We kick off the month of April with a run-through of not-to-be-missed cinema premieres. We have the latest film by Bogdan Mirică, a comedy starring Louis Garrel, both family and political dramas, a horror movie for fans of the genre, and a documentary about the beauty of nature.

Boss (dir. Bogdan Mirică) 

Bogdan, an ambulance driver, takes part in an armed robbery with three men he barely knows. While fleeing the crime scene, he accidentally runs over a witness. When the witness dies in the hospital, Bogdan is not convinced that it was him who caused the death but rather suspects that his accomplices are behind it. Thus, he decides to uncover who they really are.

Boss, a Romania-Luxembourg-Sweden co-production, is a new thriller by Bogdan Mirică, known for Dogs and the HBO series Shadows.

The cast includes Laurențiu Bănescu, Mimi Brănescu, Ioana Bugarin, Toma Cuzin, Sergiu Costache, Diana Cavallioti, and Teodor Corban.

The film hits theatres on April 28th.

L’innocent (dir. Louis Garrel)

Abel (Louis Garrel) must deal with the grief caused by his wife’s death and, at the same time, keep an eye on his mother, who tends to fall in love with the wrong men. Like an ex-convict, whom she meets during the drama classes she teaches in prison.

Sylvie (Anouk Grinberg) and Michel (Roschdy Zem) live their love story as if they are teenagers, much to Abel’s dismay. For him, neither the love nor the kindness or reliability shown by Michel are convincing, as he is always anticipating a grim future. Things change when Clémence (Noémie Merlant), his best friend and great adventurer, intervenes. Slowly but surely, Abel emerges from the fortress he was trying to close himself in to protect himself.

Now at his fourth film as director, Louis Garrel weaves an emotional story where comedy blends perfectly with drama.

L’innocent comes out in cinemas on April 21st.

The Sitting Duck / La syndicaliste (dir. Jean-Paul Salomé)

Starring Isabelle Huppert, La syndicaliste is based on the true story of Maureen Kearney, a whistleblower who exposed the secrets of a French multinational nuclear powerhouse. But her brave fight to defend more than 50,000 jobs puts her in harm’s way when she is attacked in her own home.

Things get even more complicated when Kearney begins to be suspected of having staged the whole thing. Huppert is convincing as the wrongly accused unionist, but a bit too confident to be completely credible in the eyes of others.

The film premieres on April 21st.

Six Weeks / Hat hét (dir. Noémi Veronika Szakonyi)

Zsófi, a senior high school student, is a table tennis player living at home with a demanding family: an alcoholic mother and a younger sister whom she always ends up taking care of. Therefore, when she discovers she is pregnant, she decides to give her child up for adoption. Zsófi has one goal: to make it to the European Cup and then to the Olympics, and the pregnancy rather complicates her plans.

According to Hungarian law, she has six weeks from the day of the birth to change her mind and get her child back, which leads her to question what she really wants, that on top of the uncertainties and pressures coming from all sides.

The film will be released in cinemas on April 7.

The Pope’s Exorcist (dir. Julius Avery)

The Pope’s Exorcist begins as a classic horror, with a textbook possession, before turning into a thriller in which the main character uncovers old secrets kept well hidden by the Vatican.

Father Gabriele Amorth is the Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, and when he is called to solve a case, the demon not only shows him its powers to throw people against the many mirrors and windows in the room, but also reveals an entire plan that began a long time ago, involving priests, supernatural forces, and collateral victims.

Starring Russell Crowe, the film is based on the actual files of Father Gabriele Amorth.

The Pope’s Exorcist hits theatres on April 7, with tickets now on sale.

Heart of Oak / Le chêne (dir. Laurent Charbonnier, Michel Seydoux)

A nature documentary revolving around the universe of a 210-year-old oak tree and its inhabitants. Birth, evolution, natural disasters and dangers posed by predators intertwine in a film that is ultimately about life.

From mushrooms to ants and owls, nothing is too small or unimportant to be mentioned. Featuring no voice-over, the image and music are the only elements that make the action move forward. At times syrupy, Le chêne nevertheless conveys a sincere love for nature and is a light documentary that one can enjoy on a weekend day with the family at the cinema.

The film premieres on April 14.

Melissa Antonescu

Writer, photographer and videographer. For Films in Frame she writes news about the latest happenings in the film world and brings to the readers' attention the productions that can be seen at the cinema. When she's not writing articles, she's photographing people in a small studio or searching for new cake recipes.