Laura Poitras' documentary tracing photographer Nan Goldin's campaign against Sackler family behind US opioid crisis bags Golden Lion, the top prize at Venice Film Festival
Laura Poitras poses with Golden Lion during Award Winners Outside Photocall following the closing ceremony of 79th Venice International Film Festival in Venice.
It is the latest documentary from Oscar-winner Laura Poitras, who previously made history as the first contact with whistleblower Edward Snowden when he exposed massive surveillance by the National Security Agency. "Someone who could decide to take on the billionaire Sackler family, which is ruthless and responsible for countless deaths and so much bloodshed."
And Colin Farrell was named best actor for his part in the pitch-black Irish drama "The Banshees of Inisherin", which also won the best screenplay award for writer-director Martin McDonagh. The Special Jury prize went to "No Bears" by Iran's Jafar Panahi who in July was imprisoned for "propaganda against the system". His detention was the subject of a flash-mob protest Friday on the Venice red carpet, led by Moore.
The second place Silver Lion went to "Saint Omer" by French director Alice Diop, inspired by the true story of a Senegalese migrant on trial for infanticide in France.Critics were deeply divided over many of the films at this year's festival, but it was a stellar year for individual actors.
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