With his film “IT what just an accident” does the Iranian director Jafar Panahi The Golden Palm of the Cannes Film Festival won. The jury announced that. The film prevailed against 21 other competition films. A jury, chaired by actress Juliette Binoche.
The Iranian is in “IT what just an accident” with experiences in prison and the violence of the Iranian regime apart. Panahi has with previous films Already the main prizes of the Venice Film Festival and the Berlinale won.
His new work is about a group of former prisoners who unplanned the agent who presumably tortured them in an Iranian prison. One of the torture victims randomly sees the secret agent and kidnapped him on his bus, with the aim of avenging himself and killing him.
Then the man get doubts. He visits a number of other victims of torture. Together they try to verify that it is definitely the man whose victim they were.
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Road trip with a serious topic and humorous moments
This develops a kind of chaotic road trip on which the group gets into heated discussions about what is an appropriate form of revenge. It is more often about the deeply violent experiences that the parties involved in captivity. Despite the difficult topic, there are also humorous moments in the film.
The award ceremony of the 78th Film Festival took place as planned after there was a larger power failure in Cannes on Saturday.
These are the other award winners
The Berliner Mascha Schilinski won the prize of the jury for her drama “look into the sun”, which she shares with Oliver Laxe for his film “Sirât”.
The major price of the jury, the second most important award of the festival, went to “Sentimental Value” from Joachim Trier.
Kleber Mendonça Filho received the prize for the best director for “O Secreto Agente”. Received a special price of the jury Bi Gan for “resurrection”. The price was the best actress Nadia Melliti for her role in “La Petite Dernière”.
As the best actor Wagner Moura for his role in “O Secreto Agente” by Kleber Mendonça Filho. For the best script Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne awarded “Jeunes Mères”. (dpa)
Source: Tagesspiegel
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