Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller “That’s Just an Accident” wins Palme d’Or Cannes Film Festival On Saturday, the festival’s highest award was handed over to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years.
Cate Blanchett Panahi was awarded three years ago Incarcerated in Iran Before going on a hunger strike. The crowd brought thunderous and warm applause to the filmmakers.
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He is one of Iranian artists, sports figures and other celebrities who were detained after opposing the country’s government. Panahi, 64, continues to make award-winning films despite being legally banned from travel and filmmaking.
The victory of “It’s Just an Accident” expands one of the film’s most unprecedented winning streaks: Independent publisher Neon supports the last six Palme d’Or winners. Neon lights got North American distribution “It’s just an accident” after premiering in Cannes, and then followed its palms “Parasite,” “Titan”, “Sad Triangle”, “Anatomy of Autumn” and “Anora.”
Cannes ending ceremony followed Major power outages The attack on southeastern France on Saturday, with police suspected of setting fires. The Cannes Film Festival regained momentum just hours before the stars began to flow down the red carpet.
The Grand Prix or second prize was awarded to Joachim Trier’s Norwegian family drama Sensitive Value, a follow-up to his praise for “the worst person in the world”.
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Brazilian political thriller The Secret Agent won two awards: Best Director of Fihlo and Best Actor of Wagner Moura.
The Jury Prize is separated from the two films: ÓliverLaxe’s desert road trip “Sirât” and Mascha Schilinski’s German, “Falling of Falling”.
The best actress went to Nadia Melliti for “Little Sister”, a French adult drama by Hafsia Herzi.
Belgian brothers Jean-Luc and Pierre Dardennes won best script for their latest drama Young Mother (Young Mother). Dardennes is a two-time Palm D’Or title.
The first film award in Cannes was given by Hasan Hadi, the president’s cake, which made it the first Iraqi film to win awards at the festival.
Saturday’s ceremony ended the 78th Cannes Film Festival, with geopolitics clouding both screens and when closed. Shortly before the French Riviera event, which is also the world’s largest film market, U.S. President Trump proposed the idea of a 100% tariff on overseas films.
Most filmmakers shrugged, saying the plan was illogical. Wes Anderson said: “Can you hold a movie at customs?
It’s one of the top films at the Cannes Film Festival, and Spike Lee’s “Top 2” and Christopher McQuarrie-Tom Parade Action “Task: Impossible – Final Calculation” and Ari Aster’s “Edington”.
