The Special Prize went to the film “April” by Dea Kulumbegashvili – the story of a doctor accused of causing the death of a child during childbirth, but also about clandestine abortion in a country where abortion is illegal.
The award for best screenplay went to Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega for “I’m Still Here.” The film, directed by Walter Salles, tells the story of a family that experienced a tragedy in the 1970s, persecuted by the military junta that governs Brazil.
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The judges did an excellent job of selecting the most interesting performances. The award for best female role went to Nicole Kidman, who in Halina Rejin’s film “Babygirl”, a story about desire and humiliation, played a woman from the establishment, the director of a large company, the wife of a great artist, and a mother who craves a bit of madness, entering into a violent sexual agreement with an intern at her company. It takes a lot of courage for a star to decide to play such a bold and sexual role.
Nicole Kidman was missing from the stage of the Sala Grande at the Palais des Festivals. She flew to Venice, but suddenly received news that her mother had died. Of course, she returned to the country immediately.
The award for the best male role was received by Vincent Lindon for his wonderful performance in “Jouez avec le feu” by the French Coulin sisters. He played a simple worker, a father who, after the death of his wife, raised two children alone, and now has to face the fact that the eldest of them, 22 years old, begins to associate with local right-wing extremists. Their hateful ideology is at odds with the values that are important to him. And everything is heading towards tragedy.
