Movie about Irish communist leader in running for Cannes prize

Ken Loach and Mike Leigh will go head-to-head at the Cannes Film Festival.
The British film directors, who have both won the top Palme d'Or prize in the past, will go up against 18 other movies in the In Competition segment, including David Cronenberg with his Robert Pattinson-starring 'Maps To The Stars', and Olivier Assayas' 'Clouds of Sils Maria', which features Kristen Stewart and Chloe Grace Moretz.