Guillaume Canet’s ‘Karma,’ Starring Marion Cotillard, Earns 6-Minute Ovation at Cannes Premiere

May 15, 2026 2:53pm PT Guillaume Canet’s ‘Karma,’ Starring Marion Cotillard, Earns 6-Minute Ovation at Cannes Premiere

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“Karma,” Guillaume Canet’s gripping religious cult thriller starring Oscar-winning actor Marion Cotillard, earned a six-minute standing ovation at Cannes on Friday.

The edge-of-your-set French movie, which is produced by Iconoclast with Canet’s Caneo banner, world premiered in the Special Screenings section in the official selection. 

“Karma” is the second film that Canet has brought to Cannes as a director, following his English-language debut “Blood Ties.” It’s also his sixth movie with Cotillard, and a total departure from the other films which were dramedies (“Little White Lies”) and family films (“Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom”) in which Cotillard had supporting roles.

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