Main Prize of the Berlinale Awarded to Drama About Turkish Couple 'Yellow Leaves'
The winners of the Berlin Film Festival have been announced.
The "Golden Bear" – the main award – was received by German director of Turkish origin Ilker Çatak. In the drama "Yellow Leaves," the author tells the story of a Turkish couple from the theatrical world in Ankara. Due to their political stance, the artists lose their jobs and find themselves in poverty – they are being pressured into silence, reports Bild.
The film speaks very clearly "in the political language of totalitarianism" and evokes a frightening premonition of a possible political future in other countries as well, said jury chairman Wim Wenders at the awards ceremony.
The "Silver Bear" for Best Acting Performance was awarded to actress Sandra Hüller – she played the main role in the historical drama "Rosa": the role of a woman who, in the 17th century, disguises herself as a man in a remote German village.
The Grand Jury Prize went to the tragedy "Kurtulus" by Turkish director Emin Alper. The film is stylistically reminiscent of a western and tells of the deadly hostility between two rural communities.
The film about dementia "Queen by the Sea" by American director Lance Hammer received two awards – the Jury Prize and the "Silver Bear" for Best Supporting Acting Performance.
The award for Best Directing went to Briton Grant Gee – the author of the film about jazz musician "Everyone's Happy About Bill Evans".
Canadian Geneviève Dulude-De Celles received the "Silver Bear" for Best Screenplay – with the film "Nina Rosa".
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