The French documentary “On the Adamant” (Sur l’Adamant) directed by Nicolas Philibert was named finest movie Saturday at this yr’s Berlin International Film Festival.
The movie takes viewers onto a Seine barge in Paris that serves as a floating day-care middle for adults affected by psychological problems.
“That a documentary is awarded and celebrated, that a documentary can be considered to be cinema in its own right touches me deeply,” stated a visibly moved Philibert after the prize was introduced by the seven-member jury headed by American actor, screenwriter and director Kristen Stewart.
Philibert stated that within the movie he had tried to “reverse the image” that individuals have of these with psychological sickness and permit viewers to see “what unites us beyond our differences”
“As we all know, the craziest people are not those we think they are,” he added.
The 73rd Berlinale kicked off with an deal with by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who requested artists and filmmakers to unequivocally declare their assist for his nation in its effort to fend off Russia’s invasion forces
Zelenskyy, a former comic and actor, featured prominently in Sean Penn’s movie concerning the struggle in Ukraine, “Superpower,” which had its world premiere in Berlin.
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