Film director Nicolas Wadimoff talks to Thomas Stephens

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Swiss director Nicolas Wadimoff, whose film Opération Libertad is in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes, talks to swissinfo’s Thomas Stephens about the film’s genesis and plot, the challenges of getting films in competition at the big festivals, what it’s like off the beaten carpet at Cannes and how much time he’ll spend sipping cocktails and lying on the beach.