Un Certain Regard 2017 presented in competition 18 films hailing from 22 different countries. 6 of the works were first films, included Slovak-Czech-Hungary coproduction Out. The Opening film was Barbara by Mathieu Amalric.

Under the presidency of Uma Thurman (actress - United States), the Jury was comprised of Mohamed Diab (director - Egypt), Reda Kateb (actor - France), Joachim Lafosse (director - Belgium) and Karel Och (artistic director of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival – Czech Republic).

“We feel enormous gratitude to have had the honor of serving on the Jury for this historic 70th anniversary of the Festival de Cannes. We are proud to present an esthetically diverse and beautiful awards list for Un Certain Regard.“ - The Jury

Lerd (A Man of Integrity)
Year of production : 2017 Country : IRAN Length : 117 minutes
Script / Dialogue: Mohammad RASOULOF
Director of Photography: Ashkan ASHKANI 
Film Editor: Mohammadreza MUINI
Synopsis:
Reza (35), having distanced himself from the ur- ban quagmire, leads a simple life along with his wife and sole son, somewhere in a remote village in Northern Iran. He spends his days working in his gold fish farm. Nearby, a private company with close links to the government and local authori- ties, has taken control of nearly every aspect of the regional life. Its shareholders, accumulating wealth, power and economic rents, have been pushing local farmers and small owners to dilap- idate their belongings, farms and estates, to the benefit of the Company’s influential net- work and its monopoly. It is under their pressure that many villagers have them- selves become local rings of the larger network of corruption. (...)