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Story summary
- Rami Malek’s Cannes debut of “The Man I Love” earned an eight-minute standing ovation at Cannes 2026.
- Directed by Ira Sachs with Mauricio Zacharias, the drama follows a theatre artist confronting an AIDS diagnosis while serving as one of two American entries competing for the Palme d’Or.
- Malek said he first feared the role would echo his Freddie Mercury performance, but later embraced its focus on art, love and mortality.
