On Saturday, May 28, the solemn closing ceremony of the 75th International Cannes Film Festival took place in France.
21 films competed for the main prize - the Palme d'Or - and other awards.
The winners were determined by a jury headed by French actor Vincent Lindon.
Together with him, the contestants were judged by actresses Rebecca Hall (Great Britain), Noomi Rapace (Sweden), Deepika Padukone (India), Jazmine Trinca (Italy) and directors Joakim Trier (Norway), Laj Lee (France), Asghar Farhadi (Iran) and Jeff Nichols (USA).
The winner of the main prize was Ruben Ostlund, who directed the film "The Triangle of Sorrow" with Woody Harrelson in the title role.
In the story, models Carl and Yaya travel the world and go on a cruise.
They find themselves on the liner along with a Russian oligarch, a British arms dealer and other rich people.
The ship crashes, and a group of millionaires, along with one cleaning lady, find themselves on a desert island.
Soon the usual hierarchy is turned upside down, as the cleaning lady is the most adapted to life in the new conditions.
For the director, this "Palme d'Or" was the second - in 2017 he won the review with the "Square" ribbon.
Interestingly, the jury disagreed with the choice of film critics.
In the rating, which is formed on the basis of ratings of experts from different countries, the highest score was received by Park Chang-wook's film "Decision to Quit".
The Grand Prix of the festival was awarded to Lucas Dont for the drama Close.
In it, the filmmaker discusses topics such as friendship and responsibility.
In the center of the plot are two 13-year-old friends.
At some point, their communication is suddenly interrupted.
One of the characters is trying to understand what happened between them.
The owner of another statuette was Claire Denis, who directed the film Stars at Noon.
The film, based on the novel of the same name by Denis Johnson, deals with the relationship between an Englishman and an American journalist during the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua.
Starring Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn.
Polish director and screenwriter Jerzy Skolimowski received the Jury Prize for the drama "Eeyore" with Isabelle Huppert.
In the tape, he invites viewers to look at the world through the eyes of a donkey - the animal meets people on its way, both good and bad, and experiences various feelings, from joy to pain.
The same award was presented to the directors of the film "Eight Mountains" Felix van Groningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch.
In their picture, a story of friendship unfolds between two boys who, despite all the ups and downs, carry their relationship through their whole lives.
Park Chan-wook was recognized as the best director by the jury.
The action of his detective thriller The Decision to Leave revolves around the investigation of the death of a man.
The detective begins to suspect the wife of the deceased in the murder and at the same time falls in love with her.
The award for best screenplay went to Swedish filmmaker Tariq Saleh, who directed the thriller The Boy from Heaven from his own script.
In the film, right after the summer holidays, the great imam dies at the University of Cairo in front of the students.
After that, a fierce struggle for his place begins.
Actress Zara Amir Ebrahimi won the Best Actress award.
She starred in Ali Abbasi's dramatic thriller about an Iranian who intends to clear the city of Mashhad from sex workers.
A similar award in the male category was awarded to Song Kang-ho for the film "The Broker".
A wide audience also knows the actor for the title role in the sensational film "Parasite".
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A special prize dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival was awarded to Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, who presented their new film "Tori and Lokita" at the screening.
Previously, the brothers have repeatedly become laureates of the festival.
Prizes were awarded to their works "Young Ahmed", "Boy with a Bicycle", "Silence of Lorna", "Child", "Son", "Rosetta".
From Russia was presented the film by Kirill Serebrennikov "Tchaikovsky's Wife".
According to the story, Antonina Milyukova learns about her husband's unconventional inclinations and gradually goes crazy.
The tape was left without awards.
The jury awarded the Best Debut Award to Riley Keough for War Pony.
Previously, the debutant director starred in Mad Max: Fury Road, The House That Jack Built, and Riverdale.
A special mention was given to Chie Hayakawa's film Plan 75 from Japan.
The best documentary film was the film "Everything that breathes", filmed in co-production of India, Great Britain and the USA.
It tells the story of two brothers from New Delhi who dedicated their lives to helping birds.
On the eve of the ceremony of presenting the main awards, the winners of the Un Certain Regard contest were announced, where the most daring works are selected.
The main prize was awarded to the film Les Pires ("Worst") by Liz Akoki and Roman Gueret.
The Jury Prize went to Saim Sadiq for Joyland.
Alexandru Belk, who directed the drama "Metronome", was recognized as the best director.
Among the acting works, the jury singled out the game of Vicki Krips, who played the Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria in the biographical drama Corsage, and Adam Bessa (Harka).