Kate Winslet will be honored with the Munich International Film Festival’s CineMerit Award. The Oscar winner’s movie Lee will also have its European premiere at the Festival.
Winslet joins the Jessica Lange, as previously announced, in receiving the Cinemerit accolade this year. Lee tells the story of war correspondent and photographer Lee Miller.
Winslet plays Lee and was also a producer on the film, which was the feature directorial debut of cinematographer Ellen Kuras (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind).
The movie had its world premiere at Toronto. The cast includes Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, Josh O’Connor and Andy Samberg.
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