Barry Keoghan‘s forthcoming film Bird received a seven-minute standing ovation following its premiere at Cannes Film Festival.
The Saltburn actor stars in the new drama directed by Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank).
Also starring Bafta-winning Top Boy actor Jasmine Jobson, Passages star Franz Rogowski, and child actor Nykiya Adams, Bird centres around a 12-year-old named Bailey (Adams) who, after searching for attention and adventure outside of her family, comes across a mysterious stranger named Bird (Rogowski) who asks for her help.
The film premiered at Cannes on Thursday (May 16) and received a seven-minute standing ovation from the audience upon its conclusion. The festival is known for its lengthy applauses, with the longest-ever thought to last 22 minutes for Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 fantasy-horror Pan’s Labyrinth.
Elsewhere at the festival, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga received a six-minute standing ovation. Variety reported that Chris Hemsworth, who stars in the film alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, was visibly emotional during the applause. He was also filmed kissing director George Miller on the head.
“We worked very hard on this film, and it’ll be very interesting to see what you make of it,” Miller said ahead of the screening. “Thank you for having us.”
Meanwhile, Francis Ford Coppola’s 140-minute dystopian drama Megalopolis received more of a mixed reaction, with some audience members reportedly booing the film.
However, according to World of Reel‘s Jordan Ruimy, the boos soon turned to cheers when an “In Memoriam” segment proceeded to play for Coppola’s late wife Eleanor. The director and cast then received a seven-minute standing ovation.
“Thank you all so much. It is so impossible to find words to tell you how I feel,” said Coppola at the end of the credits.