Highlights of Venice as film festival wraps up
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Venice: The Venice Film Festival wraps up Saturday with an awards ceremony during which the prestigious Golden Lion for best film will be handed out....
Venice: The Venice Film Festival wraps up Saturday with an awards ceremony during which the prestigious Golden Lion for best film will be handed out.
Here are some of the highlights and main talking points of the 11-day festival as chosen by AFP:
Gaza drama
A film about a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli troops while fleeing Gaza City last year got the biggest audience reaction of all the premieres -- 23 minutes of applause and audible sobs throughout.
"The Voice of Hind Rajab" from French-Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania premiered on Wednesday just days after thousands of protesters shouting "Stop the genocide!" marched to the gates of the festival in a peaceful demonstration.
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