The Cannes Film Festival’s coveted Palme d’Or, the coveted top prize, was awarded to an Iranian thriller film that explores corruption and state violence in the nation.
The world-famous festival on Saturday celebrated the film’s director, Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, hours after a power outage briefly interrupted the event’s flow.
Panahi has endured years of travel bans and prison sentences in Iran because of his provocative cinema, which is frequently produced in secret, and his festival crowd erupted into a roaring standing ovation. Iran’s ex-patee had been fore barred from leaving for more than 15 years.
The most precious, most alive part of us is mobilized by art, according to the phrase. Juliette Binoche, the jury’s president, called the award “a force that transforms darkness into forgiveness, hope, and new life.”
The future of his country was what Panahi said was most important on the stage.
Panahi urged people to “unify our forces.” No one should dictate what we should wear or what we ought to or shouldn’t do.
It Was Just An Accident follows a man named Vahid (played by Vahid Mobasseri), who kidnaps a man who had a false leg and tortures him while he is incarcerated and destroys his life.
After making his choice, Vahid checks with other prison survivors to make sure he is indeed their torturer.
The movie has received praise for having a clever, symbolic exploration of justice that combines intense themes with dark humor.
The President’s Cake, an Iraqi film, wins Best First Film.
Joachim Trier’s highly acclaimed follow-up to The Worst Person in the World, Sentimental Value, won the festival’s Grand Prix, or second prize.
The Secret Agent, a Brazilian political thriller starring Kleber Mendonca Filho, won two major awards: best actor and best director for Wagner Moura.
The jury chose Oliver Laxe’s desert road trip, and Mascha Schilinski’s generation-spanning German drama Sound of Falling, which won.
Nadia Melliti won the role of best actress in Hafsia Herzi’s French coming-of-age drama The Little Sister.
The President’s Cake, a first-time winner of the festival’s best first film category, was honored by Cannes with Hasan Hadi’s film, which was the first time an Iraqi film had received one.
After a significant power outage knocked out traffic lights in the Alpes-Maritimes holiday region on Saturday, the Cannes closing ceremony took place. Police believe the culprit is arson.
The festival’s theme of geopolitical tensions abounded, with discussions centered on US President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose tariffs on foreign-made films and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Aljazeera
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