August Film Releases: Haifaa Al Mansour, Cristian Mungiu, and More

A selection of eight films releasing in August, spanning multiple countries and genres. Highlights include Haifaa Al Mansour's 'Les Silences de Riyad' (Saudi Arabia, Aug 5), a mystery set in Riyad's desert; Suzannah Mirghani's 'Cotton Queen' (Germany, France, Palestine, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Aug 5), about a Sudanese village facing genetically modified cotton; 'Un grand raccourci' by Armand Foëx and Clément Devilliers (France, Aug 12), a comedy of two cousins and two women in Brittany; Will Gluck's 'Juste pour une nuit' (USA, Aug 12), a dystopian romantic comedy in New York; Cristian Mungiu's 'Fjord' (Romania, France, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Aug 19), a drama about a pious couple and child abuse allegations; 'Marius et le royaume des mers' by Endre Skandfer (Norway, Aug 19), an animated adventure; Arthur Harari's 'L'Inconnue' (France, Italy, Aug 26), a body-swap thriller starring Léa Seydoux; and Manuela Martelli's 'Dégel' (Chile, USA, Spain, Mexico, Aug 26), a post-dictatorship mystery set in a ski resort.