Kinomania 40: Butterfly Jam

The film follows a 16-year-old boy from the Circassian diaspora in New Jersey, torn between his dream of a sports career and the expectation that he help out at his family's restaurant. Everything changes after his ambitious father makes a risky decision. It's described as a deep, affecting story about generational memory, family legacy and the different faces of masculinity. Director: Kantemir Balagov. Cast: Talha Akdogan, Barry Keoghan, Riley Keough, Harry Melling. France/Germany/Belgium, 2026. Selected for the Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight), named one of the most talked-about films of this year's Cannes.