FACTBOX: Competition films in Cannes

CANNES, France (Reuters) - The 2008 Cannes film festival closes on Sunday with an awards ceremony where the prizes, including the coveted Palme d'Or for best picture, are handed out.

Following are the 22 movies in the main competition lineup, listed in the order they appeared at the festival and naming the director and his or her nationality.

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- BLINDNESS, Fernando Meirelles, Brazil

Julianne Moore stars in story of plague of blindness sweeping the world. Based on Jose Saramago's novel of same name.

- LEONERA (Lion's Den), Pablo Trapero, Argentina

Martina Gusman portrays a pregnant woman jailed for murder whose life is transformed by her son.

- WALTZ WITH BASHIR, Ari Folman, Israel

Animated documentary exploring Folman's memories of 1982 massacre of Palestinians in Beirut's Sabra and Shatila camps.

- UN CONTE DE NOEL (A Christmas Tale), Arnaud Desplechin, France

Light-hearted and playful examination of death, disease and hatred as family reunites for Christmas.

- UC MAYMUN (Three Monkeys), Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey

Istanbul family slowly broken apart by secrets that they refuse to acknowledge or speak about.

- LINHA DE PASSE (Line of Passage), Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas, Brazil

Four brothers struggle to break cycle of poverty in Sao Paulo slum, seeking escape through soccer, religion and crime.

- 24 CITY, Jia Zhangke, China