MNA � The 2018 Cannes Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi�s Spanish-language drama 'Everybody Knows' on May 8.


Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi gained international recognition after his 2012 drama �A Separation� brought him a�Golden Globe Award�as well as two�Academy Awards�for�Best Foreign Language Film. He went on to awe the world�s audience with 'The Salesman', which recieved 2016 Canne's Best Screenplay Award, and also�making him one of the few directors world-wide who have won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film twice.

His latest production, �Everybody Knows��(Todos lo saben), has now been chosen to open the prestigious French film festival this year.

The Spanish-language psychological thriller, written and directed by Farhadi, stars the Oscar-winning Pen�lope Cruz as a mother (Carolina) who travels with her family from Buenos Aires back to her small hometown outside Madrid, Spain, for a celebration. The family�s trip is plagued by unexpected events that threaten to tear the loved ones apart.

The film also stars Javier Bardem as Carolina�s husband.

The 71st Cannes Film Festival runs May 8-19.