The 77th Cannes Film Festival draws to a close Saturday with the presentation of its top award, the Palme d'Or, along with an honorary tribute for George Lucas.
Director Mohammad Rasoulof holds up photographs of actors Soheila Golestani, right, and Missagh Zareh alongside Soheila Golestani, left, upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 24, 2024. The 77th Cannes Film Festival draws to a close Saturday with the presentation of its top award, the Palme d'Or, along with an honorary tribute for George Lucas.
Any of the 22 films that premiered in competition at Cannes are eligible for the Palme d'Or and other prizes, like the Grand Prix, best actress and best actor. Deciding them all will be the nine-person jury presided over, this year, by Greta Gerwig. “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” about an Iranian family living through the country's 2022 protests, was shot clandestinely in Iran and includes real videos from the demonstrations. Just ahead of its Cannes debut, Rasoulof, facing an eight-year prison sentence, fled Iran. He arrived in Cannes several days ago and, on the red carpet, held up photographs of two of his actors, Soheila Golestani and Missagh Zareh.
“Anora,” by the American filmmaker of “The Florida Project,” is about a Brooklyn sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, provoking a farcical rush to annul the marriage. The film's star, Mikey Madison, gives one of the most widely hailed performances of the festival.
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