Léa Mysius' 'The Birthday Party' is a tepid family affair, about a trio of baddies who arrive to upend a woman’s hard-won domesticity.

Lea Mysius explores control, chaos and family ties in tense home invasion thriller screening in Cannes competition

Léa Mysius' 'The Birthday Party' is a tepid family affair, about a trio of baddies who arrive to upend a woman’s hard-won domesticity.

Cannes film festival: This could be better paced but the crisis which descends on an up-against-it dairy farm is delivered by some very memorable goons