All the Films Sold at Cannes 2025

Every movie has a price tag, and at Cannes Film Festival, many of the films competing are searching for a new home for global distribution. The first big buy of the year came from Mubi, which acquired Die My Love for $24 million. Clearly, Mubi is hoping for a rerun of its success with The Substance, which it bought before that film’s 2024 Cannes debut. This year, it bought the Jennifer Lawrence–Robert Pattinson double header from director Lynne Ramsay, The Sound of Falling, and Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value. Whew that’s a lot of Mubi. What else will capture the hearts and minds (and wallets) of Cannes 2025?

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Die My Love (director: Lynne Ramsay)

Distributor: Mubi

The latest from Lynne Ramsay got a seven-minute standing ovation (averaging the times reported by Deadline, Variety, and THR), as well as the prize for first sale. Mubi scooped it up, to go alongside the upcoming Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma from Jane Schoenbrun.

Price: $24 million

The Sound of Falling (director: Mascha Schilinski)

Distributor: Mubi

This multigenerational story of German womanhood made a splash when it debuted early in the festival (Vulture’s Alison Willmore wrote, “We may have already seen the best film at Cannes this year”), so its no surprise that it was quickly snatched up. Mubi bought the film for distribution in North America, U.K., Ireland, Turkey, and India, per Variety.

Price: Unknown

It Was Just an Accident (director: Jafar Panahi)

Distributor: Neon

Director Jafar Panahi’s first film since being released from Iranian prison, It Was Just an Accident was purchased by Neon on May 22, per THR. Neon previously distributed Panahi’s 2021 film, The Year of Everlasting Storm, after which he went to prison for seven months before being released in 2023. Per Cannes, the film is about a “minor accident” that “sets in motion a series of escalating consequences.”

Price: Unknown

The Secret Agent (director: Kleber Mendonça Filho)

Distributor: Neon

If there’s one thing to learn from the success of last awards season’s I’m Still Here, it’s to always bet on Brazil. Neon grabbed director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s film The Secret Agent on May 21, per THR. Set in 1977 Brazil, it follows a tech expert (Wagner Moura) returning to Recife during carnival to reunite with his son.

Price: Unknown

Sentimental Value (director: Joachim Trier)

Distributor: Mubi (kind of)

Neon already secured the North American distribution rights to Joachim Trier’s Worst Person in the World follow-up Sentimental Value by the time the movie was heading into Cannes, but that doesn’t mean Mubi can’t get in on the fun. The distributor bought the rights for distribution in the U.K., Ireland, Latin America, Turkey, and India on April 10, per Deadline. So if it wins the Palme, they both get credit.

Price: Unknown