The films in competition at Cannes include ‘Louder Than Bombs’ <br />by Norwegian film-maker Joachim Trier. It is a family drama featuring a father and his two sons as they adjust to life following the death of their war photographer mother and wife. <br /><br /> The film stars Gabriel Byrne and Isabelle Huppert<br /><br /> ‘The Assassin’ directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien<br />is the tale of the young daughter of a general who is kidnapped by a nun and trained in the martial arts. She becomes an assassin eliminating cruel and corrupt local officials. Things get complicated when she is asked to sacrifice the man she loves. <br /><br /> French film ‘Mon Roi’ directed by Maiwenn stars Emmanuelle Bercot and Vincent Cassel in a roller-coaster relationship drama. Injured in a skiing accident Tony reflects on her suffocating and destructive passion for Georgio.<br /><br /> ‘Mia Madre’ by Nani Moretti is a tragicomedy featuring a brother and sister going about about their daily lives as their hospitalised mother approaches death. <br /><br /> The film sta
