Lotfi Achour’s ‘Red Path’ Wins Golden Yusr at Red Sea Film Festival as Viola Davis and Priyanka Chopra Jonas Receive Honorary Awards
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Tunisia’s “Red Path,” directed by Lotfi Achour, was awarded the Golden Yusr for best feature film Thursday at the Red Sea Film Festival awards ceremony, where honorary awards were bestowed on Viola Davis and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
Sarah Jessica Parker, Dev Patel, John Boyega and Nick Jonas were among the star guests. Johnny Depp’s “Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness” screened as the festival’s final gala screening, with Depp attending with star Riccardo Scamarcio. “Red Path,” described as “a journey into the wounded psyche of a child in a war zone,” is the third feature film by Achour.
It had its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival. The Golden Yusr comes with a $100,000 cash prize. Achour also took home Red Sea’s Yusr prize for best director, which comes with a $10,000 prize.
The awards were bestowed by a features jury led by its president Spike Lee, and comprised of Minnie Driver, Daniel Dae Kim, Abu Bakr Shawky and Tûba Büyüküstün.
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