Cannes Festival 2025: 6 films that will make you think

Published by Manon de Sortiraparis · Updated on May 24, 2025 at 04:06 p.m. · Published on May 28, 2023 at 06:29 p.m.
Here are 6 films presented at Cannes 2025 that will make you think about the state of the world today.

Aaah, the Cannes Film Festival. An opportunity to laugh at some films, cry at others, but also to reflect on major current issues, particularly in the light of the 6 works presented here.

The program includes films dealing with police violence and social misery, a film as historical as it is poetic in the form of a puzzle to decipher for yourself, films that are intimately political or politically intimate, and an essential documentary on the reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Crucial, crucial, these 6 feature-length films demonstrate their singularity and granularity to best grasp the issues of today's world. Once they have been released in cinemas, discover these 6 films unveiled on the Croisette, mainly in the Official Competition.

Cannes Festival 2025, 6 films that will make you think :

Dossier 137 de Dominik Moll, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025Dossier 137 de Dominik Moll, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025Dossier 137 de Dominik Moll, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025Dossier 137 de Dominik Moll, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025 Dossier 137 by Dominik Moll, in Official Competition at Cannes 2025: Our opinion
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Les Aigles de la République de Tarik Saleh, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025Les Aigles de la République de Tarik Saleh, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025Les Aigles de la République de Tarik Saleh, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025Les Aigles de la République de Tarik Saleh, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025 Les Aigles de la République by Tarik Saleh, official competition at the Cannes Film Festival: Our opinion
Les Aigles de la République (Eagles of the Republic), Tarik Saleh's new film, has been presented in official competition at the Cannes 2025 Film Festival, and is therefore in contention for the Palme d'Or. Find out what we think. [Read more]

L'Agent Secret de Kleber Mendonça Filho, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025L'Agent Secret de Kleber Mendonça Filho, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025L'Agent Secret de Kleber Mendonça Filho, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025L'Agent Secret de Kleber Mendonça Filho, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025 L'Agent Secret by Kleber Mendonça Filho, Prix de la Mise en Scène at the Cannes Film Festival: Our opinion
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Un Simple Accident de Jafar Panahi, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025Un Simple Accident de Jafar Panahi, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025Un Simple Accident de Jafar Panahi, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025Un Simple Accident de Jafar Panahi, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2025 A mere accident: Jafar Panahi wins the Palme d’Or 2025
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The Dardenne brothers were back at Cannes 2025 with Jeunes Mères. The film was awarded the Prix du Scénario. Read our review. [Read more]

Put your Soul on your Hand and Walk de Sepideh Farsi, en sélection à l'Acid 2025Put your Soul on your Hand and Walk de Sepideh Farsi, en sélection à l'Acid 2025Put your Soul on your Hand and Walk de Sepideh Farsi, en sélection à l'Acid 2025Put your Soul on your Hand and Walk de Sepideh Farsi, en sélection à l'Acid 2025 Put your Soul on your Hand and Walk by Sepideh Farsi, selected at Acid 2025: Our review
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