The short film selection for this year's Palme d'Or is characterized by an undercurrent of everyday life that offers a sharp contrast to a world full of uncertainty. Niki Lindroth von Bahr's **The End** places animated extras in an airport purgatory where existence and musicality converge, while Daniel Soares in **A Few Things Happening by a River** exposes the solipsism of modern man through a body floating downstream. Theo Montoya's **Thunder Platoon** confronts the viewer with Colombian army killings of innocent civilians, and Tamara Todorović's **Nobody Said Anything** explores guilt and responsibility within a claustrophobic family drama that culminates in a surprising climax.

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