‘The Worst Ones’ Takes Top Honor In Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Section
deadline.comThe Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard sidebar handed out its prizes tonight with top honors going to Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret’s The Worst Ones (Les Pires).
The Jury Prize was awarded to Saim Sadig’s Joyland, the first Pakistani movie ever in official selection at Cannes. The Worst Ones is a drama about a film within a film that sees a crew hit a working class French town.
Deadline’s review said it hit “with thought-provoking and sometimes darkly funny results” Joyland for its part, centers on a married man falls for a trans woman.
Deadline called it an “atmospheric” title that “explores a whole family, presenting a picture of a clan torn between modernity and tradition in contemporary Lahore.”Meanwhile, as had been expected, Vicky Krieps took the Best Actor award for her performance in Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage.
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