Yoko Yamanaka’s ‘Desert of Namibia,’ featured within the Directors’ Fortnight part on the Cannes Film Festival, gained the FIPRESCI Prize on Saturday, a prestigious impartial award given by movie critics.

This is the primary Japanese movie to win the award since Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Drive My Car’ in 2021.

At 27, Yamanaka is the youngest feminine director to obtain this honor. Expressing her gratitude, she stated, ‘I need to thank the employees and solid. I nonetheless rely closely on instinct when making movies, however I purpose to be taught and enhance my craft.’

‘Desert of Namibia’ portrays the on a regular basis lifetime of a 21-year-old girl who struggles to seek out ardour in something, with Yumi Kawai taking part in the lead function.

Source: TBS