Overview

• Directors’ Fortnight, the independent sidebar of the Cannes Film Festival, has finalized its 2025 lineup with the addition of Nadav Lapid’s 'Yes.'
• The film follows a jazz musician tasked with composing a new national anthem in a nation recovering from the October 7 attacks.
• The cast includes Ariel Bronz, Efrat Dor, Naama Preis, and Alexey Serebryakov, with Les Films du Losange handling its global sales at the Cannes market.
• Julien Rejl curated the lineup, which features Robin Campillo’s 'Enzo' as the opening film and Eva Victor’s 'Sorry, Baby' as the closing title.
• Directors’ Fortnight continues its tradition of politically resonant storytelling and emerging auteur cinema as part of its 2025 program.