Reflection in a Dead Diamond by Brussels-based directorial duo Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani and the thriller Death Will Come by German director Christoph Hochhäusler, which is currently in post-production, are the two showstoppers being brandished by Italy’s True Colours at Cannes’ Marché du Film (14-22 May), where the firm is intent on expanding its catalogue with projects by international directors and producers.

Reflection in a Dead Diamond is an homage to the so-called Eurospy films of the 1960s, combining action, mystery and thriller. It’s the eagerly awaited new film by Cattet and Forzani, who were selected for Locarno with their previous efforts The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears [+lee también:
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A German-Luxembourgish-Belgian co-production staged by Heimatfilm, Amour Fou and Tarantula, Death Will Come is a French-language film noir about a female killer who is hired by a prominent gangster to avenge the murder of one of his mules. It stars French-Belgian actress Sophie Verbeeck (All About Them [+lee también:
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Among the Italian titles on the Cannes line-up of True Colours are A Dark Story [+lee también:
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