a smile: "This movie is based on creativity, as long as the performance is above the level, it is enough, there is nothing worth digging into in terms of acting skills, is the actress...... I don't think there's much hope. ”

This is the first time Mo Yun has heard Yan Fuguang talk about this topic, and such a calm attitude is something she didn't expect.

Maybe Yan Fuguang took it for granted, and Mo Yun's state of mind calmed down very strangely.

When you think about it, it seems like a good thing to say.

Mo Yun's first reaction when she saw the script was that the story was amazing, Yan Fuguang definitely didn't lose anything if he filmed it, but compared to those characters who excavated human nature, Amy's character was indeed shallow.

It's not that Yan Fuguang didn't act well, but the depth of the role was there, a paper with a full score of 100, no matter how good he was in the test, he would score 100 points.

The reason why many actors who go for awards like to play those crazy, stupid, ugly, and weird roles is because there is enough room to play.

Mo Yun observed carefully for a while, and saw that Yan Fuguang was always calm as usual, and finally believed that she really thought so.

"I can't imagine that I am so old as you, and I am not as calm as you."

"It's just a matter of analyzing the facts." Yan Fuguang smiled, "With this idea, the best screenwriter and best director have a competitive power, and the Palme d'Or is not impossible." ”

"Tsk, Zhong Jianan is afraid that you don't have confidence!" Mo Yun joked.

Yan Fuguang also smiled: "Director Zhong must be confident, maybe even the acceptance speech is ready." ”

As they spoke, the two walked to the door of Yan Fuguang's room, and were about to ring the doorbell when a person came over in the corridor.

Thin and tall, with his head bowed and wearing a cap, Mo Yun felt familiar but couldn't remember who it was.

But Yan Fuguang recognized it at a glance, this is Jimmy Kenchi, who he hasn't seen for a long time, the actor of "Amy's World".

He was a little distracted, and when he got closer, he saw someone on the other side, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Yan Fuguang and Mo Yun.

Jimmy's appearance was so different from half a year ago that he was so thin that his cheeks were sunken, and his thin jacket hung empty on his body.

He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and greeted the two.

"Long time no see!"

"Long time no see."

(End of chapter)