Cannes was electric as Bono received a 7-minute standing ovation for his Apple TV+ documentary Stories of Surrender, while Ari Aster’s star-packed political Western Eddington drew Angelina Jolie, Pedro Pascal, and Joaquin Phoenix to its bold premiere. Bono grew emotional as he thanked collaborators, while Eddington earned praise as a “modern American Western.” The two films offered striking contrasts—one intimate, one epic—yet both left lasting impressions at the festival.
