A Danish film won after only one woman directed in the main competition, drawing criticism of industry barriers.
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A Danish film won after only one woman directed in the main competition, drawing criticism of industry barriers.
Danish filmmaker May el-Toukhy's drama 'Woman Unknown' won the top Golden Lion prize at the Venice Film Festival. The film, set in post-World War Two Denmark, follows a housemaid whose past with a German soldier endangers her future in a country where such women faced vigilante justice.
The film's star, Mathilde Arcel, also won the award for best actress, a rare double victory. El-Toukhy was the only woman directing a feature in the festival's main 21-film lineup, a fact that drew criticism and prompted scrutiny of barriers women face in cinema.
The runner-up Silver Lion went to South Korean director Lee Chang-dong for 'Promised Love'. Russian-born filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky, who has renounced his Russian citizenship, won best director for 'DAU', a project shot largely in Ukraine before the ongoing war; he dedicated his prize to Ukraine.
John Malkovich won best actor for his role in Martin McDonagh's comedy 'Wild Horse Nine'. The festival is seen as a start to the awards season, though this year saw fewer big studio-backed contenders as Hollywood rethinks marketing and costs.
The Special Jury Prize went to 'NAZA', a hard-hitting documentary by Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. The 80-minute film, based on anonymous interviews with 24 Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers, documents Israel's use of AI-powered systems for targeted killings in Gaza, according to the festival's synopsis.
The documentary's win prompted a strong reaction from Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar, who called the film 'vile' and said he would move to revoke the filmmakers' citizenship for what he termed treason. Abraham said he hoped the film would push Western governments to sanction Israel.
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