The Ukrainian documentary film "Travelers" directed by Ihor Strembytskyi won in the documentary film competition of the Cannes Film Festival. This is reported by UNIAN.
The winner of the Cannes Festival among feature films was the Belgian film "The Child" - by directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. It received the festival's highest award - the "Golden Palm Branch."
The "Grand Prix" of the Cannes film forum, which was held in parallel with the festival, was received by American director Jim Jarmusch for "Broken Flowers." The award for best male role also went to American Tommy Lee Jones. He played the lead role in his own film "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada." The prize for best screenplay was received by Mexican writer Guillermo Arriaga for the same "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada." The best actress was recognized as Israeli Hanna Laslo for the Israeli film "Free Zone." Best director went to the film "Hidden" by Austrian director Michael Haneke.
The main losers of the festival can be considered the pictures "Manderlay" by Lars von Trier and "Sin City" by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller. The jury completely ignored these films.
In total, 21 films representing 13 countries took part in the main official competition of the Cannes Festival. The level of the festival is considered the highest in its entire history.