The French edition Le Figaro said that Panahi worked in Iran for 15 years. There he went to jail twice and was deprived of the right to make films. He shot the winning tape in his apartment during a house arrest in the capital of Iran Tehran.
The Norwegian tragicomedy feature film “The sentimental value” of the Norwegian director Joachim Trier received the Grand Prix of the festival.
The main prize for the best male role was received by the Brazilian director Wagner Moura for his role in the Brazilian tape “Privy agent”.
The award for the best female role was won by the French actress Nadezhda Melliti for the debut role in the film “The Last of the Children”.
22 films adopted to participate in the competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
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The opening of the Cannes Film Festival took place on May 16. The head of the jury was elected French actress Juliet Binosh.
The jury members were the American actress Helly Berry, the Indian director soldered Kapadia, the Italian actress Alba Rorvaker, the French-Maccan writer Leili Slimani, Congolese director Dedo Hamadi, South Korean director Gong Sangsu, Mexico Strog.
The jury members were American actress Helly Berry, Indian director Sal Kapadia, Italian actress Alba Rorvaker, French-Marcan writer Leili Slimani, Congolese director Dedo Hamadi, South Korean director Gong Sangsu, Mexican Carlos Reigadas and American actor Jeremy Strong.
