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‘Manchurian Tiger’ Takes Top Prize at Shanghai Film Festival
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefDark comedy film “Manchurian Tiger” won the top prize, the Golden Goblet, Saturday at the 24th edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival.“Manchurian Tiger,” directed by Geng Jun, is the tale of a man who is on the run from debt collectors and manages to embroil family and friends in his misadventures.Films that won multiple prizes included “The Contrary Route” by currently jailed Iranian director Abolfazl Jalili and Russia’s “The Conscience,” which collected three awards.Prizes were presented at a large-scale ceremony held on the penultimate day of a festival that was largely run as an in-person event, albeit adhering to national and local safety protocols.
