Originally set for release last year, and having been privately screened at the Sun Valley Film Festival this spring, many figured Oliver Stone's "Snowden" would be a shoo-in for Cannes. And while it did screen for organizers, it didn't make the cut.
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"I saw 'Snowden' and it’s a really good film. It complements 'Citizenfour' marvelously. It helps understand a lot of things, it’s a fascinating film," festival honcho Thierry Fremaux told Screen Daily. "We’d have liked to have it at Cannes but the US producers — who also did 'Spotlight' - want to aim for the Oscars so for them a Cannes premiere was a little too early. It’s a different strategy but I respect that."
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