Cannes to show films by Baz Luhrmann, George Miller and Thomas M Wright

New films from beloved Australian directors are set to premiere at the 75th Cannes Film Festival in May.

Three Australian-connected films will be shown as part of the 75th Cannes Film Festival Official Selection. They are The Stranger, Elvis, and Three Thousand Years of Longing.

The Stranger is a crime thriller written and directed by Thomas M Wright, and starring Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris. The story follows Mark and Henry, two strangers who meet and strike up an unlikely friendship – but one of them is an undercover cop working to convict the other.

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Silvi Vann-Wall is a journalist, podcaster, and filmmaker. They joined ScreenHub as Film Content Lead in 2022. Twitter: @SilviReports