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2024’s Cannes Film Festival was victorious for India as the country won 3 prestigious awards after many years of gap.
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Let’s have a look at these noteworthy movies that were highlighted by winning awards at the Cannes 2024:
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All We Imagine as Light (Grand Prix): Directed by Payal Kapadia and starring Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, and Chhaya Kadam, the movie was awarded “Grand Prix” or “Grand Prize of the Festival” at the Cannes 2024. The movie showcases the lives of a nurse and her roommate in the city of Mumbai.
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Anora (Palme d'Or): Winning the “Palme d'Or” or “Golden Palm” award at the Cannes 2024, this is a comedy romance movie featuring the life of a young sex worker in New York City and Las Vegas. The movie is directed by Sean Baker and stars Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, and Yura Borisov among others.
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Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know…(La Cinef): The movie directed by Chidananda S Naik and starring Vasudha Bharighat, Kushal BK, and Sanju Chavan among others won the “La Cinef” award at the 77th Cannes Festival. This short movie tells the story of an old lady who causes disarray in the village by stealing a rooster.
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Emilia Perez (Jury Prize and Best Actress): A comedy crime musical movie starring Selena Gomez, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Zoe Saldana among others and directed by Jacques Audiard won “Jury Prize” and “Best Actress” (ensemble cast) at the Cannes 2024. The movie is about an overqualified and undervalued lawyer who one day receives an offer that could change her life forever.
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Jury Special Prize): Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, this crime drama movie won “Jury Special Prize” at the Cannes 2024, featuring the story of an investigating judge who is expected to approve death-penalty judgement amid political unrest in Tehran.
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The Shameless (Best Actress): A crime thriller movie, telling the story of a girl who seeks refuge in a northern Indian community of sex workers and starts a forbidden romance with a teenage girl, after killing a cop. Directed by Konstantin Bojanov, the movie’s actress Anasuya Sengupta bagged the “Best Actress” award at the 2024 Cannes.
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L'histoire de Souleymane (The Story of Souleymane) (Best Actor): The movie depicting the life of a Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker named Souleymane who prepares the story of his life that is not his within two days to secure legal residency. The movie’s actor Abou Sangare won the “Best Actor” award at the 2024 Cannes.
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The Damned (Best Director): Director Roberto Minervini baggs the “Best Director” award at the Cannes 2024 for this history drama movie featuring the story of the Civil War during the winter of 1862 when the US Army sends a volunteer company to patrol the uncharted Western territories.
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (Best Director): The director of this movie Rungano Nyoni won the “Best Director” award at the 77th Cannes that explores human relationships in Zambia and Guinea.
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Kinds of Kindness (Best Actor): Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Willem Dafoe among others, the movie is a triptych fable following three individuals with different agendas in life. The movie’s actor Jesse Plemons won the “Best Actor” award at the Cannes 2024.