Cannes Sets ‘Hands of Stone’ Special Screening as Tribute to Robert De Niro

PARIS – Jonathan Jakubowicz’s “Hands of Stone,” one of The Weinstein Company’s biggest swings of 2016, will receive an Official Selection Special Screening at this year’s Cannes Festival as a tribute to Robert De Niro.

“I’m excited to be coming back to Cannes especially with this movie ‘Hands of Stone’ that I’m so proud of,” said De Niro.

De Niro, who starred in two Palme d’Or winning movies – “Taxi Driver” in 1976 and Roland Joffe’s “The Mission” in 1986 – served as president of the Cannes Festival main jury in 2011.